Highest 9th Wicket Partnership in ODI

Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga’s 132-run partnership for Sri Lanka against Australia in Melbourne in 2010 is the highest 9th wicket partnership in ODI.

Normally, the ninth wicket partnership involves bowlers and lower-order batsmen who aren’t known for their batting skills.

However, there have been numerous instances, where the ninth wicket surprises everyone by creating partnerships that go beyond expectations and change the course of the game.

Highest 9th Wicket Partnership in ODI | Top 10

Here are the top 10 highest 9th wicket partnerships in ODI cricket History:

10. Yusuf Pathan and Zaheer Khan (India) – 100 Partnership

Yusuf Pathan and Zaheer Khan’s 100-run partnership for India against South Africa in Centurion in 2011 is the tenth-highest ninth-wicket partnership in ODI history. 

The pair came together, India were 134-8, but they put on a late fight to help their team reach a total of 234. 

Pathan scored 106 runs off 70 balls, while Khan contributed 24 runs off 58 balls. Despite their remarkable partnership, they could not win the match for their team as South Africa went on to win the match by 33 runs (D/L method).

9. Liam Plunkett and Vikram Solanki (England) – 100 Runs Partnership

Liam Plunkett and Vikram Solanki scored 100 runs together for England against Pakistan in Lahore in 2005. 

They came together with England struggling at 130-8, but they put on a valuable partnership to help their team reach a total of 230. Plunkett scored 56 runs off 80 balls, while Solanki contributed 39 runs off 48 balls. 

English bowlers were unable to defend that target and Pakistan won the match by 7 wickets with 36 balls remaining.

8. Dasun Shanaka and Kasun Rajitha (Sri Lanka) – 100* Runs Partnership

Dasun Shanaka and Kasun Rajitha’s 100-run partnership for Sri Lanka against India in Guwahati in 2023 is the eighth-highest ninth-wicket partnership in ODI history. 

At one stage, Sri Lanka were 206-8, but they made a remarkable partnership to help their team reach a total of 306. 

Shanaka scored 108 runs off 88 balls, while Rajitha contributed 9 runs off 21 balls. Despite their match winning effort, India went on to win the match by 67 runs.

7. MS Dhoni and RP Singh (India) – 101 Runs Partnership

MS Dhoni and RP Singh made 101 runs partnership for India against West Indies in Kingston in 2009. 

The pair came together with India struggling at 67-8, but they put on a rescue act to help their team reach a total of 168. 

Dhoni scored 95 runs off 130 balls, while Singh contributed 23 runs off 75 balls. Despite their outstanding partnership, West Indies went on to win the match by 8 wickets with 95 balls remaining.

6. Shaun Pollock and Thomas Odoyo (Africa XI) – 103 Runs Partnership

Shaun Pollock and Thomas Odoyo’s 103-run partnership for Africa XI against Asia XI in Bengaluru in 2007 is the sixth-highest ninth-wicket partnership in ODI history. 

Africa XI were struggling at 145-8, but they put on a valuable partnership to help their team reach a total of 283. 

Pollock scored 130 runs off 110 balls, while Odoyo contributed 39 runs off 35 balls but they could win the match for their team as the Asia XI won the match by 34 runs.

5. James Faulkner and Clint McKay (Australia) – 115 Runs Partnership

James Faulkner and Clint McKay made a 115-run partnership for Australia against India at Bengaluru in 2013. 

The pair came together with Australia struggling at 222-8, but they put on a late flourish to help their team reach a total of 326. 

Faulkner scored 116 runs off 73 balls, while McKay contributed 18 runs off 37 balls. Despite their remarkable partnership, India went on to win the match by 57 runs.

4. Jai Prakash Yadav and Irfan Pathan (India) – 118 Runs Partnership

Jai Prakash Yadav and Irfan Pathan scored 118 runs together against New Zealand at Bulawayo in 2005. 

India were struggling at 46-8, but they put on a determined display to help their team reach a score of 164. 

Yadav scored 69 runs off 92 balls, while Pathan contributed 50 runs off 61 balls but their partnerships could not save the match as New Zealand went on to win the match by 51 runs.

3. Gerhard Erasmus and Bernard Scholtz (Namibia) – 121 Runs Partnership

Gerhard Erasmus and Bernard Scholtz made a 121-run partnership for Namibia against Oman at the ICCA Dubai in 2022. 

The pair came together with Namibia struggling at 105-8, but they put on a spirited display to help their team reach a total of 226. 

Erasmus scored 121 runs off 120 balls, while Scholtz contributed 30 runs off 52 balls. Namibia went on to win the match by 110 runs.

2. Kapil Dev and Syed Kirmani (India) – 126* Runs Partnership

Kapil Dev and Syed Kirmani’s 126 runs partnership for India against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells in 1983 is the second highest ninth wicket partnership in ODI history. 

The pair came together with India struggling at 75-8, but they put on a fighting display to help their team reach a respectable total of 266.

Kapil Dev scored 175 runs off 138 balls, while Kirmani contributed 24 runs off 56 balls. India went on to win the match by 31 runs.

1. Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) – 132 Runs Partnership

Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka scored 132 runs against Australia in Melbourne on November 3, 2010, which is the highest ninth wicket partnership in ODI cricket.

The pair came together with Sri Lanka struggling at 107-8, but they put on a remarkable display of batting to rescue their team. 

Mathews scored 77 runs off 86 balls, while Malinga contributed 56 runs off 48 balls. Their partnership helped Sri Lanka to chase down Australia’s target of 240 with one wicket and 34 balls to spare.

List of All the Highest 9th Wicket Partnerships in ODI Cricket History

Sr. No.	Partners	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Angelo Mathews, Lasith Malinga	132	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Melbourne	3-Nov-10
2	Kapil Dev, Syed Kirmani	126*	India	v Zimbabwe	Tunbridge Wells	18-Jun-83
3	Gerhard Erasmus, Bernard Scholtz	121	Namibia	v Oman	ICCA Dubai	6-Mar-22
4	Jai Prakash Yadav, Irfan Pathan	118	India	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	26-Aug-05
5	James Faulkner, Clint McKay	115	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	2-Nov-13
6	Shaun Pollock, Thomas Odoyo	103	Africa XI	v Asia XI	Bengaluru	6-Jun-07
7	MS Dhoni, RP Singh	101	India	v West Indies	Kingston	28-Jun-09
8	Dasun Shanaka, Kasun Rajitha	100*	Sri Lanka	v India	Guwahati	10-Jan-23
9	Liam Plunkett, Vikram Solanki	100	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	12-Dec-05
10	Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan	100	India	v South Africa	Centurion	23-Jan-11
11	DAS Gunaratne, RAS Lakmal	97*	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	10-Feb-17
12	Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza	97	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Multan	16-Apr-08
13	DA Miller, RK Kleinveldt	95	South Africa	v England	The Oval	19-Jun-13
14	Sikandar Raza, TS Chisoro	91*	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	25-Nov-16
15	Sarfaraz Ahmed, Hasan Ali	90	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	22-Jan-19
16	HS Modi, AY Karim	89	Kenya	v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	28-Sep-96
17	Sikandar Raza, T Panyangara	89	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	4-Aug-15
18	SE Marsh, DE Bollinger	88	Australia	v England	Hobart	21-Jan-11
19	Y Cariah, AS Joseph	85	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	19-Aug-22
20	JDS Neesham, MJ Henry	84	New Zealand	v India	Mohali	23-Oct-16
21	KD Mills, TG Southee	83	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	8-Mar-09
22	NLTC Perera, SMSM Senanayake	82	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	17-Feb-14
23	JC Buttler, AU Rashid	81	England	v Australia	Manchester	24-Jun-18
24	Arshad Laeeq, SF Dukanwala	80*	U.A.E.	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	16-Feb-96
25	MG Bevan, SK Warne	77	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	18-Apr-99
26	RR Sarwan, IDR Bradshaw	77	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25-Feb-06
27	SA Abbott, JR Hazlewood	77	Australia	v India	Indore	24-Sep-23
28	LRPL Taylor, KA Jamieson	76*	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	8-Feb-20
29	RS Kalpage, WPUJC Vaas	76	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	7-Aug-94
30	MN Waller, TL Chatara	76	Zimbabwe	v Scotland	Edinburgh	15-Jun-17
31	TK Curran, AU Rashid	76	England	v Australia	Manchester	13-Sep-20
32	RK Paudel, Karan KC	75*	Nepal	v Scotland	Kirtipur	21-Feb-23
33	BB McCullum, DL Vettori	74*	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	10-Dec-05
34	MG Bevan, AJ Bichel	73*	Australia	v England	Gqeberha	2-Mar-03
35	B Lee, JN Gillespie	73*	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	26-Jan-05
36	MJ Henry, MJ McClenaghan	73*	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	25-Jan-16
37	Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Sami	73	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	4-Feb-07
38	CO Browne, IDR Bradshaw	71*	West Indies	v England	The Oval	25-Sep-04
39	Shafiqullah, Dawlat Zadran	71*	Afghanistan	v Ireland	Greater Noida	19-Mar-17
40	SHT Kandamby, HMCM Bandara	71	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	9-Aug-09
41	JP Faulkner, MA Starc	71	Australia	v South Africa	Harare	6-Sep-14
42	TWM Latham, TG Southee	71	New Zealand	v India	Dharamsala	16-Oct-16
43	Abdul Razzaq, Naved-ul-Hasan	70*	Pakistan	v England	Nottingham	8-Sep-06
44	DL Vettori, KD Mills	70	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	8-Dec-04
45	B Evans, R Ngarava	70	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	18-Aug-22
46	AAP Atkinson, MA Wood	70	England	v South Africa	Wankhede	21-Oct-23
47	K Doriga, A Nao	69	P.N.G.	v Hong Kong	ICCA Dubai	8-Dec-17
48	MJ Santner, LH Ferguson	69	New Zealand	v England	Mount Maunganui	28-Feb-18
49	BB McCullum, DL Vettori	68	New Zealand	v Australia	The Oval	16-Sep-04
50	Mahmudullah, Mustafizur Rahman	68	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Wankhede	24-Oct-23
51	NL McCullum, KD Mills	67	New Zealand	v India	Guwahati	28-Nov-10
52	SC Williams, KM Jarvis	67	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	21-Oct-18
53	NN Odhiambo, PJ Ongondo	66*	Kenya	v Bermuda	Mombasa	11-Nov-06
54	J Smits, E Schiferli	66	Netherlands	v Bermuda	Potchefstroom	8-Apr-09
55	Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul	66	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Pallekele	8-Mar-11
56	K Gore, EH Hutchinson	66	U.S.A.	v Oman	Al Amerat	16-Sep-21
57	CA Soper, D Ravu	66	P.N.G.	v Scotland	Al Amerat	25-Sep-21
58	C Madande, R Ngarava	66	Zimbabwe	v Netherlands	Harare	21-Mar-23
59	SS Dighe, DS Mohanty	65*	India	v West Indies	Harare	7-Jul-01
60	WD Parnell, DW Steyn	65	South Africa	v India	Jaipur	21-Feb-10
61	KA Pollard, SP Narine	64	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	8-Feb-13
62	MG Bracewell, LH Ferguson	64	New Zealand	v Ireland	Dublin (Malahide)	10-Jul-22
63	Shoaib Malik, Yasir Shah	63*	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	3-Oct-15
64	RJ Hadlee, GB Troup	63	New Zealand	v England	Brisbane	15-Jan-83
65	MD Marshall, J Garner	63	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	6-Feb-85
66	WPUJC Vaas, LHD Dilhara	63	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	25-Oct-05
67	KU Carty, K Sinclair	63	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Harare	7-Jul-23
68	Khaled Mashud, Mohammad Rafique	62*	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Kingstown	15-May-04
69	Umar Gul, Mohammad Amir	62	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	30-Jul-09
70	RM Haq, AC Evans	62	Scotland	v Afghanistan	Dunedin	26-Feb-15
71	Sompal Kami, Karan KC	61*	Nepal	v Oman	Kirtipur	21-Apr-23
72	SM Pollock, J Botha	61	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne (Docklands)	20-Jan-06
73	D Pretorius, AL Phehlukwayo	61	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	22-Feb-17
74	S Abid Ali, S Venkataraghavan	60	India	v New Zealand	Manchester	14-Jun-75
75	JC Adams, NAM McLean	60	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	23-Jan-01
76	JR Hopes, GB Hogg	60	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	22-Jan-06
77	Samiullah Shinwari, Hamid Hassan	60	Afghanistan	v Scotland	Dunedin	26-Feb-15
78	CR Woakes, TK Curran	60	England	v Australia	Adelaide	26-Jan-18
79	SM Curran, MA Wood	60	England	v India	Pune	28-Mar-21

Data Source: ESPN Cricinfo