Highest Partnership in ODI

Marlon Samuels and Chris Gayle have the record of the highest partnership in ODI against Zimbabwe on February 24, 2015.

One-Day Internationals are often remembered for individual heroics, but 

partnerships in ODI cricket are crucial as they can change the outcome of a match and boost the confidence of the batting team. 

A well-constructed partnership not only demoralizes the opposition but also allows the batsmen to settle in, assess the conditions, and plan their innings accordingly. 

Throughout the history of ODI cricket, there have been remarkable partnerships that have showcased the skill and talent of the batsmen involved. 

Batsmen must balance aggression and caution, knowing when to take calculated risks and when to consolidate.

Highest Partnership in ODI | Top 10

Let’s explore the top 10 highest partnerships in ODI cricket history, where batsmen have combined their skills to create memorable moments on the field. 

From explosive opening stands to resilient middle-order partnerships, these partnerships have etched their names in the record books, captivating fans around the world.

10. Quinton de Kock & Hashim Amla  (282 runs, South Africa vs Bangladesh, 15-10-2017):

The dynamic South African opening pair of Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla left an indelible mark on October 15, 2017, in Kimberley against Bangladesh.

From the very first ball, de Kock and Amla were in complete control. The Bangladeshi bowlers had no answer to their masterful hitting. 

De Kock unleashed his trademark aggression, raining boundaries across the ground. Sixes soared over midwicket, while crisp drives found the gaps with precision. 

Amla, the seasoned campaigner, played the perfect foil, anchoring the innings with his classy strokeplay.

The duo’s unbeaten partnership of 282 runs for the 1st wicket secured a comfortable 10-wicket victory for the Proteas but also redefined the possibilities of an opening partnership in the 50-over format.

9. David Warner & Travis Head (284 runs, Australia vs Pakistan, January 26, 2017):

Warner and Head turned Adelaide into a batting paradise. Warner’s ferocious 179 and Head’s composed 128 combined for a 284-run opening stand. 

Pakistan could only manage 312 in response, falling short by 57 runs to the Australian onslaught.

The Warner-Head partnership not only etched their names into the annals of cricketing history but also left an enduring impression of the sheer dominance exhibited in that memorable match at Adelaide.

8. Upul Tharanga & Sanath Jayasuriya (286 runs, Sri Lanka vs England, July 1, 2006):

At the historic Headingley ground in Leeds, the Sri Lankan cricket team roared a deafening victory, tearing apart England’s seemingly formidable total with a record breaking run chase. 

Facing a daunting target of 322 set by England, Sri Lanka knew they needed something extraordinary. And extraordinary is exactly what they delivered. 

Jayasuriya, the epitome of aggressive elegance, took the English bowling attack head-on. He unleashed a whirlwind of boundaries, peppering the ground with powerful drives, elegant flicks, and audacious scoops.

Every ball seemed to beg for punishment, and Jayasuriya obliged, sending the crowd into raptures with every stroke.

At the other end, Tharanga played the perfect foil. While Jayasuriya danced down the track and launched into aerial assaults, Tharanga provided solidity and calm amidst the fireworks. 

He played with impeccable timing and shot selection, occupying the crease with unwavering determination.

Jayasuriya’s swashbuckling 152 and Tharanga’s steady 109 formed a 286-run partnership that chased down England’s 321/7 with 75 balls remaining. Sri Lanka’s 8-wicket win sealed their dominance.

7. Virat Kohli & Ishan Kishan (290 runs, India vs Bangladesh, December 10, 2022):

In Chattogram, two generations of Indian batting brilliance came together in a remarkable display of power and skill. 

The experienced Virat Kohli, playing with the poise of a seasoned veteran, crafted a composed 113, while the young Ishan Kishan exploded with youthful exuberance, smashing a blistering 210. 

Their contrasting styles meshed perfectly, as they stitched together a mammoth 290-run partnership, the cornerstone of India’s imposing total of 409/8.

 In stark contrast, Bangladesh’s batting faltered under the pressure, mustering a meagre 182, succumbing to a massive 227-run defeat. 

This emphatic victory was a testament to the depth and versatility of Indian batting, showcasing a seamless blend of experience and youthful exuberance that bodes well for the future.

6. Tamim Iqbal & Litton Das (292 runs, Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, March 6, 2020):

The Bangladeshi tigers roared in Sylhet. Tamim, with a touch of pure class, crafted a masterful 128, while Litton, a storm in orange and green, detonated 176 runs. 

Together, they forged a partnership of epic proportions, 292 runs, leaving the Zimbabwean bowlers gasping for air. 

Bangladesh, feasting on their rivals’ haplessness, piled on a monstrous 322 for 3, a score even the rain couldn’t dampen. 

When Duckworth-Lewis adjusted the target, Zimbabwe found themselves staring down a daunting 300. Their resistance was feeble, a mere flicker in the face of the Bangladeshi onslaught. 

In the end, Bangladesh triumphed by a resounding 123 runs, a victory echoing the triumphant roar of their tigers, a testament to the brilliance of Tamim and Litton, and a stark reminder of their dominance on home soil.

5. Imam-ul-Haq & Fakhar Zaman (304 runs, Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, July 20, 2018):

The Pakistani openers, Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq, transformed the Bulawayo Athletic Club into their own personal playground on a glorious day for Pakistani cricket. 

The first ODI of the series, saw Zaman unleash an absolute beast of an innings, smashing a career-best 210 runs off just 145 balls. His knock was a masterclass in power and precision, peppered with boundaries of all shapes and sizes. 

Not to be outdone, Imam, the elegant southpaw, crafted a delightful century of his own, stroking his way to 113 runs with characteristic finesse.

Together, the duo forged a monumental partnership of 304 runs, the highest by any Pakistani pair in ODIs, completely dismantling the bewildered Zimbabwean bowling attack. Pakistan won the match comfortably by 244.

4. Sourav Ganguly & Rahul Dravid (318 runs, India vs Sri Lanka, May 26, 1999):

On May 26, 1999, at the County Ground in Taunton, England, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid stitched together a remarkable 318-run partnership against Sri Lanka in

the ICC World Cup. This was the highest partnership ever seen in ODI cricket at the time for India.

Ganguly and Dravid came together at the crease after India lost early wickets. They steadied the innings and then began to build a monumental partnership. 

Ganguly went on to score a magnificent 183 runs, his highest ODI score at the time, while Dravid contributed a solid 145. 

Their innings were studded with boundaries and sixes, a display of aggressive batting that was relatively unheard of in ODI cricket at the time.

Their partnership helped India post a mammoth total of 373/6, which was then the highest score ever recorded by India in the World Cup. 

Sri Lanka, in response, were bowled out for 216, losing the match by a massive 157 runs.

3. Sachin Tendulkar & Rahul Dravid (331 runs, India vs New Zealand, November 8, 1999):

On 8th of November, 1999, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, conjured up a magical partnership against New Zealand. 

India lost their opening batsman, Sourav Ganguly, early. But then came together two masters of the craft, two batsmen who could weave willow-wielding symphonies. 

Tendulkar, the master blaster, unleashed his repertoire of strokes, peppering the boundaries with his trademark drives and flicks. Dravid, the wall, stood firm, a resolute rock amidst the flowing runs.

The runs flowed effortlessly, a testament to their understanding and complementary styles. Tendulkar, the aggressor, kept the scoreboard ticking, while Dravid, the accumulator, provided solidity.

In the 45th over, Dravid fell for a magnificent 153, an innings laced with 15 boundaries and 2 sixes. But the momentum didn’t wane. Tendulkar continued his onslaught, reaching his 28th ODI century and eventually finishing on an unbeaten 186.

India’s final score of 376/2 was a mammoth total in those days, and New Zealand, never truly recovering from the onslaught, were bundled out for 202. 

India won by a comprehensive 174 runs, but the real victory was the partnership between Tendulkar and Dravid, a display of batting mastery that redefined what was possible in one-day cricket.

2. Shai Hope & John Campbell (365 runs, West Indies vs Ireland, May 5, 2019):

West Indies’ opening duo, Shai Hope and John Campbell, rewrote the record books, stitching together a monumental 365-run partnership against Irland on May 5, 2019.

Their innings wasn’t just a pile of runs; it was a symphony of willow and leather, a masterclass in controlled aggression and audacious strokeplay. 

Hope, the elegant southpaw, unfurled his cover drives with the grace of a maestro, while Campbell, the stocky left-hander, sent the ball soaring over the ropes with brute force.

Hope’s elegant 170 and Campbell’s brutal 179 combined for a stunning 365. Ireland were left bewildered, as West Indies cruised to a 196-run victory.

1. Marlon Samuels & Chris Gayle (372 runs, West Indies vs Zimbabwe, February 24, 2015):

In a Pool B match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 agaisnt Zimbabwe, the West Indian duo of Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels rewrote the record books in a way that left jaws agape and hearts pounding.

Dwayne Smith’s early dismissal did little to dampen the West Indian spirit. Enter Chris Gayle, the “Universe Boss,” in all his swagger and destructive brilliance. 

The Zimbabwean bowlers were mere bowling machines, feeding Gayle a steady diet of deliveries that met their inevitable fate – soaring over the boundary ropes in a symphony of sixes. Boundaries blurred, and records tumbled.

But Gayle wasn’t a lone warrior. At the other end, stood Marlon Samuels, the epitome of composure amidst the Gayle hurricane. 

He played the perfect foil, rotating the strike, finding boundaries of his own, and providing Gayle the platform to unleash his fury. Their partnership, a study in contrasts, was a masterclass in symbiotic batting.

Gayle smashed a belligerent 215, while Samuels held the innings together with 133. Their unbeaten stand crushed Zimbabwe, who could only manage 289 against West Indies’ mammoth 372/2.

List of All the Highest Partnerships in ODI Cricket History

Sr. No.	Partners	Runs	Wkt	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Marlon Samuels (133), Chris Gayle (215)	372	2nd	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Canberra	24-Feb-15
2	Shai Hope (170), John Campbell (179)	365	1st	West Indies	v Ireland	Dublin	5-May-19
3	Sachin Tendulkar (186), Rahul Dravid (153)	331	2nd	India	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	8-Nov-99
4	Sourav Ganguly (183), Rahul Dravid (145)	318	2nd	India	v Sri Lanka	Taunton	26-May-99
5	Imam-ul-Haq (113), Fakhar Zaman (210)	304	1st	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	20-Jul-18
6	Tamim Iqbal (128), Litton Das (176)	292	1st	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Sylhet	6-Mar-20
7	Virat Kohli (113), Ishan Kishan (210)	290	2nd	India	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	10-Dec-22
8	Upul Tharanga (109), Sanath Jayasuriya (152)	286	1st	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	1-Jul-06
9	David Warner (179), Travis Head (128)	284	1st	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	26-Jan-17
10	Quinton de Kock (168), Hashim Amla (110)	282*	1st	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Kimberley	15-Oct-17
11	Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne	282	1st	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Pallekele	10-Mar-11
12	A Jadeja, M Azharuddin	275*	4th	India	v Zimbabwe	Cuttack	9-Apr-98
13	JAH Marshall, BB McCullum	274	1st	New Zealand	v Ireland	Aberdeen	1-Jul-08
14	R Ravindra, DP Conway	273*	2nd	New Zealand	v England	Ahmedabad	5-Oct-23
15	DA Warner, TM Head	269	1st	Australia	v England	Melbourne	22-Nov-22
16	L Ronchi, GD Elliott	267*	6th	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	23-Jan-15
17	Inzamam-ul-Haq, Aamer Sohail	263	2nd	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Sharjah	20-Apr-94
18	DA Warner, SPD Smith	260	2nd	Australia	v Afghanistan	Perth	4-Mar-15
19	DA Warner, MR Marsh	259	1st	Australia	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	20-Oct-23
20	DA Warner, AJ Finch	258*	1st	Australia	v India	Wankhede	14-Jan-20
21	SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly	258	1st	India	v Kenya	Paarl	24-Oct-01
22	D Ramdin, DM Bravo	258	3rd	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Basseterre	25-Aug-14
23	Saleem Elahi, Abdul Razzaq	257	2nd	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11-Dec-02
24	DA Miller, JP Duminy	256*	5th	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Hamilton	15-Feb-15
25	JJ Roy, AD Hales	256*	1st	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	24-Jun-16
26	Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni	256	4th	India	v England	Cuttack	19-Jan-17
27	Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran	256	1st	Afghanistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	8-Jul-23
28	SR Watson, RT Ponting	252*	2nd	Australia	v England	Centurion	2-Oct-09
29	SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly	252	1st	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	7-Jul-98
30	DA Miller, F du Plessis	252	4th	South Africa	v Australia	Hobart	11-Nov-18
31	IJL Trott, AJ Strauss	250	2nd	England	v Bangladesh	Birmingham	12-Jul-10
32	JE Root, AD Hales	248	2nd	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	30-Aug-16
33	RR Rossouw, HM Amla	247	1st	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	18-Jan-15
34	RR Rossouw, HM Amla	247	3rd	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28-Jan-15
35	F du Plessis, HM Amla	247	2nd	South Africa	v Ireland	Canberra	3-Mar-15
36	SE Marsh, AJ Finch	246	1st	Australia	v Scotland	Edinburgh	3-Sep-13
37	RG Sharma, V Kohli	246	2nd	India	v West Indies	Guwahati	21-Oct-18
38	SR Tendulkar, SC Ganguly	244	2nd	India	v Namibia	Pietermaritzburg	23-Feb-03
39	SPD Smith, GJ Bailey	242	3rd	Australia	v India	Perth	12-Jan-16
40	Q de Kock, HM Amla	239	1st	South Africa	v England	Centurion	9-Feb-16
41	BKG Mendis, WIA Fernando	239	3rd	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Hambantota	26-Feb-20
42	AB de Villiers, HM Amla	238	3rd	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	17-Mar-13
43	SR Tendulkar, R Dravid	237*	3rd	India	v Kenya	Bristol	23-May-99
44	ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu	237	1st	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Sydney	9-Jan-03
45	A Symonds, RT Ponting	237	4th	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Sydney	12-Feb-06
46	TWM Latham, MJ Guptill	236*	1st	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	4-Aug-15
47	SC Ganguly, R Dravid	236	2nd	India	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	22-Mar-99
48	G Kirsten, HH Gibbs	235	1st	South Africa	v India	Kochi	9-Mar-00
49	RT Ponting, DR Martyn	234*	3rd	Australia	v India	Johannesburg	23-Mar-03
50	KL Rahul, V Kohli	233*	3rd	India	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	10-Sep-23
51	JN Rhodes, DJ Cullinan	232	4th	South Africa	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	29-Sep-96
52	DJ Malan, JC Buttler	232	4th	England	v South Africa	Kimberley	1-Feb-23
53	AM Tribe, JAD Lawrenson	232	3rd	Jersey	v P.N.G.	Windhoek	1-Apr-23
54	WU Tharanga, TM Dilshan	231*	1st	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (RPS)	26-Mar-11
55	SR Tendulkar, NS Sidhu	231	2nd	India	v Pakistan	Sharjah	15-Apr-96
56	AM Rahane, S Dhawan	231	1st	India	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	2-Nov-14
57	DA Warner, AJ Finch	231	1st	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	28-Sep-17
58	Saeed Anwar, Ijaz Ahmed	230	3rd	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	18-Jan-98
59	RG Sharma, V Kohli	230	2nd	India	v New Zealand	Kanpur	29-Oct-17
60	MD Gunathilaka, N Dickwella	229	1st	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	6-Jul-17
61	Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat	228*	1st	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11-Sep-11
62	KJJ van Noortwijk, JF Kloppenburg	228	2nd	Netherlands	v Namibia	Bloemfontein	3-Mar-03
63	WTS Porterfield, KJ O'Brien	227	4th	Ireland	v Kenya	Nairobi (Ruaraka)	2-Feb-07
64	RG Sharma, KL Rahul	227	1st	India	v West Indies	Visakhapatnam	18-Dec-19
65	Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran	227	1st	Afghanistan	v Pakistan	Hambantota	24-Aug-23
66	EJG Morgan, RS Bopara	226*	5th	England	v Ireland	Dublin (Malahide)	3-Sep-13
67	CL Hooper, S Chanderpaul	226	4th	West Indies	v South Africa	East London	24-Jan-99
68	DPMD Jayawardene, MS Atapattu	226	3rd	Sri Lanka	v India	Sharjah	27-Oct-00
69	AJ Strauss, A Flintoff	226	4th	England	v West Indies	Lord's	6-Jul-04
70	KO Otieno, DN Chudasama	225	1st	Kenya	v Bangladesh	Nairobi (Gym)	10-Oct-97
71	RT Ponting, AC Gilchrist	225	2nd	Australia	v England	Melbourne	15-Dec-02
72	JN Malan, Q de Kock	225	1st	South Africa	v Ireland	Dublin (Malahide)	16-Jul-21
73	DM Jones, AR Border	224*	3rd	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Adelaide	28-Jan-85
74	V Kohli, G Gambhir	224	3rd	India	v Sri Lanka	Eden Gardens	24-Dec-09
75	Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez	224	1st	Pakistan	v India	Mirpur	18-Mar-12
76	Sikandar Raza, H Masakadza	224	1st	Zimbabwe	v Afghanistan	Bulawayo	20-Jul-14
77	Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah	224	5th	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Cardiff	9-Jun-17
78	A Jadeja, M Azharuddin	223	5th	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	17-Aug-97
79	Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik	223	3rd	Pakistan	v Hong Kong	Colombo (SSC)	18-Jul-04
80	SR Waugh, MG Bevan	222	4th	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16-Aug-00
81	PD Salt, DJ Malan	222	2nd	England	v Netherlands	Amstelveen	17-Jun-22
82	DA Miller, H Klaasen	222	5th	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	15-Sep-23
83	KS Williamson, TWM Latham	221*	4th	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	25-Nov-22
84	IVA Richards, CG Greenidge	221	2nd	West Indies	v India	Jamshedpur	7-Dec-83
85	Yuvraj Singh, V Sehwag	221	3rd	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	3-Feb-09
86	AB de Villiers, HM Amla	221	3rd	South Africa	v Netherlands	Mohali	3-Mar-11
87	JJ Roy, JE Root	221	3rd	England	v Australia	Melbourne	14-Jan-18
88	A Symonds, MJ Clarke	220	5th	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	7-Dec-05
89	Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes	220	2nd	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	26-Oct-18
90	ME Waugh, RT Ponting	219	2nd	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	11-Apr-98
91	RT Ponting, ML Hayden	219	2nd	Australia	v India	Visakhapatnam	3-Apr-01
92	Naved Latif, Inzamam-ul-Haq	219	3rd	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	2-Nov-01
93	JP Duminy, AB de Villiers	219	3rd	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Benoni	22-Oct-10
94	RG Sharma, V Kohli	219	2nd	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	31-Aug-17
95	Mohammad Shahzad, Karim Sadiq	218*	2nd	Afghanistan	v Scotland	Ayr	16-Aug-10
96	DPMD Jayawardene, MS Dhoni	218	6th	Asia XI	v Africa XI	Chennai	10-Jun-07
97	SD Hope, SO Hetmyer	218	2nd	West Indies	v India	Chennai	15-Dec-19
98	AM Samad, A Bagai	217	3rd	Canada	v Bermuda	King City (NW)	1-Jul-08
99	Zeeshan Maqsood, Aqib Ilyas	216	3rd	Oman	v U.S.A.	Kirtipur	11-Feb-20
100	N Pooran, SD Hope	216	4th	West Indies	v Nepal	Harare	22-Jun-23

Data Source: ESPN Cricinfo