Highest 10th Wicket Partnership in ODI

The 10th wicket partnership refers to the runs scored by the last two batsmen in the batting order after nine wickets have fallen. 

Every run counts in ODI cricket, and a decent tenth wicket partnership can add crucial runs to the team’s total, potentially making the difference in a close encounter.

Sir Vivian Richards and Michael Holding made 106 runs together against England in Manchester on May 31, 1984, which is the highest 10th wicket partnership in ODI.

Highest 10th Wicket Partnership in ODI | Top 10

There have been some incredible 10th wicket partnerships that have turned matches on their head. Here are the top 10 highest 10th wicket partnerships in ODIs:

10. Rohan Mustafa and Zahoor Khan (UAE) – 70 Runs Partnership:

Rohan Mustafa and Zahoor Khan made a 70 runs partnership against Papua New Guinea at Dubai Sports City Stadium in Dubai in 2021. 

With UAE 9 down for 150, Mustafa and Khan put on a valiant 70-run stand to take UAE to a total of 150. Papua New Guinea then reached their target of 151 with 3 wickets and 32 balls remaining.

9. Andy Roberts and Joel Garner (West Indies) – 71 Runs Partnership:

West Indies and India faced off in a crucial encounter at Old Trafford in 1983. India, batting first, posted a competitive total of 262/8, powered by Yashpal Sharma’s magnificent knock of 89 runs. 

West Indies, in response, faced an uphill battle. Their batting faltered against the Indian bowling attack, led by the fiery spells of Ravi Shastri, who picked up 3 wickets for a mere 36 runs. 

With 9 down for 228, Roberts and Garner put on a remarkable 71-run stand.

Despite their outstanding last wicket partnership, the Windies were eventually bowled out for 228, falling short by 34 runs.

8. Abdul Razzaq and Waqar Younis (Pakistan) – 72 Runs Partnership:

Abdul Razzaq and Waqar Younis formed a crucial partnership of 72 runs against South Africa in Durban in 1998. 

South Africa, batting first, stumbled early as both openers perished quickly. However, the middle order, led by the in-form Jacques Kallis and the ever-reliable Jonty Rhodes, steadied the ship. 

Kallis was unstoppable, crafting a magnificent century that laid the foundation for a formidable total of 280/4. 

In reply, despite Razzaq and Younis 72 runs partnership, Pakistan only managed to score 228 runs and South Africa won by 52 runs.

7. Luke Ronchi and Trent Boult (New Zealand) – 74 Runs Partnership:

This partnership came in a match between New Zealand and South Africa at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui in 2014. 

With the top and middle order failing to deliver, New Zealand were staring down the barrel of defeat at 156/9.

Then Luke Ronchi and Trent Boult showed a remarkable display of tail-end resistance, the duo stitched together a crucial 74-run partnership for the 10th wicket. 

Their valiant effort, however, wasn’t enough to secure victory for New Zealand. South Africa, in reply, chased down the revised target of 231 with six wickets and 11 balls to spare. AB de Villiers, with a classy 82, led the Proteas to victory.

6. Yasir Shah and Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) – 76 Runs Partnership:

England, batting first, unleashed an aggressive display of power hitting. Their batsmen, led by Alex Hales’ blistering 171 and Joe Root’s classy 85, amassed a formidable total

of 444/3. The Pakistani bowlers toiled hard but were left frustrated by England’s relentless onslaught.

In reply, Pakistan’s opening batsmen succumbed early, putting them on the back foot. However, Yasir Shah and the young Mohammad Amir rose to the occasion. They stitched together a crucial 76-run partnership.

Despite the valiant effort from Shah and Amir, the Pakistani innings eventually faltered, falling short of the target by 169 runs.

5. Luke Ronchi and Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand) – 76 Runs Partnership:

The Proteas put on a powerful display, amassing 282/9 on the back of several individual contributions. Hashim Amla led the charge with a masterful 119, ably supported by AB de Villiers with 37 and Faf du Plessis with 67.

The New Zealand bowlers struggled to contain the South African onslaught. In reply, New Zealand faced a daunting task of chasing down 283. 

Their hopes flickered briefly thanks to a spirited partnership 76 runs between Luke Ronchi and Mitchell McClenaghan.

Despite Ronchi’s heroics, New Zealand were eventually bowled out for 210, falling short by a significant margin of 72 runs.

4. Aayan Afzal Khan and Hazrat Bilal (UAE) – 83* Runs Partnership

Aayan Afzal Khan and Hazrat Bilal made an outstanding unbeaten partnership of 83 runs against Nepal at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur in 2022. 

Nepal won the toss and elected to field first, putting the pressure on the UAE batting lineup. The UAE batsmen struggled early, losing wickets at regular intervals.

With the score at 93/9, Nepal were on the verge of a comfortable victory. In a dramatic turn of events, Aayan Afzal Khan and Hazrat Bilal came together at the crease for the 10th wicket.

They defied the odds and built a remarkable partnership of 83 runs. UAE could only manage a below-par total of 176 runs for 9 wickets in their 50 overs.

In reply, the Nepal opener provided a solid foundation. Aasif Sheikh chipped in with a crucial 88 runs, steadying the chase during a middle-order wobble.

Despite losing a few wickets, Nepal maintained a steady run rate and reached the target of 177 runs in 41 overs, winning the match by 6 wickets with 59 balls remaining.

3. Ravi Rampaul and Kemar Roach (West Indies) – 99* Runs Partnership:

This unbeaten partnership of 99 runs came in a match between West Indies and India at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam in 2011. 

West Indies, batting first, looked in dire straits at 170/9. The Indian bowlers, especially Zaheer Khan and Ravindra Jadeja, had ripped through the top and middle order. 

With West Indies 9 down for 170, Rampaul and Roach put on a 99-run stand to take West Indies to a total of 269. 

In reply, India chased the target with 5 wickets and 11 balls remaining, thanks to a solid innings from Virat Kohli (117 runs) and Rohit Sharma (90 not out).

2. Mohammad Amir and Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) – 103 Runs Partnership:

With Pakistan struggling at 97/9, Mohammad Amir and Saeed Ajmal came together for a remarkable 10th wicket partnership against New Zealand at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi in 2009. 

Their partnership kept the scoreboard ticking, raising hopes of an improbable Pakistani victory. The tension in the stadium was palpable as each run brought them closer to the target. 

But Pakistan fell short by an agonizing margin of 7 runs, but the day belonged to Amir and Ajmal. Their fighting spirit and incredible 10th-wicket stand, the highest in ODI history at the time, became an unforgettable chapter in cricketing history.

1. Viv Richards and Michael Holding (West Indies) – 106* Runs Partnership:

Viv Richards and Michael Holding made an unbeaten 106 runs together against England at Old Trafford in 1984. 

The West Indies were in a precarious position at 166/9, with their batting lineup seemingly exhausted. Enter Viv Richards and Michael Holding, the legendary fast bowler.

Richards and Holding put on a remarkable 106-run stand to take West Indies to a total of 272/9. 

Facing a daunting target, England’s batting faltered against the disciplined bowling of the West Indies.

Only Allan Lamb to pass 50, highlighting the effectiveness of the Windies’ bowling attack.

The pressure of chasing a substantial total proved too much for the English batsmen, and they were eventually bowled out for a mere 168, falling short by a significant margin of 104 runs.

List of All the Higheset 10th Wicket Partnerships in ODI Cricket History

Sr. No.	Partners	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Viv Richards, Michael Holding	106*	West Indies	v England	Manchester	31-May-84
2	Mohammad Amir, Saeed Ajmal	103	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Abu Dhabi	9-Nov-09
3	Ravi Rampaul, KemarRoach	99*	West Indies	v India	Visakhapatnam	2-Dec-11
4	Aayan Afzal Khan, Hazrat Bilal	83*	U.A.E.	v Nepal	Kirtipur	18-Nov-22
5	Luke Ronchi, Mitchell McClenaghan)	76	New Zealand	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	24-Oct-14
6	Yasir Shah, Mohammad Amir	76	Pakistan	v England	Nottingham	30-Aug-16
7	Luke Ronchi, Trent Boult	74	New Zealand	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	21-Oct-14
8	Abdul Razzaq, Waqar Younis	72	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	3-Apr-98
9	Andy Roberts, Joel Garner	71	West Indies	v India	Manchester	9-Jun-83
10	Rohan Mustafa, Zahoor Khan	70	U.A.E.	v P.N.G.	Dubai (DSC)	19-Mar-22
11	R Ngarava, VM Nyauchi	68	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	10-Aug-22
12	JA Morkel, M Ntini	67*	South Africa	v New Zealand	Napier	2-Mar-04
13	JK Kamande, PJ Ongondo	66	Kenya	v West Indies	Nairobi (Gym)	18-Aug-01
14	MC Snedden, EJ Chatfield	65	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Derby	18-Jun-83
15	DL Murray, AME Roberts	64*	West Indies	v Pakistan	Birmingham	11-Jun-75
16	Harbhajan Singh, L Balaji	64	India	v England	The Oval	3-Sep-04
17	D Ramdin, SP Narine	64	West Indies	v India	Indore	8-Dec-11
18	Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman	64	Afghanistan	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	11-Feb-18
19	SR Watson, AJ Bichel	63	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	9-Jan-03
20	JAR Blain, GD Drummond	63	Scotland	v Afghanistan	Benoni	19-Apr-09
21	A Jadeja, J Srinath	62	India	v South Africa	Sharjah	22-Mar-00
22	SW Masakadza, IA Nicolson	60	Zimbabwe	v Ireland	Harare	30-Sep-10
23	D Bishoo, AS Joseph	59*	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Providence	22-Jul-18
24	JEC Franklin, JS Patel	59	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kingston	24-Apr-07
25	I Udana, CAK Rajitha	58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13-Mar-19
26	JE Taylor, FH Edwards	57*	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	1-Feb-08
27	JP Faulkner, CJ McKay	57*	Australia	v England	Brisbane	17-Jan-14
28	TM Odoyo, HA Varaiya	55*	Kenya	v Ireland	Nairobi (Ruaraka)	2-Feb-07
29	JS Malhotra, SN Netravalkar	55*	U.S.A.	v P.N.G.	Al Amerat	9-Sep-21
30	Shoaib Malik, Mushtaq Ahmed	55	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12-Jul-00
31	CA Young, JB Little	55	Ireland	v England	Nottingham	23-Sep-23
32	Khaled Mashud, Tapash Baisya	54*	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	31-Aug-05
33	Saqlain Mushtaq, Shoaib Akhtar	54	Pakistan	v England	Cape Town	22-Feb-03
34	AR McBrine, WB Rankin	54	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Dublin (Malahide)	18-Jun-16
35	MP Stoinis, JR Hazlewood	54	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	30-Jan-17
36	RJ Shastri, ND Hirwani	53	India	v West Indies	Gwalior	22-Jan-88
37	JM Anderson, ST Finn	53	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30-Jan-11
38	Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf	53	Pakistan	v England	Eden Gardens	11-Nov-23
39	L Vincent, SE Bond	52*	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	11-Jan-03
40	DJG Sammy, KAJ Roach	51*	West Indies	v India	The Oval	11-Jun-13
41	Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman	51*	Bangladesh	v India	Mirpur	4-Dec-22
42	RP Snell, PS de Villiers	51	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	4-Sep-93
43	RP Arnold, KSC de Silva	51	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12-Dec-99
44	NM Odhiambo, JO Ngoche	51	Kenya	v Scotland	Rotterdam	7-Jul-10
45	M Morkel, Imran Tahir	51	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	24-Jun-16
46	D Gough, SJ Harmison	50*	England	v Australia	Chester-le-Street	23-Jun-05
47	KD Mills, SE Bond	50	New Zealand	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	15-Sep-02
48	EH Hutchinson, SN Netravalkar	49*	U.S.A.	v P.N.G.	Lauderhill	13-Sep-19
49	Mohammad Nabi, Aftab Alam	49	Afghanistan	v Canada	Sharjah	18-Feb-10
50	GT Main, Hamza Tahir	49	Scotland	v Nepal	Glasgow	13-Jul-22
51	DJ Nash, C Pringle	48*	New Zealand	v West Indies	Guwahati	1-Nov-94
52	R McLaren, M Morkel	48	South Africa	v India	Cardiff	6-Jun-13
53	MA Starc, JR Hazlewood	47*	Australia	v New Zealand	Cairns	8-Sep-22
54	RN Lewis, RD King	47	West Indies	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	5-Feb-99
55	HK Olonga, DT Hondo	47	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	1-Dec-02
56	DL Vettori, JS Patel	47	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Brabourne	20-Oct-06
57	Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain	47	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	19-May-19
58	Simi Singh, CA Young	47	Ireland	v South Africa	Dublin (Malahide)	16-Jul-21
59	OD Gibson, HAG Anthony	46	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	20-Oct-95
60	SB Styris, CJ Drum	46	New Zealand	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	8-Nov-99
61	GW Flower, DT Hondo	46	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	30-Nov-02
62	Mushfiqur Rahman, Mohammad Rafique	46	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Multan	9-Sep-03
63	JR Hopes, BW Hilfenhaus	46	Australia	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	22-Apr-09
64	AD Mathews, KTGD Prasad	46	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	10-Feb-12
65	E Chigumbura, T Panyangara	46	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bulawayo	21-Aug-14
66	M Morkel, Imran Tahir	46	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	14-Nov-14
67	MG Bevan, AC Dale	45*	Australia	v South Africa	East London	29-Mar-97
68	JDP Oram, JS Patel	45*	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11-Oct-08
69	TJ Laughlin, MHN Walker	45	Australia	v England	Sydney	11-Dec-79
70	SR Welsh, H Osinde	45	Canada	v Netherlands	Toronto	3-Jul-07
71	KMDN Kulasekara, CRD Fernando	45	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	5-Feb-09
72	BJ Haddin, PJ Cummins	45	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	28-Feb-15
73	AU Rashid, JT Ball	45	England	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	9-Oct-16
74	GD Drummond, JD Nel	44*	Scotland	v Afghanistan	Ayr	16-Aug-10
75	RDB Croft, ARC Fraser	44	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	8-Apr-98
76	JK Kamande, JS Ababu	44	Kenya	v West Indies	Nairobi	15-Aug-01
77	NL McCullum, MJ McClenaghan	44	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	26-Dec-13
78	RA Jadeja, UT Yadav	44	India	v England	Leeds	5-Sep-14
79	NLTC Perera, N Pradeep	44	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	5-Jan-19
80	SA Abbott, A Zampa	44	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	2-Apr-22
81	ARC Fraser, PCR Tufnell	43*	England	v Australia	Melbourne	10-Jan-91
82	TM Odoyo, M Morkel	43	Africa XI	v Asia XI	Chennai	9-Jun-07
83	J Mubarak, CRD Fernando	43	Sri Lanka	v England	Dambulla	4-Oct-07
84	Mosaddek Hossain, Rubel Hossain	43	Bangladesh	v Afghanistan	Mirpur	28-Sep-16
85	M Theekshana, D Madushanka	43	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	9-Nov-23
86	BL Kotze, RJ van Vuuren	42	Namibia	v Pakistan	Kimberley	16-Feb-03
87	Naved-ul-Hasan, Arshad Khan	42	Pakistan	v India	Kochi	2-Apr-05
88	RA Jadeja, Mohammed Shami	42	India	v West Indies	Kochi	8-Oct-14
89	Dawlat Zadran, Yamin Ahmadzai	41*	Afghanistan	v Ireland	Belfast	19-Jul-16
90	JR Thomson, DK Lillee	41	Australia	v West Indies	Lord's	21-Jun-75
91	NAM McLean, CE Cuffy	41	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	26-Jan-01
92	Z Khan, RP Singh	41	India	v Australia	Vadodara	11-Oct-07
93	CJ McKay, XJ Doherty	41	Australia	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	17-Jun-13
94	CR Brathwaite, O Thomas	41	West Indies	v New Zealand	Manchester	22-Jun-19
95	Ahmed Raza, Zahoor Khan	41	U.A.E.	v Oman	ICCA Dubai	5-Mar-22
96	KA Maharaj, L Ngidi	41	South Africa	v Netherlands	Dharamsala	17-Oct-23
97	MA Starc, XJ Doherty	40*	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	20-Jan-13
98	PL Symcox, AA Donald	40	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	4-Dec-97
99	J Srinath, BKV Prasad	40	India	v Pakistan	Toronto	16-Sep-98
100	Mohammad Amir, Saeed Ajmal	40	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	1-Aug-09

Data Source: ESPN Cricinfo