Highest 3rd Wicket Partnership in T20 | Top 10

T20 cricket is a lightning-fast format. Every decision, shot, and ball carries immense weight. 

Losing wickets early can be devastating. The top-order batsmen usually set the platform for a big score, so their fall puts immense pressure on the middle order.

That is where the 3rd wicket partnership comes in. It’s their job to rebuild the innings, steady the ship, and provide a foundation for the later batsmen to launch an attack.

A good 3rd wicket partnership is not just about accumulating runs. It’s about communication, understanding the situation, and playing complementary roles. 

One batsman might anchor the innings while the other takes calculated risks, ensuring a healthy mix of caution and aggression.

The highest 3rd wicket partnership in t20 is 193 runs. Kushal Malla and Rohit Paudel of Nepal made that stunning partnership against Mongolia in 2023.

Top 10 The Highest 3rd Wicket Partnerships in T20 Internationals

The following are the top 10 highest third-wicket partnerships in T20 cricket:

1. Kushal Malla and Rohit Paudel (Nepal) – 193 Runs Partnership

Malla and Paudel put on a display of power hitting, smashing boundaries with ease, and dispatching the Mongolian bowlers to all parts of the ground. 

They made an incredible 193-run partnership against Mongolia in 2023. Their partnership helped Nepal to post a mammoth total of 314/3, which is the highest team score in T20 Internationals as of 17-01-2024. 

Mongolia were eventually bowled out for just 41 runs, giving Nepal a crushing victory by 273 runs.

2. Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) – 184 Runs Partnership

Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips made a destructive partnership of 184 runs against West Indies in November 2020. 

They took advantage of a strong batting pitch and some wayward bowling from the Windies to put on a quick-fire stand of 184 runs. 

Their partnership helped New Zealand to reach a total of 238/3, which proved to be too much for the West Indies, who were eventually bowled out for 166/9 and New Zealand won the match by 72 runs.

3. Dawid Malan and Eoin Morgan (England) – 182 Runs Partnership

Malan and Morgan forged a masterful partnership of 182 runs in 2019 against New Zealand. 

They displayed superb control and timing, effortlessly finding gaps in the field and mercilessly punishing any wayward deliveries. 

Their partnership helped England to post a total of 241/3, which was too much for New Zealand, who were bowled out for 165 and England won the match by 76 runs.

4. Kushal Bhurtel and Dipendra Airee (Nepal) – 171 Runs Partnership

This impressive partnership of 171 runs between Kushal Bhurtel and Dipendra Airee of Nepal came against the Philippines in February 2022. 

Bhurtel and Airee took advantage of some sloppy fielding from the Philippines to put on a quick stand of 171 runs. 

Due to their massive partnership, Nepal made a total of 218/3, which was more than enough to defeat the Philippines, who just made 82/8 in their twenty overs.

5. Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan (England) – 152 Runs Partnership

Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan’s outstanding partnership of 152 runs came against Sri Lanka in March 2014. Hales and Morgan played with great aggression, taking on the Sri Lankan bowlers from the outset. 

England made 190/4 in 19.2 overs and won the match by 6 wickets with 4 balls remaining.

6: Nicolaj Lægsgaard and Saif Ahmad (Denmark) – 149 Runs Partnership

This partnership of 149 runs between Nicolaj Laegsgaard and Saif Ahmad was the backbone of Denmark’s massive total of 256/5. 

Their aggressive batting put Gibraltar on the back foot from the start, and they were never able to recover. Denmark eventually won the match by a comfortable margin of 132 runs.

7: Deusdedit Muhumuza and Riazat Ali Shah (Uganda) – 147* Runs Partnership

This outstanding unbeaten partnership of 147 runs was crucial in Uganda’s chase of 175 runs against Tanzania. 

They put on a quick stand of 126 runs in just 12 overs, which took Uganda to within striking distance of the target. With 49 runs needed off the last 5 overs, Muhumuza and Frank Akankwasa saw Uganda home with 2 balls to spare.

8: Assad Vala and Tony Ura (UAE) – 141 Runs Partnership

Assad Vala and Tony Ura of UAE scored 141 runs together against Ireland. Their partnership was the key to UAE’s chase of 160 runs against Ireland. 

They put on a quick stand of 88 runs in just 9 overs, which took UAE to within sight of the target. Due to their 141-run partnership, UAE won the match by 7 wickets with 8 balls remaining.

9: Muhammad Waseem and Rohan Mustafa (PNG) – 137* Runs Partnership

This partnership was crucial in PNG’s chase of 197 runs against Malaysia. They put on a quick stand of 123 runs in just 13 overs, which took PNG to within striking distance of the target.

With 36 runs needed off the last 5 overs, Waseem and Asela Kitu won the match for PNG by 8 wickets and with 13 balls to spare.

10: Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 137 Runs Partnership

This classy partnership helped New Zealand chase down a target of 160 runs against Zimbabwe in February 2012. 

New Zealand lost their openers cheaply before Guptill and Williamson steadied the innings with a composed 137-run stand. 

Their partnership ensured New Zealand reached the target with 19 balls remaining, sealing a comfortable victory.

List of All the Highest 3rd Wicket Partnerships in T20 Internationals

Sr. No.	Partners	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Kushal Malla, Rohit Paudel	193	Nepal	v Mongolia	Hangzhou	27-Sep-23
2	Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips	184	New Zealand	v West Indies	Mount Maunganui	29-Nov-20
3	Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan	182	England	v New Zealand	Napier	8-Nov-19
4	Kushal Bhurtel, Dipendra Airee	171	Nepal	v Philippines	Al Amerat	19-Feb-22
5	Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan	152	England	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	27-Mar-14
6	Nicolaj Laegsgaard, Saif Ahmad	149	Denmark	v Gibraltar	Waterloo	29-Jun-22
7	Deusdedit Muhumuza, Riazat Ali Shah	147*	Uganda	v Tanzania	Benoni	22-Sep-22
8	Muhammad Waseem, Rohan Mustafa	141	U.A.E.	v Ireland	Al Amerat	24-Feb-22
9	Assad Vala, Tony Ura	137*	P.N.G.	v Malaysia	Kirtipur	1-Apr-22
10	Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson	137	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	11-Feb-12
11	MM Ali, EJG Morgan	135	England	v Australia	Cardiff	31-Aug-15
12	V Kohli, SK Raina	134	India	v Australia	Adelaide	26-Jan-16
13	II Selemani, Jitin Singh	134	Tanzania	v Mozambique	Rwanda	2-Nov-21
14	RE Levi, AB de Villiers	133*	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19-Feb-12
15	A Vala, S Bau	132*	P.N.G.	v Uganda	Bulawayo	12-Jul-22
16	JM Bairstow, HC Brook	131	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	1-Sep-23
17	AA Obanda, RN Patel	130*	Kenya	v Nigeria	Kigali	18-Nov-21
18	S Dhawan, RR Pant	130	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11-Nov-18
19	Babar Hayat, MS Chapman	127*	Hong Kong	v Oman	Abu Dhabi	26-Nov-15
20	IA Karim, RR Patel	127*	Kenya	v Nepal	Nairobi (Gym)	28-Aug-22
21	CS MacLeod, RD Berrington	127	Scotland	v Hong Kong	Abu Dhabi	14-Jan-17
22	MP O'Dowd, BN Cooper	125*	Netherlands	v Malaysia	Kirtipur	18-Apr-21
23	Meet Bhavsar, Usman Patel	125*	Kuwait	v Bahrain	Doha	16-Sep-23
24	R Gunasekera, A Bagai	125	Canada	v Ireland	Abu Dhabi	16-Nov-13
25	MJ Santner, DJ Mitchell	123*	New Zealand	v Netherlands	The Hague	5-Aug-22
26	M Simpson-Parker, Razmal Shigiwal	123	Austria	v Luxembourg	Vinor	23-May-21
27	MH Cross, RD Berrington	122	Scotland	v Ireland	Dublin (Malahide)	20-Sep-19
28	N Pooran, R Powell	122	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	26-Jan-22
29	A Johnson, H Thaker	122	Canada	v Panama	Hamilton	3-Oct-23
30	MP O'Dowd, TLW Cooper	121	Netherlands	v Uganda	Bulawayo	14-Jul-22
31	HH Gibbs, JM Kemp	120*	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	11-Sep-07
32	Amoluk Singh, O Harvey	120	Ghana	v Rwanda	Rwanda	21-Aug-21
33	Sami Sohail, MA Baig	119*	Malawi	v Seychelles	Rwanda	20-Oct-21
34	V Kohli, MK Pandey	119	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	6-Sep-17
35	AJ Finch, GJ Maxwell	118	Australia	v Pakistan	Mirpur	23-Mar-14
36	Hazratullah Zazai, Asghar Afghan	116	Afghanistan	v Ireland	Bready	22-Aug-18
37	Saud Islam, Riazat Ali Shah	116	Uganda	v Nigeria	Entebbe	15-Sep-21
38	O Harvey, Devender Singh	116	Ghana	v Gambia	Rwanda	8-Dec-22
39	Ahmed Faiz, Syed Aziz	115	Malaysia	v P.N.G.	Kirtipur	1-Apr-22
40	JC Buttler, EJG Morgan	114*	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	5-Jul-16
41	F du Plessis, JP Duminy	112	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Hambantota	6-Aug-13
42	Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim	112	Bangladesh	v Australia	Mirpur	1-Apr-14
43	SPD Smith, GJ Maxwell	112	Australia	v England	Cardiff	31-Aug-15
44	DJ Malan, EJG Morgan	112	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	30-Aug-20
45	RR Hendricks, AK Markram	112	South Africa	v Ireland	Bristol	3-Aug-22
46	Ishan Kishan, SA Yadav	112	India	v Australia	Visakhapatnam	23-Nov-23
47	A Osei, SKA Awiah	112	Ghana	v Gambia	Benoni	10-Dec-23
48	YBK Jaiswal, SA Yadav	112	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14-Dec-23
49	CR Ervine, SC Williams	111*	Zimbabwe	v Ireland	Bready	14-Jul-19
50	MW Machan, MA Leask	111	Scotland	v Netherlands	Abu Dhabi	28-Nov-13
51	Shubman Gill, SA Yadav	111	India	v Sri Lanka	Rajkot	7-Jan-23
52	MC Henriques, TM Head	109*	Australia	v India	Guwahati	10-Oct-17
53	Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful	109	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Johannesburg	13-Sep-07
54	GJ Maxwell, TM Head	109	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	6-Sep-16
55	A Ashokan, S Wickramasekara	109	Czech Rep.	v Hungary	Marsa	14-May-22
56	Ahmed Faiz, Virandeep Singh	109	Malaysia	v Myanmar	Kuala Lumpur	30-Jul-23
57	CH Gayle, KA Pollard	108*	West Indies	v New Zealand	Lauderhill	30-Jun-12
58	S Ssesazi, Riazat Ali Shah	108	Uganda	v P.N.G.	Bulawayo	12-Jul-22
59	IDM Latin, KJ Stagno	108	Gibraltar	v Malta	Gibraltar	5-May-23
60	S Muniandy, Ahmed Faiz	108	Malaysia	v Singapore	Kirtipur	2-Nov-23
61	CF Tlali, Maaz Khan	107	Lesotho	v Seychelles	Kigali	20-Nov-22
62	V Kohli, RR Pant	106	India	v West Indies	Providence	6-Aug-19
63	F du Plessis, DA Miller	105	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	11-Jan-15
64	DP Conway, WA Young	105	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	28-Mar-21
65	Mohammad Rizwan, Haider Ali	105	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	13-Dec-21
66	Baljit Singh, AJ Mosca	104	Italy	v Croatia	Kerava	16-Jul-22
67	V Kohli, SA Yadav	104	India	v Australia	Hyderabad	25-Sep-22
68	B McMullen, RD Berrington	104	Scotland	v Ireland	Edinburgh	28-Jul-23
69	HE van der Dussen, AK Markram	103*	South Africa	v England	Sharjah	6-Nov-21
70	TM Head, GJ Maxwell	103	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Harare	6-Jul-18
71	Babar Azam, Haris Sohail	103	Pakistan	v England	Cardiff	5-May-19
72	US Hathinjar, Luqman Butt	103	Cambodia	v Indonesia	Bali	22-Nov-23
73	Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal	102	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	22-Nov-13
74	V Kohli, SA Yadav	102	India	v South Africa	Guwahati	2-Oct-22
75	AJ Finch, SR Watson	101	Australia	v England	Southampton	29-Aug-13
76	Haider Ali, Mohammad Hafeez	100	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	1-Sep-20
77	N Pooran, R Powell	100	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	18-Feb-22
78	KS Leverock, DMW Rawlins	99	Bermuda	v Argentina	Buenos Aires	22-Feb-23
79	V Kohli, SA Yadav	98*	India	v Hong Kong	Dubai (DSC)	31-Aug-22
80	TS Fray, DMW Rawlins	98*	Bermuda	v Argentina	Buenos Aires	26-Feb-23
81	SR Watson, DJ Hussey	98	Australia	v Pakistan	Gros Islet	2-May-10
82	Mohammad Naim, Mohammad Mithun	98	Bangladesh	v India	Nagpur	10-Nov-19
83	J Charles, LMP Simmons	97	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	31-Mar-16
84	RG Sharma, SA Yadav	97	India	v Sri Lanka	Dubai (DSC)	6-Sep-22
85	KS Leverock, DMW Rawlins	97	Bermuda	v Canada	Sandys Parish	30-Sep-23
86	Meet Bhavsar, Usman Patel	97	Kuwait	v Saudi Arabia	Doha	5-Oct-23
87	Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal	96	Pakistan	v Australia	Mirpur	23-Mar-14
88	RK Paudel, DS Airee	96	Nepal	v Malaysia	Kirtipur	2-Apr-22
89	Aman Desai, Manpreet Singh	96	Singapore	v Qatar	Bangi	23-Dec-22
90	NS Dhaliwal, NR Kumar	95*	Canada	v Cayman Is	Sandys Parish	22-Aug-19
91	Muhammad Tanveer, I Liyanage	95*	Qatar	v Uganda	Doha	12-Feb-20
92	S Ivetic, LA Dunbar	95*	Serbia	v Bulgaria	Belgrade	9-Jul-22
93	V Kohli, SA Yadav	95*	India	v Netherlands	Sydney	27-Oct-22
94	S Dhawan, MK Pandey	95	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	6-Mar-18
95	KL Rahul, V Kohli	95	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	11-Dec-19
96	J Mees, V Vijh	95	Luxembourg	v Belgium	Walferdange	30-Aug-20
97	R Sandaruwan, Usman Patel	95	Kuwait	v Bahrain	Al Amerat	13-Aug-22
98	SP Gomes, Azhar Andani	95	Portugal	v Gibraltar	Albergaria	11-Apr-23
99	PBB Rajapaksa, GSNFG Jayasuriya	94	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	7-Oct-19
100	Kaleem Shah, F Damiao Couana	94	Mozambique	v Malawi	Lilongwe	7-Nov-19

Data Source: ESPN Cricinfo