WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka owns the record for being a partner in most 200 plus runs partnerships for the first wicket. He has partnered seven such partnerships which is a world record
DA Warner and TM Head of Australia posted 284 runs for the first wicket against Pakistan at Adelaide on 26.01.17 to provide the 33rd occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the history of one day games. All such occasions are listed below in the order of descending runs of partnerships
No |
Partners |
Wkt |
Runs |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
1 |
ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga |
1 |
286 |
2 |
Srl |
Eng |
Leeds |
01 Jul 2006 |
2 |
TM Head, DA Warner |
1 |
284 |
1 |
Aus |
Pak |
Adelaide |
26 Jan 2017 |
3 |
TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga |
1 |
282 |
1 |
Srl |
Zim |
Pallekele |
10 Mar 2011 |
4 |
BB McCullum, JAH Marshall |
1 |
274 |
1 |
NZl |
Ire |
Aberdeen |
01 Jul 2008 |
5 |
SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar |
1 |
258 |
1 |
Ind |
Ken |
Paarl |
24 Oct 2001 |
6 |
AD Hales, JJ Roy |
1 |
256* |
2 |
Eng |
Srl |
Birmingham |
24 Jun 2016 |
7 |
SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar |
1 |
252 |
1 |
Ind |
Srl |
Col-(RPS) |
07 Jul 1998 |
8 |
HM Amla, RR Rossouw |
1 |
247 |
1 |
RSA |
Win |
Johannesburg |
18 Jan 2015 |
9 |
AJ Finch, SE Marsh |
1 |
246 |
1 |
Aus |
Sco |
Edinburgh |
03 Sep 2013 |
10 |
HM Amla, Q de Kock |
1 |
239 |
2 |
RSA |
Eng |
Centurion |
09 Feb 2016 |
11 |
MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya |
1 |
237 |
1 |
Srl |
Aus |
Sydney |
09 Jan 2003 |
12 |
MJ Guptill, TWM Latham |
1 |
236* |
2 |
NZl |
Zim |
Harare |
04 Aug 2015 |
13 |
HH Gibbs, G Kirsten |
1 |
235 |
1 |
RSA |
Ind |
Kochi |
09 Mar 2000 |
14 |
TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga |
1 |
231* |
2 |
Srl |
Eng |
Col-(RPS) |
26 Mar 2011 |
15 |
S Dhawan, AM Rahane |
1 |
231 |
1 |
Ind |
Srl |
Cuttack |
02 Nov 2014 |
16 |
Imran Farhat, Mohd Hafeez |
1 |
228* |
2 |
Pak |
Zim |
Harare |
11 Sep 2011 |
17 |
DN Chudasama, KO Otieno |
1 |
225 |
1 |
Ken |
Ban |
Nairobi (G) |
10 Oct 1997 |
18 |
Mohd Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed |
1 |
224 |
1 |
Pak |
Ind |
Dhaka |
18 Mar 2012 |
19 |
H Masakadza, Sikandar Raza |
1 |
224 |
2 |
Zim |
Afg |
Bulawayo |
20 Jul 2014 |
20 |
M Jayawardene, WU Tharanga |
1 |
215 |
2 |
Srl |
Ban |
Dhaka |
08 Jan 2010 |
21 |
M Jayawardene, WU Tharanga |
1 |
213 |
1 |
Srl |
Ind |
Kingston |
02 Jul 2013 |
22 |
DC Boon, GR Marsh |
1 |
212 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Jaipur |
07 Sep 1986 |
23 |
AC Gilchrist, ME Waugh |
1 |
206 |
2 |
Aus |
Win |
Brisbane |
14 Jan 2001 |
24 |
Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar |
1 |
204 |
1 |
Pak |
Srl |
Sharjah |
04 Feb 1993 |
25 |
SP Fleming, L Vincent |
1 |
204 |
1 |
NZl |
Zim |
Bulawayo |
24 Aug 2005 |
26 |
GM Hamilton, DF Watts |
1 |
203 |
1 |
Sco |
Can |
Aberdeen |
07 Jul 2009 |
27 |
Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar |
1 |
202 |
1 |
Pak |
Srl |
Adelaide |
17 Feb 1990 |
28 |
M Jayawardene, WU Tharanga |
1 |
202 |
2 |
Srl |
Pak |
Dambulla |
03 Aug 2009 |
29 |
G Gambhir, V Sehwag |
1 |
201* |
2 |
Ind |
NZl |
Hamilton |
11 Mar 2009 |
30 |
ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga |
1 |
201 |
2 |
Srl |
NZl |
Napier |
28 Dec 2006 |
31 |
ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara |
1 |
201 |
1 |
Srl |
Ban |
Karachi |
30 Jun 2008 |
32 |
S Chanderpaul, SC Williams |
1 |
200* |
2 |
Win |
Ind |
Bridgetown |
03 May 1997 |
33 |
VS Solanki, ME Trescothick |
1 |
200 |
2 |
Eng |
RSA |
The Oval |
28 Jun 2003 |
This stand is just two runs shy of the world record for the first wicket partnership in one day games. The world record stand is 286 runs between ST Jayasuriya and WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka against England at Leeds on 01.07.06
No |
Partners |
Wkt |
Runs |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
1 |
ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga |
1 |
286 |
2 |
Srl |
Eng |
Leeds |
01 Jul 2006 |
2 |
TM Head, DA Warner |
1 |
284 |
1 |
Aus |
Pak |
Adelaide |
26 Jan 2017 |
This stand represents the fourth 200 plus runs stand posted by Australian batsmen for the first wicket in one day games and also represents the highest partnership for the first wicket. The previous best was 246 runs partnership between AJ Finch and SE Marsh against Scotland at Edinbugh on 03.09.13
No |
Partners |
Wkt |
Runs |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
1 |
TM Head, DA Warner |
1 |
284 |
1 |
Aus |
Pak |
Adelaide |
26 Jan 2017 |
2 |
AJ Finch, SE Marsh |
1 |
246 |
1 |
Aus |
Sco |
Edinburgh |
03 Sep 2013 |
3 |
DC Boon, GR Marsh |
1 |
212 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Jaipur |
07 Sep 1986 |
4 |
AC Gilchrist, ME Waugh |
1 |
206 |
2 |
Aus |
Win |
Brisbane |
14 Jan 2001 |
This stand represents the second 200 plus runs stand posted by batsmen for the first wicket in one day games against Pakistan and also represents the highest partnership for the first wicket against Pakistan. The previous best t was 202 runs between DPMD Jayawardene and WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka at Dambulla on 03.08.09
No |
Partners |
Wkt |
Runs |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
1 |
TM Head, DA Warner |
1 |
284 |
1 |
Aus |
Pak |
Adelaide |
26 Jan 2017 |
2 |
M Jayawardene, WU Tharanga |
1 |
202 |
2 |
Srl |
Pak |
Dambulla |
03 Aug 2009 |
This stand represents one of the seven 250 plus runs partnerships for the first wicket posted in the history of one day internationals. All the seven stands are listed below
No |
Partners |
Wkt |
Runs |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
1 |
ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga |
1 |
286 |
2 |
Srl |
Eng |
Leeds |
01 Jul 2006 |
2 |
TM Head, DA Warner |
1 |
284 |
1 |
Aus |
Pak |
Adelaide |
26 Jan 2017 |
3 |
TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga |
1 |
282 |
1 |
Srl |
Zim |
Pallekele |
10 Mar 2011 |
4 |
BB McCullum, JAH Marshall |
1 |
274 |
1 |
NZl |
Ire |
Aberdeen |
01 Jul 2008 |
5 |
SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar |
1 |
258 |
1 |
Ind |
Ken |
Paarl |
24 Oct 2001 |
6 |
AD Hales, JJ Roy |
1 |
256* |
2 |
Eng |
Srl |
Birmingham |
24 Jun 2016 |
7 |
SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar |
1 |
252 |
1 |
Ind |
Srl |
Col-(RPS) |
07 Jul 1998 |
The following table lists the six occasions of unfinished partnerships for the first wicket of 200 plus runs in the history of one day games. Of the six partnerships listed below, five games have been won without losing a wicket or by ten wickets. The only game which was decided by DL Method when India was declared victors by 84 runs on DL Method was the game against New Zealand at Hamilton on 11.03.09 when G Gambhir and V Sehwag posted 201runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket
No |
Partners |
Wkt |
Runs |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
1 |
S Chanderpaul, SC Williams |
1 |
200* |
2 |
Win |
Ind |
Bridgetown |
03 May 1997 |
2 |
G Gambhir, V Sehwag |
1 |
201* |
2 |
Ind |
NZl |
Hamilton |
11 Mar 2009 |
3 |
Imran Farhat, Mohd Hafeez |
1 |
228* |
2 |
Pak |
Zim |
Harare |
11 Sep 2011 |
4 |
TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga |
1 |
231* |
2 |
Srl |
Eng |
Col-(RPS) |
26 Mar 2011 |
5 |
MJ Guptill, TWM Latham |
1 |
236* |
2 |
NZl |
Zim |
Harare |
04 Aug 2015 |
6 |
AD Hales, JJ Roy |
1 |
256* |
2 |
Eng |
Srl |
Birmingham |
24 Jun 2016 |
The following table lists the seven 200 partnerships in which WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka is one of the partners. WU Tharanga owns the world record for most 200 plus runs partnerships the first wicket in which he is one of the partners
No |
Partners |
Wkt |
Runs |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
1 |
ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga |
1 |
286 |
2 |
Srl |
Eng |
Leeds |
01 Jul 2006 |
2 |
ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga |
1 |
201 |
2 |
Srl |
NZl |
Napier |
28 Dec 2006 |
3 |
M Jayawardene, WU Tharanga |
1 |
202 |
2 |
Srl |
Pak |
Dambulla |
03 Aug 2009 |
4 |
M Jayawardene, WU Tharanga |
1 |
215 |
2 |
Srl |
Ban |
Dhaka |
08 Jan 2010 |
5 |
TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga |
1 |
282 |
1 |
Srl |
Zim |
Pallekele |
10 Mar 2011 |
6 |
TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga |
1 |
231* |
2 |
Srl |
Eng |
Col-(RPS) |
26 Mar 2011 |
7 |
M Jayawardene, WU Tharanga |
1 |
213 |
1 |
Srl |
Ind |
Kingston |
02 Jul 2013 |