Fans adore it when one of their favorite cricket teams sets up an excellent partnership in a Test match. The batters in the top order are typically the ones who create such outstanding partnerships. However, there is occasionally that one alliance that helps the respective sides win the game or preserve their reputation. Let us look at the highest 10th-wicket partnerships in cricket.

1. James Anderson & Joe Root – 198 Runs [ENG vs IND, Nottingham, 2014]

India scored 457 runs on the board during their 2014 tour of England. This is a result of MS Dhoni and Murali Vijay's excellent performances. However, the English team remained quite persistent throughout their inning.  But the most considerable suspense of the Test match was the 198-run partnership between James Anderson and Joe Root. Joe Root hit 154 runs from 295 balls, making it the most significant collaboration in the test for the 10th wicket, and Anderson added 81 runs. The Anderson-Root team scored 496 points, but the match ended in a tie.

2. Ashton Agar & Philip Hughes: 163 Runs [AUS vs. ENG, Nottingham, 2013]

In Nottingham, Ashton Agar and the late Philip Hughes scored an outstanding 163-run partnership for the 10th wicket against England. When Australia visited England in 2013, they allied the first test. While the middle order crumbled around him, Hughes scored 81 runs from 131 balls. A tremendous 163-run block allowed him to score 98 runs from 101 balls. Since the English team prevailed by 14 runs, the Agar-Hughes collaboration became unsuccessful.

3. Richard Collinge & Brain Hastings: 151 Runs [NZ vs. PAK, Auckland, 1978]

When Pakistan visited New Zealand in 1978, the visitors outperformed them, thanks to their 402-run first innings total. In response, despite Rodney Redmond and Glenn Turner having a solid start—Redmond struck a century—New Zealand's middle order faltered. However, Collinge and Hastings combined for 151 runs, with Collinge driving in 110 and Hastings 110. They beat Pakistan's score, but the match ended in a draw.

4. Mushtaq Ahmed & Azar Mahmood: 151 Runs [SA Vs. PAK, Rawalpindi, 1997]

Mushtaq Ahmed and Azar Mahmood, two of Pakistan's most prominent and talented players, were in charge of scoring quickly during the 10th wicket stand. When South Africa visited Pakistan in 1997, the game was at Rawalpindi. The middle order disintegrated following a magnificent century by Ali Naqvi in the early stages of the game. However, Mahmood and Ahmed maintain their position and assembled a 151-run partnership. In 267 balls, Azar Mahmood scored 128 runs, and Mushtaq Ahmed made 59 runs. After the game, the match drew, and it went on until the end of the fifth day.

5. Tino Best & Dinesh Ramdin: 143 Runs [WI vs. ENG, Birmingham, 2012]

Dinesh Ramdin and bowler Tino Best formed a 143-run partnership for the 10th wicket during West Indies' 2012 tour of England. Tino batted at No. 10 and scored 426 runs by smashing 95 runs off of 112 balls. On the other hand, Ramdin had a strike rate of 58.46 and scored an unbeaten 107 runs off 183 balls. Despite this great pairing, the Test match ended in a tie due to poor illumination.

6. Zaheer Khan & Sachin Tendulkar: 133 Runs [IND vs. BAN, Dhaka, 2004]

India bowled out Bangladesh for 184, and the team appeared capable of maximizing the advantage by scoring a few runs in the first inning. However, India's middle order began to falter, as they lost a ninth wicket. For more than 30 overs, Zaheer Khan and Sachin Tendulkar thwarted the Bangladeshi bowlers. Out of 181 balls, they combined for a partnership of 133 runs. Tendulkar scored a double century, surpassing his 241 runs, thanks to Zaheer Khan's resistance. It is India's most significant 10th-wicket partnership in Test cricket history.

7. Ken Higgs & John Snow: 128 Runs [WI vs. ENG, 1996]

John Snow and Ken Higgs scored 128 runs at the Oval for England versus West Indies. After reducing England to 166-7, the tourists were presumably already feeling irritated when Tom Graveney and John Murray added 217 for the eighth wicket. When those two got eliminated, Higgs and Snow respectively scored 63 and 59 not out.

8. Nathan Astle & Chris Cairns: 118 Runs [NZ vs. ENG, 2002]

When Chris Cairns, batting at number 11 due to injury, stepped out for the funeral ceremonies, Astle had 134 from 128 balls. But those rituals lasted a little bit longer. Astle had a particular soft spot for Andrew Caddick (who finished the innings with six wickets), bowling him for 4, 6, 6, 4 in one over and 6, 6, 6, 4 in the next.

9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar And Mohammad Shami: 111 Runs [IND vs. ENG, Nottingham, 2014]

During the 2014 Test match in Nottingham versus England, Mohammad Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar put on a display. In just 38.1 overs, they both scored a partnership of 111 runs. Shami also struck a half-century, and Kumar, who batted at No. 9, scored his first half-century. After scoring 58 runs, Kumar went out, but Shami was still present.

10. S Sreesanth & Harbhajan Singh: 105 Runs [IND vs. NZ, Hyderabad, 2010]

During this Test match in Hyderabad versus New Zealand, India played outstandingly. During the second Test, India was 367/9 in response to New Zealand's 350 in the first innings. The game was moving toward a conclusion when S Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh entered the scene. They persisted in their partnership, scoring 105 runs in just 26 overs. The collaboration in question enabled Harbhajan Singh to score his second century in a Test match. The game was a draw in the end.