Top 10 Highest Partnerships For Any Wicket In The Test Match

To win matches, there must and should be a partnership in batting in test cricket. The collaboration of batsman not only help in building the score but also helps the team win the match. In test cricket partnership of batters will play a vital role. As the test cricket tests the batsman’s physical and mental ability, so for the batsman to bat for a long time, he needs to play perfectly and build a partnership. This partnership will make it the bowlers challenging to take wickets. So, the partnership is essential in test cricket. Let us see the top 10 highest partnerships for any wicket in test cricket.

1. Partnership Of 624 Runs

In the 1^st test match of the South Africa Tour of Sri Lanka from July 27 – 31,2006. In that match, in the 1^st innings of Sri Lanka, KC Sangakkara and DPMD Jayawardene had made a partnership of 624 runs for the 3^rd wicket in which KC Sangakkara scored 287(457), and DPMD Jayawardene scored 374(572). This is the 1st highest partnership in test cricket from Sri Lanka.

2. Partnership Of 576 Runs

In the 1^st test match of the India Tour of Sri Lanka from August 2 - 6,1997. In that match, in the 1^st innings of Sri Lanka, ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama had made a partnership of 576 runs for the 2^nd wicket in which ST Jayasuriya scored 340(578), and R Mahanama scored 225(561). Again, Sri Lanka players had the highest partnership in top 2^nd place. They had dominated the highest partnerships in test cricket.

3. Partnership Of 467 Runs

In the 1^st test match of the Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand from January 31 – February 4th,1991. In that match, in the 2^nd innings of New Zealand, AH Jones and MD Crowe had made a partnership of 467 runs for the 3^rd wicket in which AH Jones scored 186(454), and MD Crowe scored 299(523). This is the highest partnership from New Zealand in test cricket.

4. Partnership Of 451 Runs

In the 5^th test match of the Australia Tour of England from August 18 - 22,1934. In that match, in the 1^st innings of Australia, WH Ponsford and DG Bradman had made a partnership of 451 runs for the 2^nd wicket in which WH Ponsford scored 266(422), and MD Crowe scored 244(271). This is the highest partnership in the test from Australia.

5. Partnership Of 451 Runs

In the 4^th test match of the India Tour of Pakistan from January 14 - 19,1983. In that match, in the 1^st innings of Pakistan, Mudassar Nazar and Javed Miandad had made a partnership of 451 runs for the 3^rd wicket in which Mudassar Nazar scored 231(444), and Javed Miandad scored 280(460). This is the highest partnership from Pakistan in test cricket.

6. Partnership Of 449 Runs

In the 1^st test match of the West Indies Tour of Australia from December 10 - 12,2015. In that match, in the 1^st innings of Australia, AC Voges and SE Marsh had made a partnership of 449 runs for the 4^th wicket in which AC Voges scored 269(285), and SE Marsh scored 182(266). This is the 2^nd highest test partnership from Australia.

7. Partnership Of 446 Runs

In the 3^rd test match of the Pakistan Tour of West Indies from February 26 – March 4, 1958. In that match, in the 1^st innings of West Indies, CC Hunte and GS Sobers had made a partnership of 446 runs for the 2^nd wicket in which CC Hunte scored 260 runs, and GS Sobers scored 365 runs. This is the highest partnership from West Indies in test cricket.

8. Partnership Of 438 Runs

In the 2^nd test match of the Sri Lanka Tour of Zimbabwe from May 14 - 17, 2004. In that match, in the 1^st innings of Sri Lanka, MS Atapattu and KC Sangakkara had made a partnership of 438 runs for the 2^nd wicket in which MS Atapattu scored 249(324), and KC Sangakkara scored 270(365). This is the 3^rd highest test partnership for Sri Lanka.

9. Partnership Of 437 Runs

In the 1^st test match of the Sri Lanka Tour of Pakistan from February 21 - 25, 2009. In that match, in the 1^st innings of Sri Lanka, DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera had made a partnership of 437 runs for the 4^th wicket in which DPMD Jayawardene scored 240(424), and TT Samaraweera scored 231(318). This is the 4^th highest test partnership for Sri Lanka.

10. Partnership Of 429 Runs

In the 1^st test match of the South Africa Tour of Bangladesh from April 24 - 27, 2003. In that match, in the 1^st innings of South Africa, JA Rudolph and HH Dippenaar had made a partnership of 429* runs for the 3^rd wicket in which JA Rudolph scored 222*(383), and HH Dippenaar scored 177*(369). This is the 1st highest partnership From South Africa in test cricket.