200 plus runs partnerships for the first wicket in the history of one day internationals
AD Hales and JJ Roy added 256 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket against Sri Lanka at Birmimgham on 24.06.16 to provide the 32nd occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in the history of one day games. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DC Boon, GR Marsh Nov | 1 | 212 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Jaipur | 07 Sep 1986 |
| 2 | Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar | 1 | 202 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Adelaide | 17 Feb 1990 |
| 3 | Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar | 1 | 204 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Sharjah | 04 Feb 1993 |
| 4 | S Chanderpaul, SC Williams | 1 | 200* | 2 | Win | Ind | Bridgetown | 03 May 1997 |
| 5 | DN Chudasama, KO Otieno | 1 | 225 | 1 | Ken | Ban | Nairobi (Gym) | 10 Oct 1997 |
| 6 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 252 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 07 Jul 1998 |
| 7 | HH Gibbs, G Kirsten | 1 | 235 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Kochi | 09 Mar 2000 |
| 8 | AC Gilchrist, ME Waugh | 1 | 206 | 2 | Aus | Win | Brisbane | 14 Jan 2001 |
| 9 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 258 | 1 | Ind | Ken | Paarl | 24 Oct 2001 |
| 10 | MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya | 1 | 237 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Sydney | 09 Jan 2003 |
| 11 | VS Solanki, ME Trescothick | 1 | 200 | 2 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 28 Jun 2003 |
| 12 | SP Fleming, L Vincent | 1 | 204 | 1 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 24 Aug 2005 |
| 13 | ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga | 1 | 286 | 2 | Srl | Eng | Leeds | 01 Jul 2006 |
| 14 | ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga | 1 | 201 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Napier | 28 Dec 2006 |
| 15 | ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara | 1 | 201 | 1 | Srl | Ban | Karachi | 30 Jun 2008 |
| 16 | BB McCullum, JAH Marshall | 1 | 274 | 1 | NZl | Ire | Aberdeen | 01 Jul 2008 |
| 17 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 201* | 2 | Ind | NZl | Hamilton | 11 Mar 2009 |
| 18 | GM Hamilton, DF Watts | 1 | 203 | 1 | Sco | Can | Aberdeen | 07 Jul 2009 |
| 19 | DPMD Jayawardene, WU Tharanga | 1 | 202 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Dambulla | 03 Aug 2009 |
| 20 | DPMD Jayawardene, WU Tharanga | 1 | 215 | 2 | Srl | Ban | Dhaka | 08 Jan 2010 |
| 21 | TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga | 1 | 282 | 1 | Srl | Zim | Pallekele | 10 Mar 2011 |
| 22 | TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga | 1 | 231* | 2 | Srl | Eng | Colombo (RPS) | 26 Mar 2011 |
| 23 | Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez | 1 | 228* | 2 | Pak | Zim | Harare | 11 Sep 2011 |
| 24 | Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed | 1 | 224 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Dhaka | 18 Mar 2012 |
| 25 | DPMD Jayawardene, WU Tharanga | 1 | 213 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Kingston | 02 Jul 2013 |
| 26 | AJ Finch, SE Marsh | 1 | 246 | 1 | Aus | Sco | Edinburgh | 03 Sep 2013 |
| 27 | H Masakadza, Sikandar Raza | 1 | 224 | 2 | Zim | Afg | Bulawayo | 20 Jul 2014 |
| 28 | S Dhawan, AM Rahane | 1 | 231 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Cuttack | 02 Nov 2014 |
| 29 | HM Amla, RR Rossouw | 1 | 247 | 1 | RSA | Win | Johannesburg | 18 Jan 2015 |
| 30 | MJ Guptill, TWM Latham | 1 | 236* | 2 | NZl | Zim | Harare | 04 Aug 2015 |
| 31 | HM Amla, Q de Kock | 1 | 239 | 2 | RSA | Eng | Centurion | 09 Feb 2016 |
| 32 | AD Hales, JJ Roy | 1 | 256* | 2 | Eng | Srl | Birmingham | 24 Jun 2016 |
This partnership provides the 14th occasion of batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership while chasing the target, that is, in the second innings of the match. All such occasions are listed below
| 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 | AC Gilchrist, ME Waugh | 1 | 206 | 2 | Aus | Win | Brisbane | 14 Jan 2001 |
| 3 | VS Solanki, ME Trescothick | 1 | 200 | 2 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 28 Jun 2003 |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga | 1 | 286 | 2 | Srl | Eng | Leeds | 01 Jul 2006 |
| 5 | ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga | 1 | 201 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Napier | 28 Dec 2006 |
| 6 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 201* | 2 | Ind | NZl | Hamilton | 11 Mar 2009 |
| 7 | DPMD Jayawardene, WU Tharanga | 1 | 202 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Dambulla | 03 Aug 2009 |
| 8 | DPMD Jayawardene, WU Tharanga | 1 | 215 | 2 | Srl | Ban | Dhaka | 08 Jan 2010 |
| 9 | TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga | 1 | 231* | 2 | Srl | Eng | Colombo (RPS) | 26 Mar 2011 |
| 10 | Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez | 1 | 228* | 2 | Pak | Zim | Harare | 11 Sep 2011 |
| 11 | H Masakadza, Sikandar Raza | 1 | 224 | 2 | Zim | Afg | Bulawayo | 20 Jul 2014 |
| 12 | MJ Guptill, TWM Latham | 1 | 236* | 2 | NZl | Zim | Harare | 04 Aug 2015 |
| 13 | HM Amla, Q de Kock | 1 | 239 | 2 | RSA | Eng | Centurion | 09 Feb 2016 |
| 14 | AD Hales, JJ Roy | 1 | 256* | 2 | Eng | Srl | Birmingham | 24 Jun 201 |
This partnership represents the fourth 200 plus runs unfinished partnership for the first wicket in the history of one day internationals and also represents the highest unfinished partnership for the first wicket. The previous best was 236 runs unfinished partnership between MJ Guptill and TWM Latham of New Zealand against Zimbabwe at Harare on 04.08.15
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AD Hales, JJ Roy | 1 | 256* | 2 | Eng | Srl | Birmingham | 24 Jun 2016 |
| 2 | MJ Guptill, TWM Latham | 1 | 236* | 2 | NZl | Zim | Harare | 04 Aug 2015 |
| 3 | TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga | 1 | 231* | 2 | Srl | Eng | Colombo (RPS) | 26 Mar 2011 |
| 4 | Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez | 1 | 228* | 2 | Pak | Zim | Harare | 11 Sep 2011 |
This partnership represents the fifth occasion of batsmen posting 250 plus runs unfinished partnership for the first wicket in the history of one day internationals. 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 Dilshan, WU Tharanga | 1 | 282 | 1 | Srl | Zim | Pallekele | 10 Mar 2011 |
| 3 | BB McCullum, JAH Marshall | 1 | 274 | 1 | NZl | Ire | Aberdeen | 01 Jul 2008 |
| 4 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 258 | 1 | Ind | Ken | Paarl | 24 Oct 2001 |
| 5 | AD Hales, JJ Roy | 1 | 256* | 2 | Eng | Srl | Birmingham | 24 Jun 2016 |
| 6 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 252 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 07 Jul 1998 |
This partnership represents the second occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs unfinished partnership for the first wicket. Both such occasions are listed below. It also represents England’s best opening partnership in one day games
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | VS Solanki, ME Trescothick | 1 | 200 | 2 | Eng | RSA | The Oval | 28 Jun 2003 |
| 2 | AD Hales, JJ Roy | 1 | 256* | 2 | Eng | Srl | Birmingham | 24 Jun 2016 |
This partnership represents the fifth occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs unfinished partnership for the first wicket against Sri Lanka in one day internationals. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar | 1 | 202 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Adelaide | 17 Feb 1990 |
| 2 | Rameez Raja, Saeed Anwar | 1 | 204 | 1 | Pak | Srl | Sharjah | 04 Feb 1993 |
| 3 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 252 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 07 Jul 1998 |
| 4 | S Dhawan, AM Rahane | 1 | 231 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Cuttack | 02 Nov 2014 |
| 5 | AD Hales, JJ Roy | 1 | 256* | 2 | Eng | Srl | Birmingham | 24 Jun 2016 |
WU Tharanga has partnered seven 200 plus partnerships for the first wicket – three with DPMD Jayawardene, two each with ST Jayasuriya and TM Dilshan. His partnering seven 200 plus runs partnerships for the first wicket constitutes a world record in this category of statistics in the history of one day internationals. All the seven partnerships 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 | ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga | 1 | 201 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Napier | 28 Dec 2006 |
| 3 | DPMD Jayawardene, WU Tharanga | 1 | 202 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Dambulla | 03 Aug 2009 |
| 4 | DPMD 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 | Colombo (RPS) | 26 Mar 2011 |
| 7 | DPMD Jayawardene, WU Tharanga | 1 | 213 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Kingston | 02 Jul 2013 |
DPMD Jayawardene and WU Tharanga are the only pair of opening batsman to have partnered in three partnerships of 200 plus runs for the first wicket. The feat by this pair stands as a world record in this category of statistics in the history of one day internationals. All the three occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DPMD Jayawardene, WU Tharanga | 1 | 202 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Dambulla | 03 Aug 2009 |
| 2 | DPMD Jayawardene, WU Tharanga | 1 | 215 | 2 | Srl | Ban | Dhaka | 08 Jan 2010 |
| 3 | DPMD Jayawardene, WU Tharanga | 1 | 213 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Kingston | 02 Jul 2013 |