Highest 2nd Wicket Partnership in T20 | Top 10
In T20 cricket, the number three batsman faces a tough job. They come in early, often after losing an opener. They need to handle pressure and keep runs coming, especially during the first six overs.
A good 2nd wicket partnership in t20 can change the game. It calms things down and lets the middle order bat freely. These partnerships have won many T20 matches!
The record for the highest 2nd wicket partnership in t20 cricket belongs to Ollie Hairs and Brandon McMullen of Scotland. They made 183 run-partnership against Italy in 2023.
Top 10 Highest 2nd Wicket Partnerships in T20 Internationals
Here are the top 10 highest second-wicket partnerships in T20 international cricket:
10. Alexander Dizija and Leslie Dunbar (Serbia) – 152 Runs Partnership
Alexander Dizija and Leslie Dunbar put on a 152-run partnership for Serbia against Bulgaria in June 2022.
This impressive partnership helped Serbia post a challenging total of 242/4 against Bulgaria in June 2022. In reply, Bulgaria chased down the target with 6 wickets and 2 balls remaining.
9. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels (West Indies) – 152 Runs Partnership
Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels put on a 152-run partnership for the West Indies against South Africa in January 2015.
Their stand helped the West Indies to chase down South Africa’s total of 231/7 with 6 wickets and 4 balls to spare.
8. Vinoo Balakrishnan and Reginald Nehonde (Botswana) – 155 Runs Partnership
Vinoo Balakrishnan and Reginald Nehonde put on a 155-run partnership for Botswana against St Helena in November 2022.
Their stand helped Botswana to reach a total of 165/2. In reply, St Helena were bowled out for 105, giving Botswana a 60-run win.
7. Ravija Sandaruwan and Adnan Idrees (Kuwait) – 156 Runs Partnership
Ravija Sandaruwan and Adnan Idrees made a 156-run partnership for Kuwait against Qatar in July 2019.Â
Their stand helped Kuwait to reach a competitive total of 203/5 but their bowlers could defend that target and Qatar won the match by 3 wickets.
6. Alex Hales and Ravi Bopara (England) – 159 Runs Partnership
Alex Hales and Ravi Bopara’s 159 runs partnership for England came against the West Indies in June 2012.
Their stand of 159 runs helped England to chase down the West Indies’ total of 172/4 with 7 wickets and 2 balls to spare.
5. Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 166 Runs Partnership
Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara put on an outstanding 166-run partnership for Sri Lanka against the West Indies in May 2010.
Their 166-run stand helped Sri Lanka to reach a total of 195/3. In reply, West Indies were bowled out for 138/8 and Sri Lanka won the match by 57 runs.
4. Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan (England) – 167 Runs Partnership
Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan smashed a 167-run partnership for England against South Africa in December 2020.
Their aggressive batting helped England to chase down South Africa’s total of 191/3 with 9 wickets and 14 balls to spare.
3. Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw (South Africa) – 168 Runs Partnership
Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw made a brilliant partnership of 168 runs for South Africa against Bangladesh in October 2022.
With their 168-run stand, South Africa reached a comfortable total of 205/5. Bangladesh were bowled out for 101 and lost the match by 104 runs.
2. Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda (India) – 176 Runs Partnership
Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda smashed a 176-run partnership for India against Ireland in June 2022.
Their phenomenal 176-run partnership helped India to post a challenging total of 225/7. In reply, Ireland fell just short in the chase, losing by 4 runs.
1. Ollie Hairs and Brandon McMullen (Scotland) – 183 Runs Partnership
Ollie Hairs and Brandon McMullen of Scotland made the highest second-wicket partnership in t20. They made 183 runs stand against Italy in July 2023.Â
Due to their massive 2nd wicket partnership, Scotland put on a huge total of 245/2. Italy were never in the chase and were bowled out for just 90 and Scotland won the match by 155 runs.
List of All the Highest 2nd Wicket Partnerships in T20 Internationals
Sr. No. | Partners | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | |
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1 | Ollie Hairs, Brandon McMullen | 183 | Scotland | v Italy | Edinburgh | 24-Jul-23 | |
2 | Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda | 176 | India | v Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 28-Jun-22 | |
3 | Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw | 168 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Sydney | 27-Oct-22 | |
4 | Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan | 167* | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1-Dec-20 | |
5 | Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara | 166 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 7-May-10 | |
6 | Alex Hales, Ravi Bopara | 159 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 24-Jun-12 | |
7 | Ravija Sandaruwan, Adnan Idrees | 156 | Kuwait | v Qatar | Doha | 6-Jul-19 | |
8 | Vinoo Balakrishnan, Reginald Nehonde | 155 | Botswana | v St Helena | Rwanda | 25-Nov-22 | |
9 | Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels | 152 | West Indies | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 11-Jan-15 | |
10 | Alexander Dizija, Leslie Dunbar | 152 | Serbia | v Bulgaria | Sofia | 26-Jun-22 | |
11 | P Khadka, Aarif Sheikh | 145* | Nepal | v Singapore | Singapore | 28-Sep-19 | |
12 | TM Dilshan, DPMD Jayawardene | 145 | Sri Lanka | v England | Chattogram | 27-Mar-14 | |
13 | RR Sharan, Lakshit Gupta | 145 | Cambodia | v Indonesia | Bali | 21-Nov-23 | |
14 | MP O'Dowd, BN Cooper | 144 | Netherlands | v Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 18-Sep-19 | |
15 | Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez | 143* | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 24-Aug-13 | |
16 | PD Hennessy, Yasir Ali | 142* | Spain | v Germany | Almeria | 8-Mar-20 | |
17 | Syed Aziz, Muhammad Amir | 140 | Malaysia | v Thailand | Hangzhou | 2-Oct-23 | |
18 | RG Sharma, V Kohli | 138 | India | v South Africa | Dharamsala | 2-Oct-15 | |
19 | O Tuyisenge, E Niyomugabo | 138 | Rwanda | v Seychelles | Rwanda | 19-Oct-21 | |
20 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran | 137 | Afghanistan | v U.A.E. | Sharjah | 29-Dec-23 | |
21 | KR Mayers, J Charles | 135 | West Indies | v South Africa | Centurion | 26-Mar-23 | |
22 | Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah | 132* | Bangladesh | v West Indies | Mirpur | 10-Dec-12 | |
23 | Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez | 131* | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Lahore | 25-Jan-20 | |
24 | MR Swart, BN Cooper | 131 | Netherlands | v Nepal | Amstelveen | 1-Jul-15 | |
25 | RR Hendricks, F du Plessis | 131 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 1-Feb-19 | |
26 | MJ Guptill, KS Williamson | 131 | New Zealand | v Australia | Dunedin | 25-Feb-21 | |
27 | JC Buttler, DJ Malan | 130 | England | v India | Ahmedabad | 20-Mar-21 | |
28 | SPD Smith, JP Inglis | 130 | Australia | v India | Visakhapatnam | 23-Nov-23 | |
29 | TL Seifert, KS Williamson | 129* | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 20-Dec-20 | |
30 | KH Prajapati, Zeeshan Maqsood | 129* | Oman | v Canada | Al Amerat | 19-Feb-22 | |
31 | Q de Kock, RR Rossouw | 129 | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | 5-Nov-14 | |
32 | Q de Kock, AK Markram | 128 | South Africa | v West Indies | St George's | 3-Jul-21 | |
33 | L Yamamoto-Lake, K Kadowaki-Fleming | 128 | Japan | v Indonesia | Sano | 10-Oct-22 | |
34 | Jatinder Singh, Aqib Ilyas | 126 | Oman | v Canada | Abu Dhabi | 25-Oct-19 | |
35 | Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam | 126 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 25-Apr-21 | |
36 | Azhar Andani, ARA Chambers | 124 | Portugal | v Gibraltar | Albergaria | 21-Aug-21 | |
37 | DA Warner, MR Marsh | 124 | Australia | v West Indies | Abu Dhabi | 6-Nov-21 | |
38 | Arslan Amjad, Bilal Masud | 124 | Estonia | v Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 30-Sep-23 | |
39 | RG Sharma, KL Rahul | 123 | India | v England | Manchester | 3-Jul-18 | |
40 | Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam | 122 | Pakistan | v World-XI | Lahore | 12-Sep-17 | |
41 | Inam-ul-Haq, Kamran Khan | 121 | Qatar | v Maldives | Al Amerat | 23-Jan-19 | |
42 | JH Kallis, CA Ingram | 119 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 30-Mar-12 | |
43 | Babar Azam, Hussain Talat | 119 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Karachi | 2-Apr-18 | |
44 | Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan | 118 | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 11-May-13 | |
45 | DA Warner, SPD Smith | 117* | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 30-Oct-19 | |
46 | RR Hendricks, HE van der Dussen | 116 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 22-Mar-19 | |
47 | S Ssesazi, RB Patel | 116 | Uganda | v Tanzania | Rwanda | 18-Nov-21 | |
48 | Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman | 116 | Pakistan | v Hong Kong | Sharjah | 2-Sep-22 | |
49 | L Bruce, CJ Delany | 115 | Gibraltar | v Malta | Albergaria | 20-Aug-21 | |
50 | J Broad, MJ Richardson | 114* | Germany | v Philippines | Al Amerat | 24-Feb-22 | |
51 | HD Rutherford, BB McCullum | 114 | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 25-Jun-13 | |
52 | AJ Finch, SE Marsh | 114 | Australia | v England | Southampton | 29-Aug-13 | |
53 | AJ Finch, MR Marsh | 114 | Australia | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 14-Jul-21 | |
54 | L Bruce, PA Raikes | 113 | Gibraltar | v Portugal | Albergaria | 11-Apr-23 | |
55 | E Lewis, MN Samuels | 112* | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 9-Jul-17 | |
56 | HAM Shah, TS Bharaj | 111* | Denmark | v Portugal | Waterloo | 4-Jul-22 | |
57 | GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 111 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 24-Feb-06 | |
58 | C Kieswetter, KP Pietersen | 111 | England | v Australia | Bridgetown | 16-May-10 | |
59 | Ashfaq Ahmed, Ghulam Shabber | 111 | U.A.E. | v Netherlands | The Hague | 8-Aug-19 | |
60 | NS Dhaliwal, NR Kumar | 111 | Canada | v Ireland | Abu Dhabi | 23-Oct-19 | |
61 | Mohammad Shahzad, Asghar Afghan | 110 | Afghanistan | v Scotland | Edinburgh | 12-Jul-15 | |
62 | JJ Roy, JM Bairstow | 110 | England | v South Africa | Taunton | 23-Jun-17 | |
63 | WU Tharanga, MDKJ Perera | 109 | Sri Lanka | v India | Indore | 22-Dec-17 | |
64 | Kamran Khan, Muhammad Tanveer | 109 | Qatar | v Maldives | Al Amerat | 23-Feb-20 | |
65 | MJ Guptill, MS Chapman | 109 | New Zealand | v India | Jaipur | 17-Nov-21 | |
66 | Dylan Steyn, KM Venkataswamy | 109 | Czech Rep. | v Luxembourg | Vinor | 10-Jul-22 | |
67 | DPMD Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara | 108* | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Pallekele | 29-Sep-12 | |
68 | SR Watson, MEK Hussey | 108 | Australia | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 27-Mar-12 | |
69 | BRM Taylor, CJ Chibhabha | 107 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Kimberley | 10-Oct-10 | |
70 | DA Warner, GJ Maxwell | 107 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Adelaide | 27-Oct-19 | |
71 | TC Barker, J Mees | 107 | Luxembourg | v Bulgaria | Ilfov County | 2-Sep-21 | |
72 | R Nehonde, K Motlhanka | 107 | Botswana | v Sierra Leone | Rwanda | 2-Nov-21 | |
73 | BA King, N Pooran | 107 | West Indies | v India | Lauderhill | 13-Aug-23 | |
74 | TL Seifert, TWM Latham | 106* | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 5-Apr-23 | |
75 | RG Sharma, V Kohli | 106 | India | v West Indies | Mirpur | 23-Mar-14 | |
76 | KL Rahul, SK Raina | 106 | India | v Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 29-Jun-18 | |
77 | D Kansonkho, Sami Sohail | 106 | Malawi | v Rwanda | Rwanda | 22-Oct-21 | |
78 | M Coetzee, Anshuman Rath | 106 | Hong Kong | v U.A.E. | Mulpani | 25-Oct-23 | |
79 | AD Hales, DJ Malan | 105 | England | v South Africa | Cardiff | 25-Jun-17 | |
80 | T Manders, TS Fray | 105 | Bermuda | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 26-Feb-23 | |
81 | Sulaiman Ali, IA De Silva | 104 | Bulgaria | v Serbia | Sofia | 24-Jun-21 | |
82 | IA De Silva, H Lakov | 104 | Bulgaria | v Gibraltar | Marsa | 24-Oct-21 | |
83 | I Liyanage, Mohammed Rizlan | 103* | Qatar | v Singapore | Bangi | 23-Dec-22 | |
84 | N Davin, MG Erasmus | 103 | Namibia | v Botswana | Windhoek | 20-Aug-19 | |
85 | J Rasu, PK Matautaava | 103 | Vanuatu | v Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 4-Oct-19 | |
86 | Sami Sohail, MA Baig | 103 | Malawi | v Tanzania | Benoni | 20-Sep-22 | |
87 | Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam | 102 | Pakistan | v World-XI | Lahore | 15-Sep-17 | |
88 | RG Sharma, SK Raina | 102 | India | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 14-Mar-18 | |
89 | Babar Azam, Hussain Talat | 102 | Pakistan | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 3-Feb-19 | |
90 | Usman Ghani, Karim Janat | 102 | Afghanistan | v Zimbabwe | Abu Dhabi | 19-Mar-21 | |
91 | AR Naidoo, RA Sealy | 102 | Cayman Is | v Bermuda | Hamilton | 3-Oct-23 | |
92 | Abdul Waheed, Waqar Ul Hassan | 102 | Saudi Arabia | v Kuwait | Doha | 5-Oct-23 | |
93 | R Pathan, Hamza Tariq | 101* | Canada | v Panama | Coolidge | 14-Nov-21 | |
94 | H Patel, A Bagai | 101 | Canada | v Ireland | Colombo (SSC) | 3-Feb-10 | |
95 | B Arora, Basil George | 101 | Malta | v Hungary | Marsa | 10-May-22 | |
96 | RG Sharma, V Kohli | 100 | India | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 28-Mar-14 | |
97 | KL Rahul, V Kohli | 100 | India | v West Indies | Hyderabad | 6-Dec-19 | |
98 | Babar Azam, Haider Ali | 100 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Rawalpindi | 8-Nov-20 | |
99 | MW Short, MR Marsh | 100 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 1-Sep-23 | |
100 | R Sandaruwan, MNM Aslam | 99* | Kuwait | v Saudi Arabia | Al Amerat | 23-Feb-20 |
Data Source: ESPN Cricinfo