250 plus runs partnerships in the history of one day internationals
HM Amla and Q de Kock of South Africa added 282 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket against Bangladesh at Kimberley on 15.10.17 to provide the 21st occasion of batsmen posting a partnership of 250 plus runs in the history of one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle, MN Samuels | 2 | 372 | 1 | Win | Zim | Canberra | 24 Feb 2015 |
| 2 | R Dravid, SR Tendulkar | 2 | 331 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 08 Nov 1999 |
| 3 | R Dravid, SC Ganguly | 2 | 318 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Taunton | 26 May 1999 |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga | 1 | 286 | 2 | Srl | Eng | Leeds | 01 Jul 2006 |
| 5 | TM Head, DA Warner | 1 | 284 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2017 |
| 6 | HM Amla, Q de Kock | 1 | 282* | 2 | RSA | Ban | Kimberley | 15 Oct 2017 |
| 7 | TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga | 1 | 282 | 1 | Srl | Zim | Pallekele | 10 Mar 2011 |
| 8 | M Azharuddin, A Jadeja | 4 | 275* | 1 | Ind | Zim | Cuttack | 09 Apr 1998 |
| 9 | BB McCullum, JAH Marshall | 1 | 274 | 1 | NZl | Ire | Aberdeen | 01 Jul 2008 |
| 10 | GD Elliott, L Ronchi | 6 | 267* | 1 | NZl | Srl | Dunedin | 23 Jan 2015 |
| 11 | Aamer Sohail, Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2 | 263 | 1 | Pak | NZl | Sharjah | 20 Apr 1994 |
| 12 | SPD Smith, DA Warner | 2 | 260 | 1 | Aus | Afg | Perth | 04 Mar 2015 |
| 13 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 258 | 1 | Ind | Ken | Paarl | 24 Oct 2001 |
| 14 | DM Bravo, D Ramdin | 3 | 258 | 1 | Win | Ban | Basseterre | 25 Aug 2014 |
| 15 | Abdul Razzaq, Saleem Elahi | 2 | 257 | 1 | Pak | RSA | Port Elizabeth | 11 Dec 2002 |
| 16 | JP Duminy, DA Miller | 5 | 256* | 1 | RSA | Zim | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2015 |
| 17 | AD Hales, JJ Roy | 1 | 256* | 2 | Eng | Srl | Birmingham | 24 Jun 2016 |
| 18 | MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh | 4 | 256 | 1 | Ind | Eng | Cuttack | 19 Jan 2017 |
| 19 | RT Ponting, SR Watson | 2 | 252* | 2 | Aus | Eng | Centurion | 02 Oct 2009 |
| 20 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 252 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 07 Jul 1998 |
| 21 | AJ Strauss, IJL Trott | 2 | 250 | 1 | Eng | Ban | Birmingham | 12 Jul 2010 |
This stand provides the eighth occasion of batsmen posting a 250 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in the annals of one day games. 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 | TM Head, DA Warner | 1 | 284 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2017 |
| 3 | HM Amla, Q de Kock | 1 | 282* | 2 | RSA | Ban | Kimberley | 15 Oct 2017 |
| 4 | TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga | 1 | 282 | 1 | Srl | Zim | Pallekele | 10 Mar 2011 |
| 5 | BB McCullum, JAH Marshall | 1 | 274 | 1 | NZl | Ire | Aberdeen | 01 Jul 2008 |
| 6 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 258 | 1 | Ind | Ken | Paarl | 24 Oct 2001 |
| 7 | AD Hales, JJ Roy | 1 | 256* | 2 | Eng | Srl | Birmingham | 24 Jun 2016 |
| 8 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 252 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 07 Jul 1998 |
This stand provides the second occasion of South African batsmen posting a 250 plus runs partnership in the annals of one day games. It represents South Africa’s highest partnership for any wicket in one day games. Previous best was 256 runs unfinished stand for the fifth wicket against Zimbabwe at Hamilton on 15.02.15. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HM Amla, Q de Kock | 1 | 282* | 2 | RSA | Ban | Kimberley | 15 Oct 2017 |
| 2 | JP Duminy, DA Miller | 5 | 256* | 1 | RSA | Zim | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2015 |
This stand provides the third occasion of batsmen posting a 250 plus runs partnership against Bangladesh in the annals of one day games. It also represents the highest partnership for any wicket against Bangladesh. The previous best was by West Indies batsmen – DM Bravo and D Ramdin – who added 258 runs for the third wicket at Basseterre on 25.08.14. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HM Amla, Q de Kock | 1 | 282* | 2 | RSA | Ban | Kimberley | 15 Oct 2017 |
| 2 | DM Bravo, D Ramdin | 3 | 258 | 1 | Win | Ban | Basseterre | 25 Aug 2014 |
| 3 | AJ Strauss, IJL Trott | 2 | 250 | 1 | Eng | Ban | Birmingham | 12 Jul 2010 |
This stand provides the fourth occasion of South African batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in one day games. It also represents the highest partnership for the first wicket by South African batsmen in one day games. Previous best was 247 runs between HM Amla and RR Rossouw against West Indies at Johannesurg on 18.01.15. All the four partnerships are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HM Amla, Q de Kock | 1 | 282* | 2 | RSA | Ban | Kimberley | 15 Oct 2017 |
| 2 | HM Amla, RR Rossouw | 1 | 247 | 1 | RSA | Win | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 3 | HM Amla, Q de Kock | 1 | 239 | 2 | RSA | Eng | Centurion | 09 Feb 2016 |
| 4 | HH Gibbs, G Kirsten | 1 | 235 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Kochi | 09 Mar 2000 |