One day internationals witness the fourth 300 plus runs partnership

One day internationals witness the fourth 300 plus runs partnership

One day international games witnessed the fourth 300 plus runs partnership when Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq of Pakistan added 304 runs for the first wicket against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 20 Jul 18. All the four 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 Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq 1 304 1 Pak Zim Bulawayo 20 Jul 2018

This partnership represents record partnership for the opening wicket in the history of one-day internationals. It was an improvement over the 286 runs partnership between ST Jayasuriya and WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka against England at Leeds on 01 Jul 06.  Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq 1 304 1 Pak Zim Bulawayo 20 Jul 2018
2 ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga 1 286 2 Srl Eng Leeds 01 Jul 2006

 

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