Partnerships are an important aspect of cricket, irrespective of the format. Building partnerships is not easy as, besides the batsman’s own batting, he is supposed to support the fellow batter. Usually if one batter is playing aggressively, the other plays a supportive role. Besides this their running between the wickets and communication is also crucial. In T20I cricket, a good partnership can take the game away from the opposition only in a few overs. Here, the partnership may not be a long one, just being quick does the job. In this article, we will take a look at the biggest partnerships, by runs, by West Indian batters. So sit tight, and let’s begin!
1. Gayle And Devon Smith Vs South Africa
The first position on this list belongs to Chris Gayle and Devon Smith for registering a partnership of 145 runs for the first wicket. Playing against the South African team in Johannesburg in the 2007 T20I World Cup, the two openers led West Indies to a mammoth total of 205 runs. However, they could not defend this total.
2. Gayle And Fletcher Vs Australia
On the second place, we have Andre Fletcher and Chris Gayle. They built a partnership of 133 runs against Australia in 2009. While playing in The Oval, once again it was the openers who put up a brilliant show while successfully chasing Australia’s total of 170 runs.
3. Charles And Gayle Vs England
In the 2012 T20I World Cup, Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles scored a total of 103 runs for the 1st wicket partnership against England. The match was held in Pallekele. The West Indians were able to set a target of 179 runs, which they successfully defended by restricting the English at a score of 164 runs.
4. Dwayne Smith And Gayle Vs Bangladesh
Making it to the fourth spot on this list are Dwayne Smith and Chris Gayle. The duo bagged up a total of 97 runs for the first wicket while playing against Bangladesh on their home ground, in Mirpur. They set a target of 172 runs and defended it successfully in the 2014 World Cup match.
5. Charles And Simmons Vs India
Next up is the pair of Johnson Charles and Lendl Simmons. They put together a partnership of 97 runs for the third wicket against India in the 2016 T20I World Cup. The match was held on the Wankhede ground in Mumbai and West Indies emerged victorious.
6. Devon Smith And Chanderpaul Vs Bangladesh
On number six are Devon Smith and Shivnarine Chanderpaul who scored 95 runs again Bangladesh. In the inaugural World Cup of 2007, while playing in Johannesburg, the pair added up these runs for the second wicket.
7. Gayle And Bravo Vs Australia
Chris Gayle once again makes it to the list, this time, with Dwayne Bravo. In the 2012 T20I World Cup, Gayle and Bravo added up 83 runs for the third wicket while playing against Australia in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
8. Simmons And Russell Vs India
In the 2016 T20I World Cup match against India, after a brilliant partnership of 97 runs for the third wicket, Lendl Simmons and Andre Russell added up another 80 runs for the fourth wicket. With this partnership, they were able to chase down India’s total of 192 runs.
9. Gayle And Chanderpaul Vs India
On the ninth position, we have Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul. They put together a partnership of 80 runs for the first wickets in 2010. West Indies gave a target of 170 runs to the Indians, and were able to defend it successfully. West Indies emerged victorious by 14 runs.
10. Sarwan And Bravo Vs Sri Lanka
In 2009, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo put together 77 runs for the 5th wicket partnership against Sri Lanka in Nottingham. Despite Bravo’s quick half-century, the West Indians could not chase Sri Lanka’s target of 192 runs and their innings was wrapped up for 177 runs.
