Rival batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in a test match

Rival batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in a test match

RR Pant-RA Jadeja posted 222 runs for the sixth wicket for India in the first innings of the test and JE Root-JM Bairstow posted 269 runs unfinished partnership for the fourth wicket for England in the fourth innings of the test in the just concluded test between England and India at Birmingham to provide the 44th occasion of rival batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPartnersWRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1HL Collins, JM Gregory32091AusSAFJo’burg12.11.21
 CN Frank, AW Nourse42063SAFAusJo’burg12.11.21
         
2LEG Ames, A Sandham42491EngWinKingston03.04.30
 GA Headley, RK Nunes22274WinEngKingston03.04.30
         
3A Melville, AD Nourse33191SAFEngNottingham07.06.47
 DCS Compton, N Yardley52373EngSAFNottingham07.06.47
         
4ED Weekes, FMM Worrell42832WinEngNottingham20.07.50
 RT Simpson, C Washbrook12123EngWinNottingham20.07.50
         
5CL Walcott, FMM Worrell42132WinIndKingston28.03.53
 VL Manjrekar, P Roy22373IndWinKingston28.03.53
         
6RG Archer, KR Miller62061AusWinBridgetown14.05.55
 DS Atkinson, CC Depeiaza73472WinAusBridgetown14.05.55
         
7WM Lawry, RB Simpson12011AusEngManchester23.07.64
 BC Booth, RB Simpson52191AusEngManchester23.07.64
 KF Barrington, ER Dexter32462EngAusManchester23.07.64
         
8WM Lawry, RB Simpson13821AusWinBridgetown05.05.65
 RB Kanhai, SM Nurse32002WinAusBridgetown05.05.65
         
9RC Fredericks, LG Rowe22691WinNZlKingston16.02.72
 GM Turner, KJ Wadsworth62202NZlWinKingston16.02.72
         
10GS Chappell, IM Chappell32641AusNZlWellington01.03.74
 BE Congdon, BF Hastings42292NZlAusWellington01.03.74
         
11GS Chappell, GN Yallop42171AusPakFaisalabad06.03.80
 Javed Miandad, Taslim Arif3223*2PakAusFaisalabad06.03.80
         
12CG Greenidge, DL Haynes12962WinIndJohn’s28.04.83
 PJL Dujon, CH Lloyd62072WinIndJohn’s28.04.83
 M Amarnath, AD Gaekwad22003IndWinJohn’s28.04.83
         
13SM Patil, RJ Shastri52001IndPakFaisalabad24.10.84
 M Nazar, Qasim Umar22502PakIndFaisalabad24.10.84
         
14M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar22241IndAusSydney02.01.86
 DC Boon, GR Marsh12172AusIndSydney02.01.86
         
15J Miandad, Saleem Malik43221PakEngBirmingham04.06.92
 RA Smith, AJ Stewart32272EngPakBirmingham04.06.92
         
16S Chanderpaul, BC Lara52191WinEngJohn’s16.04.94
 MA Atherton, RA Smith33032EngWinJohn’s16.04.94
         
17M Azharuddin, Tendulkar42211IndSrlCol-RPS02.08.97
 Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama25762SrlIndCol-RPS02.08.97
         
18JH Kallis, G Kirsten22381SAFEngManchester02.07.98
 MA Atherton, AJ Stewart32263EngSAFManchester02.07.98
         
19JL Langer, MA Taylor22791AusPakPeshawar15.10.98
 Ijaz Ahmed, Saeed Anwar22112PakAusPeshawar15.10.98
         
20R Dravid, Tendulkar32491IndZimNagpur25.11.00
 ADR Campbell, A Flower42093ZimIndNagpur25.11.00
         
21HH Gibbs, G Kirsten22271SAFEngThe Oval04.09.03
 GP Thorpe, Trescothick32682EngSAFThe Oval04.09.03
         
22AB de Villiers, GC Smith12451SAFWinJohn’s29.04.05
 JH Kallis, AG Prince52671SAFWinJohn’s29.04.05
 CH Gayle, RR Sarwan23312WinSAFJohn’s29.04.05
         
23Mohd Yousuf, Younis Khan33191PakIndLahore13.01.06
 R Dravid, V Sehwag14102IndPakLahore13.01.06
         
24MS Dhoni, IK Pathan62102IndPakFaisalabad21.01.06
 Mohd Yousuf, Younis Khan32423PakIndFaisalabad21.01.06
         
25IR Bell, KP Pietersen42861EngSAFLord’s10.07.08
 ND McKenzie, GC Smith12043SAFEngLord’s10.07.08
         
26AN Cook, AJ Strauss12291EngWinBridgetown26.02.09
 D Ramdin, RR Sarwan62612WinEngBridgetown26.02.09
         
27PD Collingwood, MJ Prior52181EngWinTrinidad06.03.09
 S Chanderpaul, BP Nash52342WinEngTrinidad06.03.09
         
28MS Dhoni, R Dravid62241IndSrlAhm’bad16.11.09
 M Jaya’dene, H Jaya’dene63512SrlIndAhm’bad16.11.09
         
29R Dravid, Tendulkar3222*2IndBanMirpur24.01.10
 J Siddique, Tamim Iqbal22003BanIndMirpur24.01.10
         
30HM Amla, AN Petersen22091SAFIndKolkata14.02.10
 V Sehwag, Tendulkar32492IndSAFKolkata14.02.10
 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman7259*2IndSAFKolkata14.02.10
         
31BJ Haddin, MEK Hussey63072AusEngBrisbane25.11.10
 AN Cook, IJL Trott2329*3EngAusBrisbane25.11.10
         
32Azhar Ali, Mohd Hafeez22871PakSrlCol-SSC30.06.12
 TM Dilshan, Sangakkara22252SrlPakCol-SSC30.06.12
         
33Chandimal, H Thirimanne5203*1SrlBanGalle08.03.13
 Mohd Ashraful, M Rahim52672BanSrlGalle08.03.13
 TM Dilshan, Sangakkara22133SrlBanGalle08.03.13
         
34V Kohli, CA Pujara32223IndSAFJo’burg18.12.13
 de Villiers, F du Plessis52054SAFIndJo’burg18.12.13
         
35Azhar Ali, Mohd Hafeez22272PakBanKhulna28.04.15
 Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal13123BanPakKhulna28.04.15
         
36UT Khawaja, DA Warner23021AusNZlPerth13.11.15
 LRPL Taylor, Williamson32652NZlAusPerth13.11.15
 SPD Smith, AC Voges32243AusNZlPerth13.11.15
         
37LD Chandimal, DM de Silva62111SrlAusCol-SSC13.08.16
 SE Marsh, SPD Smith22462AusSrlCol-SSC13.08.16
         
38JM Bairstow, DJ Malan52371EngAusPerth14.12.17
 MR Marsh, SPD Smith53012AusEngPerth14.12.17
         
39M Haque, M Rahim32361BanSrlChattogram31.01.18
 DM de Silva, BKG Mendis23082SrlBanChattogram31.01.18
         
40AN Cook, JE Root32593EngIndThe Oval07.09.18
 RR Pant, KL Rahul62044IndEngThe Oval07.09.18
         
41Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali42012PakNZlAbu Dhabi03.12.18
 HM Nicholls, Williamson52123NZlPakAbu Dhabi03.12.18
         
42TWM Latham, JA Raval12542NZlBanHamilton28.02.20
 Mahmudullah, S Sarkar52353BanNZlHamilton28.02.20
         
43M Haque, NH Shanto32421BanSrlPallekele21.04.21
 DM de Silva, F Karunaratne43452SrlBanPallekele21.04.21
         
44RA Jadeja, RR Pant62221IndEngBirmingham01.07.22
 JM Bairstow, JE Root4269*4EngIndBirmingham01.07.22

It also provides the second such occasion in England-India test series. Both such occasions are listed below. Interestingly enough, RR Pant for India and JE Root for England are one of the partners in both the occasions

NoPartnersWRunsITeamOppGroundDate
1AN Cook, JE Root32593EngIndThe Oval07.09.18
 RR Pant, KL Rahul62044IndEngThe Oval07.09.18
         
2RA Jadeja, RR Pant62221IndEngBirmingham01.07.22
 JM Bairstow, JE Root4269*4EngIndBirmingham01.07.22
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