Highest 5th Wicket Partnership in T20 | Top 10

The T20 format thrives on explosive starts and relentless middle-order onslaught. But sometimes, the initial momentum falters, leaving teams reeling with early wickets down. it can leave a team in a mess, needing a miracle to win.

With the top-order batsmen gone, it is up to the middle order to rebuild the innings and provide a late flourish.

This is where the 5th wicket partnership steps in. This partnership helps, building a foundation. They chip away at the target, keeping the team in the game.

A successful rescue act of this partnership can snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. The 5th wicket partnership is often seen as a crucial one in T20 cricket.

The highest 5th-wicket partnership in t20 cricket is 190 runs. Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh of India made that phenomenal unbeaten 190-run stand against Afghanistan on 17th January 2024.

Top 10 Highest 5th Wicket Partnership in T20 Internationals

Here are the top 10 highest 5th wicket partnerships in T20 cricket:

10. Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) – 107 Runs Partnership

This partnership of 107 runs between Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi came against Zimbabwe in September 2019. 

With Afghanistan struggling at 90/4, Zadran and Nabi put on a partnership of 107 runs to take Afghanistan to a total of 197/5. 

Zadran scored 69 runs off 30 balls, while Nabi hit 38 runs off 18 balls. This partnership helped Afghanistan win the match by 28 runs.

9. Simon Ssesazi and Kenneth Waiswa (Uganda) – 109 Runs Partnership

Simon Ssesazi and Kenneth Waiswa of Uganda made a 109-run partnership against Tanzania in August 2023. 

With Uganda struggling at 62/4, Ssesazi and Waiswa put on a partnership of 109 runs to take Uganda to a total of 171/5. 

Ssesazi scored 60 runs off 47 balls, while Waiswa hit 66 runs off 35 balls. Due to their partnership of 109 runs, Uganda won the match by 60 runs.

8. Sushant Modani and Gurkeerat Singh (USA) – 110 Runs Partnership

This partnership of 110 runs between Sushant Modani and Gurkeerat Singh came against Ireland in December 2021. 

With USA struggling at 78/4, Modani and Singh put on a partnership of 110 runs to take USA to a total of 188/6. 

Modani scored 50 runs off 39 balls, while Singh hit 65 runs off 42 balls. This partnership of 110 runs helped the USA win the match by 26 runs.

7. Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya (India) – 113 Runs Partnership

Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya made an outstanding 113-run partnership against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup in October 2022. 

With India struggling at 62/4, Kohli and Pandya put on a partnership of 113 runs to chase down Pakistan’s target of 160 runs. 

Kohli played another match-winning knock of 82 runs off 52 balls, while Pandya scored 40 runs off 37 balls. This partnership helped India win the match by 4 wickets.

6. Charith Asalanka and Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) – 118 Runs Partnership

With Sri Lanka struggling at 55/4, Asalanka and Mathews put on a partnership of 118 runs to take Sri Lanka to a total of 173/6 against Zimbabwe in 2024. 

Asalanka scored 69 runs off 39 balls, while Mathews hit 66 runs off 51 balls. In reply, Zimbabwe made 178/6 in 19.5 overs and won the match by 4 wickets with 1 ball remaining.

5. Curtis Campher and George Dockrell (Ireland) – 119* Runs Partnership

This unbeaten partnership of 119 runs between Curtis Campher and George Dockrell of Ireland came against Scotland in October 2022. 

With Ireland struggling at 57/4, Campher and Dockrell put on a partnership of 119 runs. Campher scored 72 runs off 32 balls, while Dockrell hit 39 runs off 27 balls. This partnership helped Ireland win the match by 6 wickets with 6 balls remaining.

4. Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) – 119* Runs Partnership

Pakistan were struggling at 46/4 against Australia in the T20 World Cup in September 2007. 

Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq put on an unbeaten partnership of 119 runs to take Pakistan to a total of 165/4. 

Malik scored 52 runs off 38 balls, while Misbah-ul-Haq scored 66 runs off 42 balls. Due to their unbeaten partnership of 119 runs, Pakistan won the match by 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining.

3. Mark Chapman and James Neesham (New Zealand) – 121* Runs Partnership

Mark Chapman and James Neesham made a match-winning partnership of 121 of runs against Pakistan in April 2023.

With New Zealand struggling at 73/4, Chapman and Neesham put on a partnership of 121 runs. 

Chapman played an outstanding knock of 104 runs off just 57 balls, while Neesham hit 45 runs off 25 balls.

2. Kushal Malla and Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal) – 145 Runs Partnership

Nepal were struggling at 68/4, Malla and Airee put on a partnership of 145 runs to take Nepal to a total of 213/6. 

Malla scored 92 runs off 41 balls, while Airee scored 57 runs off 34 balls. This partnership helped Nepal win the match by 79 runs and qualify for the T20 World Cup.

1. Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh (India) – 190* Runs Partnership

This outstanding unbeaten partnership of 190 runs between Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh of India came against Afghanistan on 17th January 2024.

At one stage, India were 46/4, then Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh put on an unbeaten stand of 190 to take India to a total of 212/4. 

Sharma played an outstanding innings of 121 runs off 69 balls, while Rinku hit 69 runs off 39 balls. 

This partnership is the highest-ever 5th wicket partnership in T20 internationals, surpassing the previous record of 145 runs held by Nepal’s Kushal Malla and Dipendra Singh Airee.

List of All the Highest 5th Wicket Partnerships in T20 Cricket

Sr. No.	Partners	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Rohit Sharma, Rinku Singh	190*	India	v Afghanistan	Bengaluru	17-Jan-24
2	Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee	145	Nepal	v Hong Kong	Mulpani	21-Oct-23
3	Mark Chapman, James Neesham	121*	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	24-Apr-23
4	Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq	119*	Pakistan	v Australia	Johannesburg	18-Sep-07
5	Curtis Campher, George Dockrell	119*	Ireland	v Scotland	Hobart	19-Oct-22
6	Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews	118	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	16-Jan-24
7	Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya	113	India	v Pakistan	Melbourne	23-Oct-22
8	Sushant Modani, Gurkeerat Singh	110	U.S.A.	v Ireland	Lauderhill	22-Dec-21
9	Simon Ssesazi, Kenneth Waiswa	109	Uganda	v Tanzania	Rwanda	24-Aug-23
10	Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi	107	Afghanistan	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	14-Sep-19
11	Razmal Shigiwal, MPS Cheema	105	Austria	v Hungary	Lower Austria	5-Jun-22
12	HT Tector, GH Dockrell	104*	Ireland	v Zimbabwe	Harare	10-Dec-23
13	Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni	102*	India	v Australia	Rajkot	10-Oct-13
14	PD Collingwood, OA Shah	102	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	7-Feb-08
15	MK Pandey, MS Dhoni	98*	India	v South Africa	Centurion	21-Feb-18
16	Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi	98	Afghanistan	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	12-Mar-16
17	MR Marsh, TH David	97	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	30-Aug-23
18	A Ferguson, R Escobar	96*	Argentina	v Belize	North Sound	10-Nov-21
19	EJG Morgan, LJ Wright	95	England	v West Indies	Providence	3-May-10
20	JE Root, RS Bopara	95	England	v Australia	Southampton	29-Aug-13
21	S Periyalwar, V Saini	95	Romania	v Turkey	Kerava	12-Jul-22
22	DJ Malan, MM Ali	92	England	v Australia	Canberra	12-Oct-22
23	Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah	91*	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Mirpur	20-Dec-18
24	D Muhumuza, F Akankwasa	91	Uganda	v Qatar	Doha	12-Feb-20
25	SA Yadav, VR Iyer	91	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	20-Feb-22
26	MTMMJ Ave, L Denny	91	Cook Islands	v Samoa	Port vila	13-Sep-22
27	Shahil Momin, Mirza Ahsan	90*	Austria	v Slovenia	Kerava	25-Jul-22
28	H Lakov, P Mishra	90	Bulgaria	v Serbia	Belgrade	8-Jul-22
29	CP Rizwan, Basil Hameed	90	U.A.E.	v Bangladesh	Dubai (DSC)	27-Sep-22
30	KS Leverock, AC Douglas	90	Bermuda	v Cayman Is	Hamilton	3-Oct-23
31	Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed	87*	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	15-Apr-23
32	SSM Stanislaus, Waqas Ahmad	87	Malta	v Luxembourg	Marsa	12-Jul-23
33	RD Berrington, MA Leask	87	Scotland	v Germany	Edinburgh (Golden)	20-Jul-23
34	KIC Asalanka, PBB Rajapaksa	86	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Sharjah	24-Oct-21
35	LD Chandimal, KNA Bandara	85*	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Coolidge	7-Mar-21
36	A Randhawa, M Simpson-Parker	85*	Austria	v Bulgaria	Vantaa	30-Jul-22
37	RG Sharma, MS Dhoni	85	India	v South Africa	Durban	20-Sep-07
38	AR Ramjani, K Waiswa	85	Uganda	v Mozambique	Benoni	18-Sep-22
39	JTS Sumerauer, DG Blampied	84*	Jersey	v Guernsey	St Peter Port	20-May-22
40	Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni	84	India	v Australia	Mirpur	30-Mar-14
41	Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah	84	Bangladesh	v Afghanistan	Dehradun	7-Jun-18
42	Muhammad Kashif, Meet Bhavsar	84	Kuwait	v Qatar	Al Amerat	22-Jan-19
43	RT Ponting, SM Katich	83	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	17-Feb-05
44	CG Williams, JJ Smit	83	Namibia	v P.N.G.	ICCA Dubai	10-Oct-21
45	BKG Mendis, MD Shanaka	83	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Melbourne	20-Feb-22
46	JE Root, SW Billings	82	England	v West Indies	Basseterre	8-Mar-19
47	KS Williamson, C de Grandhomme	81*	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Napier	3-Jan-17
48	MP Stoinis, TH David	81	Australia	v India	Thiruvananthapuram	26-Nov-23
49	Faheem Nazir, Ali Nayyer	80*	Switzerland	v Estonia	Kerava	27-Jul-22
50	Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat	80*	Afghanistan	v U.A.E.	Abu Dhabi	19-Feb-23
51	AD Mathews, CK Kapugedera	80	Sri Lanka	v England	Delhi	26-Mar-16
52	Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali	80	Hong Kong	v P.N.G.	Bulawayo	14-Jul-22
53	BA King, R Powell	80	West Indies	v England	St George's	14-Dec-23
54	Muhammad Tanveer, Mohammed Rizlan	79*	Qatar	v Jersey	Doha	10-Oct-19
55	CJA Amini, K Doriga	79*	P.N.G.	v Singapore	Dubai (DSC)	25-Oct-19
56	Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi	79	Afghanistan	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	15-Sep-19
57	Manpreet Singh, NMS Param	79	Singapore	v Bermuda	ICCA 2 Dubai	20-Oct-19
58	MG Bracewell, JDS Neesham	79	New Zealand	v Scotland	Edinburgh	29-Jul-22
59	Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan	78	Oman	v Canada	Al Amerat	16-Nov-22
60	L Siaka, H Hiri	78	P.N.G.	v Philippines	Port Moresby	23-Jul-23
61	RK Paudel, Gulsan Jha	78	Nepal	v Oman	Kirtipur	5-Nov-23
62	CG Williams, ZE Green	77*	Namibia	v Botswana	Windhoek	19-Aug-19
63	S Wickramasekara, EB Knowles	77*	Czech Rep.	v Turkey	Ilfov County	30-Aug-19
64	RR Sarwan, DJ Bravo	77	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	10-Jun-09
65	LRPL Taylor, C de Grandhomme	77	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	8-Feb-19
66	DP Conway, JDS Neesham	77	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	27-Nov-20
67	Sahir Naqash, H Singh	77	Germany	v Belgium	Krefeld	10-Jun-23
68	MN Samuels, LMP Simmons	76*	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	10-Dec-12
69	GD Phillips, JDS Neesham	76*	New Zealand	v Namibia	Sharjah	5-Nov-21
70	Saim Hussain, KC D'Souza	76*	Bulgaria	v Malta	Marsa	14-May-22
71	BOP Fernando, MD Shanaka	76	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	9-Oct-19
72	RR Pant, VR Iyer	76	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	18-Feb-22
73	DK Mathias, Haider Butt	76	Bahrain	v U.A.E.	Al Amerat	21-Feb-22
74	A Sharafu, Basil Hameed	76	U.A.E.	v Hong Kong	Mulpani	2-Nov-23
75	V Aravind, T Suri	75*	U.A.E.	v Afghanistan	Sharjah	29-Dec-23
76	JE Root, JC Buttler	75	England	v South Africa	Wankhede	18-Mar-16
77	RD Berrington, MH Cross	75	Scotland	v Zimbabwe	Edinburgh	17-Sep-21
78	Omar Rassol, P Mishra	75	Bulgaria	v Serbia	Belgrade	9-Jul-22
79	AM Tribe, B Ward	75	Jersey	v U.S.A.	Bulawayo	11-Jul-22
80	SPD Smith, SR Watson	74*	Australia	v Pakistan	Mohali	25-Mar-16
81	KA Pollard, R Powell	74*	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	30-Jan-22
82	Sazzad Hosen, Shaheryar Butt	74	Belgium	v Czech Rep.	Walferdange	29-Aug-20
83	TP Ura, N Vanua	74	P.N.G.	v Malaysia	Kirtipur	29-Mar-22
84	Waqas Khan, SS McKechnie	73	Hong Kong	v Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	23-Feb-20
85	Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain	73	Bangladesh	v Afghanistan	Sylhet	14-Jul-23
86	I Danladi, R Abdulkareem	73	Nigeria	v Rwanda	Lagos	15-Oct-23
87	MW Machan, RML Taylor	72*	Scotland	v Netherlands	ICCA Dubai	22-Nov-13
88	DM Gondaria, RN Patel	72*	Kenya	v Bermuda	ICCA Dubai	21-Oct-19
89	Mirza Ahsan, Shahil Momin	72	Austria	v Hungary	Lower Austria	4-Jun-22
90	Zeeshan Maqsood, Rafiullah	72	Oman	v Bahrain	Al Amerat	19-Nov-22
91	S Badrinath, RG Sharma	71	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	4-Jun-11
92	S Nadigotla, Sami Ullah	71	Romania	v Luxembourg	Ilfov County	5-Sep-21
93	H Klaasen, DA Miller	71	South Africa	v Ireland	Bristol	5-Aug-22
94	Irfan Hafejee, A Natubhai Ahir	71	Panama	v Bermuda	Buenos Aires	28-Feb-23
95	CH Gayle, AD Russell	70*	West Indies	v England	Wankhede	16-Mar-16
96	FA Cossa, AA Navicha	70*	Mozambique	v Eswatini	Benoni	30-May-23
97	ADS Fletcher, D Ramdin	70	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	15-Jan-14
98	PW Borren, RE van der Merwe	70	Netherlands	v Scotland	Edinburgh	11-Jul-15
99	Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik	70	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	2-Mar-16
100	Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi	70	Afghanistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	12-Jun-22

Data Source: ESPN Cricinfo