250 plus runs partnerships in the history of one day internationals
Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni converse during their stand of 256 runs
Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni stitched 256 runs partnership for the fourth wicket in the just concluded one day game against England at Cuttack to provide the 19th occasion of batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnerships in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Aamer Sohail, Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2 | 263 | 1 | Pak | NZl | Sharjah | 20 Apr 1994 |
| 2 | M Azharuddin, A Jadeja | 4 | 275* | 1 | Ind | Zim | Cuttack | 09 Apr 1998 |
| 3 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 252 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 07 Jul 1998 |
| 4 | R Dravid, SC Ganguly | 2 | 318 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 5 | R Dravid, SR Tendulkar | 2 | 331 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 08 Nov 1999 |
| 6 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 258 | 1 | Ind | Ken | Paarl | 24 Oct 2001 |
| 7 | Abdul Razzaq, Saleem Elahi | 2 | 257 | 1 | Pak | SAF | Port Elizabeth | 11 Dec 2002 |
| 8 | ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga | 1 | 286 | 2 | Srl | Eng | Leeds | 01 Jul 2006 |
| 9 | BB McCullum, JAH Marshall | 1 | 274 | 1 | NZl | Ire | Aberdeen | 01 Jul 2008 |
| 10 | RT Ponting, SR Watson | 2 | 252* | 2 | Aus | Eng | Centurion | 02 Oct 2009 |
| 11 | AJ Strauss, IJL Trott | 2 | 250 | 1 | Eng | Ban | Birmingham | 12 Jul 2010 |
| 12 | TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga | 1 | 282 | 1 | Srl | Zim | Pallekele | 10 Mar 2011 |
| 13 | DM Bravo, D Ramdin | 3 | 258 | 1 | Win | Ban | Basseterre | 25 Aug 2014 |
| 14 | GD Elliott, L Ronchi | 6 | 267* | 1 | NZl | Srl | Dunedin | 23 Jan 2015 |
| 15 | JP Duminy, DA Miller | 5 | 256* | 1 | SAF | Zim | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2015 |
| 16 | CH Gayle, MN Samuels | 2 | 372 | 1 | Win | Zim | Canberra | 24 Feb 2015 |
| 17 | SPD Smith, DA Warner | 2 | 260 | 1 | Aus | Afg | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 18 | AD Hales, JJ Roy | 1 | 256* | 2 | Eng | Srl | Birmingham | 24 Jun 2016 |
| 19 | MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh | 4 | 256 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 250 plus runs partnership in one day games. All such occasions are furnished below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Azharuddin, A Jadeja | 4 | 275* | 1 | Ind | Zim | Cuttack | 09 Apr 1998 |
| 2 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 252 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 07 Jul 1998 |
| 3 | R Dravid, SC Ganguly | 2 | 318 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 4 | R Dravid, SR Tendulkar | 2 | 331 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 08 Nov 1999 |
| 5 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 258 | 1 | Ind | Ken | Paarl | 24 Oct 2001 |
| 6 | MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh | 4 | 256 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |
It also provides the third occasion of a team posting 250 plus runs partnership against England In one day game. All such occasions 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 | MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh | 4 | 256 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |
| 3 | RT Ponting, SR Watson | 2 | 252* | 2 | Aus | Eng | Centurion | 02 Oct 2009 |
The annals of one day game has witnessed just two stands of 250 plus runs for the fourth wicket. It is interesting to note that these two partnerships are credited to Indian batsmen. The most striking coincidence is that these two partnership are posted at the same venue – Cuttack. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Azharuddin, A Jadeja | 4 | 275* | 1 | Ind | Zim | Cuttack | 09 Apr 1998 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh | 4 | 256 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |