Highest 7th Wicket Partnership in T20 | Top 10

With the top-order batsmen gone, it is up to the middle and lower order to resurrect the innings and give the team a fighting total.

The 7th wicket partnership in t20 cricket is often seen as a last-ditch effort to save a team from defeat, or a way to add some late-innings fireworks.

There have been some incredible 7th-wicket partnerships in t20 internationals that have helped teams win matches from unlikely situations.

The highest 7th wicket partnership in t20 is 72 runs. Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams of Australia made that partnership against New Zealand in 2021.

Top 10 Highest 7th Wicket Partnerships in T20 Cricket

Here is the detailed overview of the top 10 highest 7th wicket partnerships in t20 internationals:

1. Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams (Australia) – 92 Runs Partnership

The highest 7th wicket partnership in T20 cricket belongs to Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams of Australia. 

The duo put together a sensational 92 runs off just 37 balls against New Zealand in Dunedin in 2021. 

Stoinis smashed 78 runs off just 37 balls, while Sams chipped in with 41 not out. Their partnership helped Australia recover from a precarious position of 127 for 6 to reach 215/8. Despite their valiant effort, Australia eventually lost the match by 4 runs.

2. Paul Collingwood and Michael Yardy (England) – 91 Runs Partnership

Paul Collingwood and Michael Yardy put on a thrilling 91-run stand for the 7th wicket against West Indies at The Oval In 2007. 

Collingwood scored a superb 79 off 41 balls, while Yardy contributed a valuable 23 not out. Their partnership helped to reach 193/7 but England lost the match by 15 runs.

3. Kayron J Stagno and Andrew Reyes (Gibraltar) – 88 Runs Partnership

Kayron J Stagno and Andrew Reyes rewrote the record books for Gibraltar with an 88-run stand against Portugal in 2023. 

Stagno smashed a scintillating 86 off just 38 balls, while Reyes chipped in with a valuable 22. 

Their partnership helped Gibraltar to score 171/9 in their 20 overs, but unfortunately, they fell short of the winning target as Portugal won the match by 7 wickets with 10 balls remaining.

4. Maletino Maiava and Josef Pita (Samoa) – 85 Runs Partnership

Maletino Maiava and Josef Pita put together a fighting 85-run stand for the 7th wicket against Fiji in 2023. 

Maiava scored a valiant 34 off 29 balls, while Pita contributed a useful 46. Their partnership helped Samoa score 139, but it was not enough to prevent Fiji from winning the match by 66 runs.

5. Mosaddek Hossain and Afif Hossain (Bangladesh) – 82 Runs Partnership

Mosaddek Hossain and Afif Hossain rescued Bangladesh with a thrilling 82-run stand against Afghanistan in Mirpur in 2019. 

Afif smashed a crucial 52 off 26 balls, while Mosaddek chipped in with a valuable 30. Their partnership helped Bangladesh chase down a target of 145 with just two balls to spare.

6. Vikram Vijh and Anoop Orsu (Luxembourg) – 81* Runs Partnership

Vikram Vijh and Anoop Orsu of Luxembourg put on a remarkable 81-run partnership for the 7th wicket against France On July 15, 2023. 

Vijh scored 53 runs off 26 balls, while Orsu smashed 58 runs off 29 balls. Their partnership came at a crucial time when Luxembourg were struggling at 106/6, and they were able to see their team home with some sensible batting.

7. Ryan Burl and Luke Jongwe (Zimbabwe) – 79 Runs Partnership

Ryan Burl and Luke Jongwe made a 79-run partnership for the 7th wicket against Bangladesh on August 2, 2022. Burl scored 54 runs off 28 balls, while Jongwe chipped in with 35 runs off 20 balls. 

Their partnership came at a time when Zimbabwe were struggling at 91/6, and they were able to take their team to a respectable total of 156/8. Bangladesh fell short of the target, scoring 146/8 in their reply.

8. M Shahbaz Butt and Junaid Mehmood (Norway) – 79 Runs Partnership

M Shahbaz Butt and Junaid Mehmood scored 79 runs for the 7th wicket against Finland by 30 runs on May 19, 2023. Butt scored 45 runs off 46 balls, while Mehmood chipped in with 26 runs off 21 balls. 

Their partnership came at a time when Norway were struggling at 81/6, and they were able to take their team to a total of 131/7. Finland fell short of the target, scoring only 101 runs in their reply.

9. Sese Bau and Norman Vanua (Papua New Guinea) – 77 Runs Partnership

Sese Bau and Norman Vanua made a 77-run partnership for the 7th wicket against Kenya on October 27, 2019. Bau scored 17 runs off 33 balls, while Vanua scored in with 54 runs off 48 balls. 

Their partnership came at a time when Papua New Guinea were struggling at 73/6, and they were able to take their team to a total of 118 runs. Kenya fell short of the target, scoring only 73 runs in their reply.

10. Michael Hussey and Steven Smith (Australia) – 74 Runs Partnership

Michael Hussey and Steve Smith’s 74-run partnership for the 7th wicket helped Australia beat Bangladesh by 27 runs on October 5, 2010. Hussey scored 47 runs off 29 balls, while Smith chipped in with 27 runs off 18 balls.

Their partnership came at a time when Australia were struggling at 99/6, and they were able to take their team to a total of 141/7. Bangladesh fell short of the target, scoring only 114 runs in their reply.

List of All the Highest 7th Wicket Partnerships in T20 Internationals

Sr. No.	Partners	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams	92	Australia	v New Zealand	Dunedin	25-Feb-21
2	Paul Collingwood, Michael Yardy	91	England	v West Indies	The Oval	28-Jun-07
3	Kayron J Stagno, Andrew Reyes	88	Gibraltar	v Portugal	Gibraltar	4-May-23
4	Maletino Maiava, Josef Pita	85	Samoa	v Fiji	Suva	14-Mar-23
5	Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain	82	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	13-Sep-19
6	Vikram Vijh, Anoop Orsu	81*	Luxembourg	v France	Marsa	15-Jul-23
7	Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe	79	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	2-Aug-22
8	M Shahbaz Butt, Junaid Mehmood	79	Norway	v Finland	Glostrup	19-May-23
9	Sese Bau, Norman Vanua	77	P.N.G.	v Kenya	Dubai (DSC)	27-Oct-19
10	Michael Hussey, Steven Smith	74	Australia	v Bangladesh	Bridgetown	5-May-10
11	Saad Khan, Haseeb Ghafoor	74	Saudi Arabia	v Bahrain	Al Amerat	21-Nov-22
12	RS Morton, D Ramdin	73	West Indies	v Australia	Hobart	21-Feb-10
13	Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib	71*	Afghanistan	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	29-Oct-21
14	JN Frylinck, JJ Smit	70	Namibia	v Sri Lanka	Geelong	16-Oct-22
15	MD Shanaka, C Karunaratne	69*	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Pallekele	11-Jun-22
16	KC Sangakkara, AD Mathews	68*	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lord's	21-Jun-09
17	Najjam Shahzad, Tariq Aziz	68*	Portugal	v Gibraltar	Cartagena	27-Oct-19
18	MD Shanaka, C Karunaratne	68*	Sri Lanka	v India	Pune	5-Jan-23
19	GJ Bailey, PJ Cummins	68	Australia	v West Indies	Colombo (RPS)	5-Oct-12
20	S Adedeji, Mohameed Taiwo	68	Nigeria	v Uganda	Entebbe	15-Sep-21
21	TH David, DR Sams	68	Australia	v India	Hyderabad	25-Sep-22
22	GH Dockrell, SW Poynter	67*	Ireland	v Afghanistan	Dehradun	21-Feb-19
23	Mohammed Nurji, Sami Sohail	67*	Malawi	v Mozambique	Lilongwe	7-Nov-19
24	K Nassoro, SA Jumbe	67	Tanzania	v Rwanda	Windhoek	29-Nov-23
25	KA Pollard, FA Allen	66*	West Indies	v South Africa	St George's	1-Jul-21
26	H Singh, Amir Mangal	66	Germany	v Italy	St Peter Port	16-Jun-19
27	R Baaleri, DK Anefie	66	Ghana	v Tanzania	Rwanda	4-Dec-22
28	VN Veetil, Dharmang Patel	64	Qatar	v Malaysia	Bangi	16-Dec-22
29	Shiraz Khan, Sayed Monib	64	Kuwait	v Bahrain	Mong Kok	11-Mar-23
30	KD Karthik, KH Pandya	63*	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10-Feb-19
31	Afif Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin	63	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Hamilton	28-Mar-21
32	Ahmed Wardak, Muslim Yar	63	Germany	v Guernsey	Deventer	15-Aug-23
33	CN Greaves, MRJ Watt	61*	Scotland	v Jersey	Edinburgh	21-Jul-23
34	Waqas Barkat, SS McKechnie	61	Hong Kong	v Jersey	Abu Dhabi	23-Oct-19
35	K Nassoro, AM Kimote	61	Tanzania	v Nigeria	Kigali	20-Nov-21
36	JM Vince, CR Woakes	60	England	v Pakistan	Sharjah	30-Nov-15
37	MS Dhoni, R Ashwin	59*	India	v Australia	Sydney	1-Feb-12
38	D Klein, Sahir Naqash	59*	Germany	v Italy	Almeria	21-Oct-21
39	GJ Maxwell, NM Coulter-Nile	59	Australia	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	26-Oct-18
40	C Campher, MR Adair	58*	Ireland	v New Zealand	Belfast	22-Jul-22
41	Muhammad Tanveer, Muhammad Murad	58*	Qatar	v Kuwait	Doha	2-Oct-23
42	IO Okpe, P Aho	58	Nigeria	v Sierra Leone	Lagos	19-Oct-21
43	I Danladi, P Useni	58	Nigeria	v Kenya	Windhoek	23-Nov-23
44	SM Pollock, JA Morkel	57*	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	18-Jan-08
45	GB Hogg, B Lee	57	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24-Feb-06
46	Mahmudullah, Sohag Gazi	57	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Mirpur	6-Nov-13
47	Khurram Nawaz, Naseem Khushi	57	Oman	v Netherlands	Abu Dhabi	15-Jan-17
48	SA Ahmad, Abdul Hashmi	57	Denmark	v Jersey	Castel	16-Jun-19
49	C Campher, BJ McCarthy	57	Ireland	v India	Dublin (Malahide)	18-Aug-23
50	GJ Bailey, MS Wade	56*	Australia	v England	Sydney	2-Feb-14
51	M Kyriacou, Yasir Mehmood	56*	Cyprus	v Estonia	Episkopi	5-Oct-21
52	MNM Aslam, ED Silva	56	Kuwait	v Hong Kong	Al Amerat	23-Aug-22
53	Virandeep Singh, S Vijay Unni	56	Malaysia	v Hong Kong	Kuala Lumpur	19-Sep-23
54	HT Tector, SC Getkate	55	Ireland	v U.A.E.	Al Amerat	24-Feb-22
55	AD Mathews, MD Shanaka	55	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14-Jan-24
56	MN Samuels, CR Brathwaite	54*	West Indies	v England	Eden Gardens	3-Apr-16
57	Muhammad Tanveer, Nouman Sarwar	54*	Qatar	v Kuwait	Al Amerat	22-Jan-19
58	Sahir Naqash, Abdul-Shakoor Rahimzei	54*	Germany	v Italy	Utrecht	25-May-19
59	JW Jenner, JSE Dunford	54*	Jersey	v Denmark	Almeria	21-Oct-21
60	DS Airee, Karan KC	54*	Nepal	v P.N.G.	Kirtipur	4-Apr-22
61	G Schachat, M Cohen	54*	Israel	v Portugal	Waterloo	28-Jun-22
62	PBB Rajapaksa, C Karunaratne	54*	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	11-Sep-22
63	M Mosehle, AL Phehlukwayo	54	South Africa	v England	Cardiff	25-Jun-17
64	MJ Santner, BM Wheeler	54	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	25-Jan-18
65	D Ferreira, G Coetzee	54	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	3-Sep-23
66	CO Obuya, RG Aga	53	Kenya	v Scotland	ICCA Dubai	19-Nov-13
67	N Vanua, K Doriga	53	P.N.G.	v Scotland	Al Amerat	19-Oct-21
68	Ali Saleem, Usman Arif	53	Norway	v Switzerland	Vantaa	28-Jul-22
69	V Saini, S Vashisht	52*	Romania	v Bulgaria	Ilfov County	17-Oct-20
70	LA Dunbar, V Zimonjic	52*	Serbia	v Bulgaria	Sofia	24-Jun-22
71	KD Karthik, R Ashwin	52*	India	v West Indies	Tarouba	29-Jul-22
72	MS Dhoni, KH Pandya	52	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	6-Feb-19
73	Waqas Barkat, Aizaz Khan	52	Hong Kong	v Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	21-Feb-20
74	K Nassoro, S Thakor	52	Tanzania	v Uganda	Rwanda	18-Nov-21
75	R Satheesan, Sadeeq Khan	51	Romania	v Austria	Ilfov County	29-Aug-19
76	CN Greaves, MRJ Watt	51	Scotland	v Bangladesh	Al Amerat	17-Oct-21
77	BB McCullum, NL McCullum	50*	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	28-Feb-10
78	RR Patel, NM Odhiambo	50	Kenya	v Canada	ICCA Dubai	15-Mar-13
79	Muktar Ali, Nurul Hasan	49*	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	20-Jan-16
80	HL Carlyon, DG Blampied	49*	Jersey	v Guernsey	St Martin	8-Jul-23
81	Virandeep Singh, S Muniandy	49*	Malaysia	v Hong Kong	Kuala Lumpur	22-Sep-23
82	R Powell, AD Russell	49*	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	12-Dec-23
83	PA Nixon, JWM Dalrymple	49	England	v Australia	Sydney	9-Jan-07
84	HR Walsh, Jasdeep Singh	49	U.S.A.	v Canada	Sandys Parish	25-Aug-19
85	MJ Santner, TG Southee	49	New Zealand	v England	Napier	8-Nov-19
86	JOP Scamans, PF Gallagher	49	Finland	v Denmark	Brondby	8-May-22
87	S Muniandy, Khizar Hayat	49	Malaysia	v Singapore	Singapore	28-Jun-22
88	R Powell, AJ Hosein	49	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Hobart	19-Oct-22
89	Shaheryar Butt, Ashiqullah Said	48*	Belgium	v Czech Rep.	Walferdange	29-Aug-20
90	Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza	48	Bangladesh	v Ireland	Belfast	21-Jul-12
91	Ismat Ullah, R Avery	48	Brazil	v Argentina	Cortijo Polo Club Pitch A	4-Oct-19
92	N Pooran, R Shepherd	48	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	20-Feb-22
93	Abdul Wahid, Zain Ul Abidin	47*	Saudi Arabia	v Bahrain	Doha	28-Oct-21
94	Zeeshan Maqsood, Mohammad Nadeem	47*	Oman	v Malaysia	Kirtipur	30-Oct-23
95	RS Bopara, TT Bresnan	47	England	v Australia	Hobart	29-Jan-14
96	NR Kumar, Hamza Tariq	47	Canada	v Nigeria	Abu Dhabi	21-Oct-19
97	DA Miller, SSB Magala	47	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	25-Mar-23
98	VP Thamotharam, Waqas Ahmad	47	Malta	v Romania	Ilfov County	20-Aug-23
99	MD Shanaka, NLTC Perera	46*	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Pallekele	6-Mar-20
100	CE McConchie, R Ravindra	46*	New Zealand	v U.A.E.	Dubai (DSC)	17-Aug-23

Data Source: ESPN Cricinfo