Combined Test, ODI and T20I records Cricket – Highest overall partnership runs by openers
Combined Test, ODI and T20I records
Aggregate partnerships
Highest opening partnership runs in a career
| Rank | Partners | Span | Inns | NO | Runs | High | Ave | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | CG Greenidge, DL Haynes (WI) | 1978-1991 | 250 | 15 | 11632 | 298 | 49.49 | 31 | 50 |
🥈 2 | MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1997-2007 | 197 | 9 | 7851 | 335 | 41.76 | 17 | 43 |
🥉 3 | S Dhawan, RG Sharma (IND) | 2013-2022 | 167 | 2 | 6891 | 210 | 41.76 | 22 | 22 |
4 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag (IND) | 2003-2013 | 142 | 4 | 6827 | 233 | 49.47 | 17 | 34 |
5 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar (IND) | 1996-2007 | 136 | 2 | 6609 | 258 | 49.32 | 21 | 23 |
6 | HH Gibbs, GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2010 | 136 | 4 | 6094 | 368 | 46.16 | 15 | 24 |
7 | AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden (AUS) | 2001-2008 | 124 | 4 | 5800 | 172 | 48.33 | 18 | 30 |
8 | ML Hayden, JL Langer (AUS) | 2001-2007 | 113 | 4 | 5655 | 255 | 51.88 | 14 | 24 |
9 | DC Boon, GR Marsh (AUS) | 1985-1992 | 129 | 1 | 5394 | 217 | 42.14 | 12 | 33 |
10 | AJ Finch, DA Warner (AUS) | 2012-2022 | 119 | 4 | 5189 | 258* | 45.12 | 16 | 19 |
11 | HH Gibbs, G Kirsten (SA) | 1996-2003 | 117 | 5 | 5121 | 256 | 45.72 | 14 | 23 |
12 | MJ Slater, MA Taylor (AUS) | 1993-1999 | 105 | 2 | 4886 | 260 | 47.43 | 12 | 23 |
13 | HM Amla, Q de Kock (SA) | 2013-2019 | 112 | 3 | 4783 | 282* | 43.88 | 11 | 18 |
14 | AN Cook, AJ Strauss (ENG) | 2006-2012 | 117 | 2 | 4711 | 229 | 40.96 | 12 | 18 |
15 | Aamer Sohail, Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 1990-2000 | 110 | 2 | 4419 | 173 | 40.91 | 7 | 28 |
16 | Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 2008-2018 | 112 | 2 | 4119 | 312 | 37.44 | 6 | 19 |
17 | V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar (IND) | 2002-2012 | 94 | 0 | 3936 | 182 | 41.87 | 12 | 18 |
18 | AC Gilchrist, ME Waugh (AUS) | 1998-2002 | 93 | 0 | 3853 | 206 | 41.43 | 8 | 20 |
19 | Mohsin Khan, Mudassar Nazar (PAK) | 1981-1986 | 108 | 3 | 3840 | 157 | 36.57 | 5 | 26 |
20 | WM Lawry, RB Simpson (AUS) | 1961-1968 | 62 | 3 | 3596 | 382 | 60.94 | 9 | 18 |
21 | AJ Strauss, ME Trescothick (ENG) | 2003-2006 | 70 | 2 | 3508 | 273 | 51.58 | 11 | 15 |
22 | WTS Porterfield, PR Stirling (IRE) | 2010-2022 | 108 | 3 | 3299 | 205 | 31.41 | 5 | 20 |
23 | JB Hobbs, H Sutcliffe (ENG) | 1924-1930 | 38 | 1 | 3249 | 283 | 87.81 | 15 | 10 |
24 | ST Jayasuriya, RS Kaluwitharana (SL) | 1996-2004 | 105 | 1 | 3230 | 129 | 31.05 | 6 | 19 |
25 | TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga (SL) | 2009-2014 | 72 | 1 | 3189 | 282 | 44.91 | 9 | 13 |
26 | BA Edgar, JG Wright (NZ) | 1978-1986 | 99 | 5 | 3175 | 113* | 33.77 | 3 | 20 |
27 | SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth (IND) | 1981-1987 | 89 | 0 | 3149 | 200 | 35.38 | 5 | 20 |
28 | CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar (IND) | 1973-1981 | 62 | 3 | 3045 | 213 | 51.61 | 10 | 10 |
29 | CH Gayle, WW Hinds (WI) | 2001-2006 | 74 | 0 | 2987 | 192 | 40.36 | 7 | 13 |
30 | KL Rahul, RG Sharma (IND) | 2017-2023 | 56 | 0 | 2953 | 227 | 52.73 | 10 | 10 |
31 | MA Atherton, GA Gooch (ENG) | 1990-1995 | 54 | 0 | 2936 | 225 | 54.37 | 8 | 14 |
32 | JM Bairstow, JJ Roy (ENG) | 2017-2022 | 51 | 0 | 2924 | 174 | 57.33 | 14 | 10 |
33 | L Hutton, C Washbrook (ENG) | 1946-1951 | 51 | 3 | 2880 | 359 | 60 | 8 | 13 |
34 | AB de Villiers, GC Smith (SA) | 2004-2008 | 55 | 1 | 2814 | 245 | 52.11 | 9 | 8 |
35 | MJ Guptill, BB McCullum (NZ) | 2009-2016 | 74 | 3 | 2811 | 166* | 39.59 | 8 | 13 |
36 | D Ganga, CH Gayle (WI) | 2001-2008 | 72 | 2 | 2801 | 214 | 40.01 | 8 | 10 |
37 | AC Hudson, G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-1997 | 80 | 2 | 2800 | 236 | 35.89 | 7 | 13 |
38 | Aasif Sheikh, K Bhurtel (NEP) | 2021-2025 | 91 | 0 | 2746 | 171 | 30.17 | 6 | 10 |
39 | RG Sharma, Shubman Gill (IND) | 2021-2025 | 51 | 2 | 2735 | 212 | 55.81 | 7 | 16 |
40 | ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan (ENG) | 2002-2005 | 63 | 3 | 2721 | 182 | 45.35 | 6 | 17 |
41 | MA Atherton, AJ Stewart (ENG) | 1994-1998 | 66 | 1 | 2625 | 171 | 40.38 | 8 | 12 |
42 | Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 2017-2023 | 63 | 2 | 2551 | 304 | 41.81 | 7 | 11 |
43 | Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 2021-2024 | 56 | 2 | 2522 | 203* | 46.7 | 8 | 10 |
44 | GR Marsh, MA Taylor (AUS) | 1989-1992 | 59 | 3 | 2460 | 329 | 43.92 | 5 | 12 |
45 | ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga (SL) | 2005-2009 | 69 | 0 | 2417 | 286 | 35.02 | 4 | 11 |
46 | Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 1996-2003 | 71 | 0 | 2371 | 148 | 33.39 | 3 | 13 |
47 | Z Crawley, BM Duckett (ENG) | 2022-2025 | 53 | 1 | 2369 | 233 | 45.55 | 5 | 12 |
48 | Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 2015-2021 | 66 | 0 | 2341 | 154 | 35.46 | 5 | 11 |
49 | G Boycott, GA Gooch (ENG) | 1978-1982 | 61 | 3 | 2274 | 154 | 39.2 | 6 | 11 |
50 | Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) | 2022-2025 | 47 | 0 | 2237 | 256 | 47.59 | 8 | 6 |
51 | AN Petersen, GC Smith (SA) | 2010-2014 | 55 | 2 | 2221 | 153 | 41.9 | 6 | 10 |
52 | MJ Guptill, TWM Latham (NZ) | 2015-2017 | 53 | 2 | 2171 | 236* | 42.56 | 6 | 8 |
53 | JB Hobbs, W Rhodes (ENG) | 1910-1921 | 36 | 1 | 2146 | 323 | 61.31 | 8 | 5 |
54 | DL Haynes, PV Simmons (WI) | 1987-1994 | 61 | 2 | 2122 | 145 | 35.96 | 2 | 13 |
55 | S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle (WI) | 2002-2010 | 48 | 3 | 2114 | 193 | 46.97 | 5 | 12 |
56 | CH Gayle, DS Smith (WI) | 2003-2011 | 58 | 2 | 2087 | 145 | 37.26 | 7 | 9 |
57 | Liton Das, Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 2015-2023 | 60 | 2 | 2054 | 292 | 35.41 | 5 | 6 |
58 | CJL Rogers, DA Warner (AUS) | 2013-2015 | 41 | 1 | 2053 | 200 | 51.32 | 9 | 7 |
59 | UT Khawaja, DA Warner (AUS) | 2016-2024 | 47 | 1 | 1965 | 156 | 42.71 | 4 | 12 |
60 | D Elgar, AK Markram (SA) | 2017-2024 | 62 | 1 | 1964 | 243 | 32.19 | 4 | 8 |
61 | HM Amla, GC Smith (SA) | 2008-2013 | 50 | 1 | 1953 | 136 | 39.85 | 2 | 18 |
62 | TM Dilshan, MDKJ Perera (SL) | 2013-2016 | 58 | 1 | 1923 | 164 | 33.73 | 5 | 7 |
63 | A Balbirnie, PR Stirling (IRE) | 2010-2025 | 73 | 0 | 1916 | 109 | 26.24 | 3 | 12 |
64 | Majid Khan, Sadiq Mohammad (PAK) | 1974-1979 | 37 | 3 | 1910 | 159 | 56.17 | 6 | 10 |
65 | H Masakadza, V Sibanda (ZIM) | 2007-2016 | 58 | 0 | 1891 | 167 | 32.6 | 4 | 9 |
66 | AD Gaekwad, SM Gavaskar (IND) | 1976-1985 | 53 | 1 | 1874 | 176* | 36.03 | 4 | 11 |
67 | AD Hales, JJ Roy (ENG) | 2014-2018 | 60 | 1 | 1867 | 256* | 31.64 | 3 | 8 |
68 | KJ Coetzer, HG Munsey (SCOT) | 2015-2023 | 49 | 1 | 1831 | 200 | 38.14 | 3 | 10 |
69 | FDM Karunaratne, JK Silva (SL) | 2013-2018 | 57 | 0 | 1811 | 124 | 31.77 | 4 | 8 |
70 | EJ Barlow, TL Goddard (SA) | 1963-1967 | 34 | 2 | 1806 | 134 | 56.43 | 6 | 11 |
71 | RC Fredericks, CG Greenidge (WI) | 1974-1977 | 40 | 2 | 1775 | 192 | 46.71 | 5 | 6 |
72 | Q de Kock, RR Hendricks (SA) | 2014-2024 | 51 | 1 | 1765 | 152 | 35.3 | 2 | 11 |
73 | S Dhawan, M Vijay (IND) | 2010-2018 | 42 | 1 | 1748 | 289 | 42.63 | 3 | 6 |
74 | Aamer Sohail, Ramiz Raja (PAK) | 1991-1995 | 56 | 2 | 1722 | 135 | 31.88 | 3 | 11 |
75 | BKG Mendis, P Nissanka (SL) | 2022-2025 | 49 | 1 | 1715 | 121 | 35.72 | 2 | 12 |
76 | AC Hudson, KC Wessels (SA) | 1992-1994 | 44 | 0 | 1713 | 151 | 38.93 | 5 | 8 |
77 | MJ Guptill, C Munro (NZ) | 2017-2020 | 51 | 1 | 1709 | 137* | 34.18 | 4 | 7 |
78 | UC Hathurusingha, RS Mahanama (SL) | 1992-1995 | 52 | 0 | 1698 | 112 | 32.65 | 4 | 6 |
79 | G Boycott, JH Edrich (ENG) | 1964-1972 | 36 | 3 | 1693 | 172 | 51.3 | 6 | 8 |
80 | Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar (PAK) | 2003-2012 | 50 | 2 | 1687 | 164 | 35.14 | 5 | 8 |
81 | ND McKenzie, GC Smith (SA) | 2008-2009 | 27 | 2 | 1664 | 415 | 66.56 | 5 | 8 |
82 | KJ O'Brien, PR Stirling (IRE) | 2019-2021 | 45 | 0 | 1639 | 154 | 36.42 | 3 | 10 |
83 | SC Ganguly, V Sehwag (IND) | 2001-2007 | 43 | 2 | 1625 | 196 | 39.63 | 5 | 6 |
84 | JA Burns, DA Warner (AUS) | 2015-2020 | 30 | 1 | 1582 | 237 | 54.55 | 7 | 3 |
85 | IR Bell, AN Cook (ENG) | 2008-2014 | 38 | 2 | 1580 | 158 | 43.88 | 2 | 13 |
86 | TM Dilshan, DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 2010-2014 | 41 | 1 | 1568 | 179 | 39.2 | 2 | 10 |
87 | NV Knight, ME Trescothick (ENG) | 2001-2003 | 43 | 0 | 1567 | 165 | 36.44 | 4 | 8 |
88 | T Bavuma, Q de Kock (SA) | 2016-2023 | 39 | 2 | 1565 | 159 | 42.29 | 4 | 8 |
89 | MP O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh (NED) | 2022-2025 | 39 | 0 | 1562 | 140 | 40.05 | 4 | 9 |
90 | SM Katich, SR Watson (AUS) | 2006-2010 | 29 | 0 | 1547 | 182 | 53.34 | 3 | 10 |
91 | TJ Franklin, JG Wright (NZ) | 1988-1991 | 28 | 0 | 1543 | 185 | 55.1 | 5 | 5 |
92 | BB McCullum, JD Ryder (NZ) | 2008-2010 | 36 | 1 | 1534 | 166 | 43.82 | 6 | 7 |
93 | TM Dilshan, NT Paranavitana (SL) | 2009-2012 | 38 | 1 | 1506 | 207 | 40.7 | 2 | 12 |
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Additional Information
Partnerships for the 1st wicket after a retired hurt are excluded