Standing together: Five highest partnership runs by a pair across formats
In any format of cricket, it is important to build partnerships to help the team put up a big score. This also helps in improving the winning chances of the team. In international cricket so far, there have been some pairs who have batted together for many games, and have shared memorable partnerships. In this article we will be listing out 5 pairs with the highest partnership runs across formats.
5. Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya : 9995
These two greats from Sri Lanka batted together in 266 innings across formats and added 9995 runs. This includes 23-century partnerships and 50 partnerships of fifty or more runs. These numbers include the matches from 1996 to 2007 when both of them were playing together for the country.
4. Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar : 11037
Sachin Tendulkar who played for more than 24 years shared some memorable partnerships with Rahul Dravid. They aggregated 11037 runs across formats while batting together including 31 hundreds and 43 half-centuries in terms of partnership runs. This includes the time period from 1996 to 2012 with 241 innings in total.
3. Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes: 11688
These two legends from West Indies added 11688 runs in 251 innings in international cricket. These runs came at an impressive average of 49.52 including 31 centuries and 51 fifties. Their highest partnership was 298 runs. Even after decades, Greenidge-Haynes remains one of the most iconic opening pairs in international cricket.
2. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar : 12400
The second spot in this list is also attained by an Indian pair. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar batted together in 247 innings in their international career and scored 12400 runs at an average of 51.45. Their tally includes 38 hundreds and 45 fifties, with the highest partnership of 281 runs.
1. Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara : 13368
The Sri Lankan pair of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara tops the chart in this record with 13368 runs shared between them in 293 innings. They shared these partnership runs in the period from 2000 to 2015. They also hold the record for the highest partnership of 624 runs in an innings.