5 Highest Partnership In T20 Matches, World Record

Initially Cricket started as long formatted game with intervals. Now, cricket is more than 150 years old and has drastically evolutionised. A number of leagues of T20 cricket are played around the world, like CPL, IPL, PSL, Big Bash League etc.

Apart from this, there are also domestic T20 tournaments of ICC member countries. During a T20 match, we often see batsmen dominating the innings. No big surprise why in T20 cricket, the batsmen are considered to be more dominant than the bowlers.

Batsmen are seen scoring big runs during a T20 match, spectators can see the rain of fours and sixes all around the field. During this time, sometimes a big partnership between two players also flourishes. In this article, we are going to tell you about 5 such big partnerships in T20 cricket history.

1) Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani (236 runs)

Talking about the biggest partnership in T20 cricket history, it has happened between Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani of Afghanistan team. The two shared a 236-run partnership for the first wicket in the T20I match against Ireland on 23 February 2019.

2) Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers (229)

Run machines Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers are known for their explosive batting. The two shared a 229-run partnership for the second wicket during an IPL match. Both of them did this feat against Gujarat Lions in the year 2016 while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

3) Aaron Finch and DRC Short (223 runs)

The third biggest partnership in T20 cricket history was between Aaron Finch and D’Arcy Short of the Australian team. He added 223 runs for the first wicket against Zimbabwe in a T20 match at Harare.

4) Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers (215 *)

There is hardly any record in cricket that Virat Kohli has not touched. The fourth highest partnership in T20 history was once again between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. The two had an unbeaten partnership of 215 runs against Mumbai while playing for Royal Challenge Bangalore in the year 2015 at the Wankhede Ground in Mumbai.

5) Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav (213 runs)

The fifth highest partnership in cricket history was between Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India’s domestic T20 cricket tournament. Both played for Mumbai and scored 213 runs for the third wicket against Sikkim.