Highest 3rd Wicket Partnership in ODI

3rd Wicket Partnership refers to the number of runs scored by two batsmen after the fall of the second wicket. 

This partnership is crucial for a team’s success as it provides stability to the batting side when the team has lost early wickets, then stabilizes the innings and prevents further collapses.

The highest third wicket partnership in ODI is 258 runs and it belongs to two West Indian batsmen, Darren Bravo and Denesh Ramdin. They put on a batting masterclass against Bangladesh in 2014.

Highest 3rd Wicket Partnership in ODI | Top 10

Here is a detailed look at the top 10 highest 3rd wicket partnerships in ODI cricket:

1. Daren Bravo & Denesh Ramdin (258 Runs) – West Indies v Bangladesh, Basseterre, August 25, 2014:

This partnership was the backbone of the West Indies’ dominant 91 runs victory over Bangladesh in the 2014 ODI series. 

Bravo and Ramdin both scored centuries, with Bravo reaching 124 off 127 balls and Ramdin making 169 off 121 balls. Their partnership helped the West Indies post a formidable total of 338/7.

Despite Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim’s half centuries, were simply no match for the rampaging Windies batsmen. Chasing such a mammoth target proved too much for Bangladesh, as they were only managed to score 247/8 in their 50 overs.

2. Hashim Amla & Rilee Rossouw (247 Runs) – South Africa v West Indies, Centurion, January 28, 2015:

Amla and Rossouw put on a dominant display against the West Indies in this match, sharing a 247 runs partnership that helped South Africa to a comfortable victory of 131 runs against the West Indies.

Amla scored a brilliant 133 off 105 balls, while Rossouw played an aggressive knock of 132 runs off 98 balls and this partnership set the platform for South Africa’s total of 361/5. South Africa won the match easily by 131 runs.

3. Steve Smith & George Bailey (242 Runs) – Australia v India, Perth, January 12, 2016:

Smith and Bailey combined for a stunning 242-run partnership that helped Australia to a convincing victory over India in this match. 

India won the toss and elected to bat first, posting a formidable total of 309/3 thanks to a brilliant 171 runs from Rohit Sharma.

Australia faced a shaky start, losing both openers cheaply. However, Smith and Bailey steadied the innings with a remarkable 242-run partnership.

Both batsmen played sensibly, rotating the strike and punishing loose deliveries. They reached their respective centuries in quick succession, effectively taking the game away from India.

Smith scored a magnificent 149 off 135 balls, while Bailey contributed 112 off 120 balls.  Australia scored 310/5  in 49.2 overs and won the match by 5 wickets.

4. Avishka Fernando & Kusal Mendis (239 Runs) – Sri Lanka v West Indies, Hambantota, February 26, 2020:

Fernando and Mendis put on a remarkable partnership that helped Sri Lanka to a narrow victory over the West Indies in this match. 

Fernando scored a career-best 127 off 123 balls, while Mendis scored 119 off 119 balls. Their partnership helped Sri Lanka to post a total of 345/8, which was just enough to defend against the West Indies’ reply of 345/8.

5. Hashim Amla & AB de Villiers (238 Runs) – South Africa v Pakistan, Johannesburg, March 17, 2013:

Amla and de Villiers combined for a scintillating partnership that helped South Africa to a comprehensive victory over Pakistan in this match.

Amla scored a brilliant 122 off 113 balls, while de Villiers scored 128 off 108 balls and South Africa posted a total of 343/5, which was far too much for Pakistan to chase down.

6. Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar (237* Runs) – India v Kenya, Bristol, May 23, 1999:

Dravid and Tendulkar put on a masterclass in batting against Kenya in this match, sharing a 237* runs partnership that helped India to a massive victory.

It was a display of mutual respect and understanding, each batsman complementing the other’s style and tempo. 

Their runs flowed like a mighty river, washing away any hopes Kenya had of chasing down the mammoth total. 

Dravid scored a fluent 104 off 109 balls, while Tendulkar contributed 140 off 101 balls. It helped India to post a total of 329/2.

7. Ricky Ponting & Damien Martyn (234* Runs) – Australia v India, Johannesburg, March 23, 2003:

Ponting and Martyn put on a dominant display against India in this match, sharing an unbeaten 234-run partnership that helped Australia to a comfortable victory. 

Ponting scored a blistering 140 off 121 balls, while Martyn chipped in with 88 off 84 balls. Their partnership helped Australia to post a total of 359/2, which was too much for India to chase down.

8. Virat Kohli & KL Rahul (233* Runs) – India v Pakistan, Colombo, Sep-10-2023:

This epic partnership was a masterclass in counter attacking cricket against a potent Pakistan bowling attack. While batting first, Kohli and Rahul steadied the Indian innings after early wobbles. 

They built a foundation with sensible shot selection before exploding in the latter half. Kohli led the charge with a masterful 122 off 94 balls, while Rahul supported him brilliantly with 111 off 106 balls. 

India made a massive total of 356/6 runs. In reply, Pakistan bowled out on just 128 runs and India won the match comfortably by 228 runs.

9. Josh Lawrenson & Asa Tribe (232 Runs) – Jersey v P.N.G., Windhoek, April 1, 2023:

This was the highest partnership ever recorded for the 3rd wicket in ICC World Cup Challenge League matches. 

Lawrenson scored a brilliant 114 off 105 balls, while Tribe played an anchor role and scored 115 runs off 143 balls. Their partnership helped Jersey post a massive total of 291/1, which was far too much for P.N.G. to chase down as they only managed to score 280/9 in their 50 overs.

10. Saeed Anwar & Ijaz Ahmed (230 Runs) – Pakistan v India, Dhaka, January 18, 1998:

This match was a high-scoring encounter, with both teams amassing over 300 runs. Anwar and Ahmed put on a magnificent partnership of 230 runs for the 3rd wicket, which is the highest ever recorded for this wicket in ODIs between India and Pakistan. 

Anwar scored a blistering 140 off 132 balls, while Ahmed also played an aggressive innings of 117 runs off 112 balls. 

From India, Sourav Ganguly and Robin Singh played brilliantly and India won the match 3 wickets in hand with 1 ball remaining.

List of All the Highest Highest 3rd Wicket Partnerships in ODI

Sr. No.	Partners	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	DM Bravo, D Ramdin	258	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Basseterre	25-Aug-14
2	HM Amla, RR Rossouw	247	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28-Jan-15
3	SPD Smith, GJ Bailey	242	Australia	v India	Perth	12-Jan-16
4	WIA Fernando, BKG Mendis	239	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Hambantota	26-Feb-20
5	HM Amla, AB de Villiers	238	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	17-Mar-13
6	R Dravid, SR Tendulkar	237*	India	v Kenya	Bristol	23-May-99
7	RT Ponting, DR Martyn	234*	Australia	v India	Johannesburg	23-Mar-03
8	V Kohli, KL Rahul	233*	India	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	10-Sep-23
9	JAD Lawrenson, AM Tribe	232	Jersey	v P.N.G.	Windhoek	1-Apr-23
10	Saeed Anwar, Ijaz Ahmed	230	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	18-Jan-98
11	MS Atapattu, DPMD Jayawardene	226	Sri Lanka	v India	Sharjah	27-Oct-00
12	DM Jones, AR Border	224*	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	28-Jan-85
13	G Gambhir, V Kohli	224	India	v Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	24-Dec-09
14	Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan	223	Pakistan	v Hong Kong	Colombo (SSC)	18-Jul-04
15	V Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh	221	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	3-Feb-09
16	HM Amla, AB de Villiers	221	South Africa	v Netherlands	Mohali	3-Mar-11
17	JJ Roy, JE Root	221	England	v Australia	Melbourne	14-Jan-18
18	Naved Latif, Inzamam-ul-Haq	219	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	2-Nov-01
19	JP Duminy, AB de Villiers	219	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Benoni	22-Oct-10
20	AM Samad, A Bagai	217	Canada	v Bermuda	King City (NW)	1-Jul-08
21	Aqib Ilyas, Zeeshan Maqsood	216	Oman	v U.S.A.	Kirtipur	11-Feb-20
22	ST Jayasuriya, PA de Silva	213*	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	5-Nov-97
23	GA Hick, NH Fairbrother	213	England	v West Indies	Lord's	27-May-91
24	V Kohli, AM Rahane	213	India	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	26-Feb-14
25	A Balbirnie, HT Tector	212*	Ireland	v Zimbabwe	Harare	18-Jan-23
26	RG Sharma, AT Rayudu	211	India	v West Indies	Brabourne	29-Oct-18
27	G Gambhir, V Kohli	209*	India	v England	Delhi	17-Oct-11
28	CS MacLeod, RD Berrington	208	Scotland	v Afghanistan	Bulawayo	4-Mar-18
29	ME Waugh, SR Waugh	207	Australia	v Kenya	Visakhapatnam	23-Feb-96
30	F du Plessis, AB de Villiers	206	South Africa	v Australia	Harare	27-Aug-14
31	KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor	206	New Zealand	v England	Southampton	14-Jun-15
32	Moin-ul-Atiq, Ijaz Ahmed	205	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29-Oct-88
33	V Sehwag, V Kohli	203	India	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	19-Feb-11
34	RG Sharma, V Kohli	202	India	v Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	13-Nov-14
35	Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim	202	Bangladesh	v Afghanistan	Chattogram	25-Feb-22
36	V Sehwag, R Dravid	201	India	v Pakistan	Kochi	2-Apr-05
37	Shoaib Malik, Haris Sohail	201	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Lahore	26-May-15
38	Shoaib Malik, Yousuf Youhana	200*	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	6-Oct-04
39	DJ Malan, BA Stokes	199	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	13-Sep-23
40	M van Lingen, MG Erasmus	198*	Namibia	v Jersey	Windhoek	30-Mar-23
41	JE Root, EJG Morgan	198	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	17-Jun-15
42	SR Watson, MJ Clarke	197*	Australia	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	1-May-09
43	CG Greenidge, HA Gomes	195*	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Worcester	13-Jun-83
44	Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Najmul Hossain Shanto	194*	Bangladesh	v Afghanistan	Lahore	3-Sep-23
45	UT Khawaja, PSP Handscomb	192	Australia	v India	Mohali	10-Mar-19
46	CJ Tavare, AJ Lamb	190*	England	v New Zealand	Sydney	20-Jan-83
47	GA Hick, N Hussain	190	England	v Australia	Sydney	17-Jan-99
48	V Kohli, AM Rahane	189	India	v South Africa	Durban	1-Feb-18
49	JE Root, EJG Morgan	189	England	v Afghanistan	Manchester	18-Jun-19
50	MS Atapattu, DPMD Jayawardene	187*	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	15-Dec-01
51	RB Richardson, AL Logie	187	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	12-Mar-88
52	BC Lara, S Chanderpaul	187	West Indies	v Pakistan	Adelaide	28-Jan-05
53	JE Root, EJG Morgan	186*	England	v India	Leeds	17-Jul-18
54	BC Lara, PV Simmons	186	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingstown	6-Apr-96
55	JA Morkel, AB de Villiers	186	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26-Aug-07
56	GC Smith, AB de Villiers	186	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	22-Jan-12
57	CB Lambert, BC Lara	185	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	8-Apr-98
58	MS Atapattu, PA de Silva	184	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Sharjah	4-Apr-97
59	ST Jayasuriya, DPMD Jayawardene	184	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Sharjah	10-Apr-01
60	DA Warner, MJ Clarke	184	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	6-Mar-12
61	Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi	184	Afghanistan	v Ireland	Abu Dhabi	24-Jan-21
62	DJ Malan, JC Buttler	184	England	v Netherlands	Amstelveen	17-Jun-22
63	AP Gurusinha, PA de Silva	183	Sri Lanka	v Kenya	Kandy	6-Mar-96
64	ST Jayasuriya, DPMD Jayawardene	183	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	1-Apr-07
65	SPD Smith, PSP Handscomb	183	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	19-Jan-17
66	DJ Mitchell, TWM Latham	183	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	29-Apr-23
67	DL Haynes, IVA Richards	182	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	13-Oct-87
68	T Taibu, CR Ervine	181	Zimbabwe	v Canada	Nagpur	28-Feb-11
69	Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi	181	Afghanistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	4-Jun-22
70	KS Williamson, DJ Mitchell	181	New Zealand	v India	Wankhede	15-Nov-23
71	DP Conway, DJ Mitchell	180*	New Zealand	v England	Cardiff	8-Sep-23
72	AC Parore, KR Rutherford	180	New Zealand	v India	Vadodara	28-Oct-94
73	MJ Guptill, LRPL Taylor	180	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	1-Mar-17
74	KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene	179	Sri Lanka	v Canada	Hambantota	20-Feb-11
75	Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan	179	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	13-Jul-21
76	PR Stirling, HT Tector	179	Ireland	v New Zealand	Dublin (Malahide)	15-Jul-22
77	Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim	178	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Mirpur	17-Apr-15
78	CH Gayle, DM Bravo	176	West Indies	v England	St George's	27-Feb-19
79	Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan	176	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Hyderabad	10-Oct-23
80	NS Sidhu, M Azharuddin	175*	India	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	14-Apr-95
81	MR Marsh, SPD Smith	175*	Australia	v Bangladesh	Pune	11-Nov-23
82	NS Sidhu, M Azharuddin	175	India	v England	Gwalior	4-Mar-93
83	DM Jones, ME Waugh	175	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	23-Jan-94
84	SR Tendulkar, M Azharuddin	175	India	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	2-Mar-96
85	S Chanderpaul, MN Samuels	175	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	4-Jul-07
86	Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim	174	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Khulna	2-Dec-12
87	PR Stirling, WTS Porterfield	174	Ireland	v Bangladesh	Dublin	15-May-19
88	JH Kallis, AB de Villiers	173*	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	27-Feb-10
89	AJ Finch, SPD Smith	173	Australia	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	15-Jun-19
90	HH Gibbs, JH Kallis	172*	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kimberley	4-Dec-02
91	AP Gurusinha, PA de Silva	172	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	21-Feb-96
92	Saeed Anwar, Inzamam-ul-Haq	172	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	13-Apr-01
93	V Kohli, RG Sharma	172	India	v Pakistan	Mirpur	18-Mar-12
94	Zahid Fazal, Saleem Malik	171*	Pakistan	v India	Sharjah	25-Oct-91
95	MD Crowe, SP Fleming	171*	New Zealand	v India	Jamshedpur	15-Nov-95
96	RT Ponting, DR Martyn	171	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	20-Jan-02
97	WA Young, TWM Latham	171	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	17-Dec-23
98	AJ Stewart, GP Thorpe	170	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20-Feb-97
99	NJ Astle, RG Twose	170	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	11-Jan-00
100	CH Gayle, S Chanderpaul	170	West Indies	v New Zealand	Napier	13-Jan-09

Data Source: ESPN Cricinfo