One-Day Internationals Cricket – Highest overall partnership runs by openers
One-Day Internationals
Aggregate partnerships
Highest opening partnership runs in a career
| Rank | Partners | Span | Inns | NO | Runs | Runs | Ave | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar (IND) | 1996-2007 | 136 | 2 | 6609 | 258 | 49.32 | 21 | 23 |
🥈 2 | AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden (AUS) | 2001-2008 | 114 | 3 | 5372 | 172 | 48.39 | 16 | 29 |
🥉 3 | CG Greenidge, DL Haynes (WI) | 1979-1991 | 102 | 4 | 5150 | 192* | 52.55 | 15 | 24 |
4 | S Dhawan, RG Sharma (IND) | 2013-2022 | 115 | 2 | 5148 | 210 | 45.55 | 18 | 15 |
5 | HM Amla, Q de Kock (SA) | 2013-2019 | 93 | 3 | 4198 | 282* | 46.64 | 11 | 14 |
6 | V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar (IND) | 2002-2012 | 93 | 0 | 3919 | 182 | 42.13 | 12 | 18 |
7 | AC Gilchrist, ME Waugh (AUS) | 1998-2002 | 93 | 0 | 3853 | 206 | 41.43 | 8 | 20 |
8 | AJ Finch, DA Warner (AUS) | 2014-2022 | 80 | 1 | 3788 | 258* | 47.94 | 12 | 14 |
9 | DC Boon, GR Marsh (AUS) | 1986-1992 | 88 | 0 | 3523 | 212 | 40.03 | 7 | 25 |
10 | MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1997-2007 | 79 | 2 | 3382 | 237 | 43.92 | 8 | 19 |
11 | ST Jayasuriya, RS Kaluwitharana (SL) | 1996-2004 | 105 | 1 | 3230 | 129 | 31.05 | 6 | 19 |
12 | TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga (SL) | 2009-2014 | 71 | 1 | 3159 | 282 | 45.12 | 9 | 13 |
13 | HH Gibbs, GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2009 | 74 | 1 | 3007 | 174 | 41.19 | 8 | 13 |
14 | JM Bairstow, JJ Roy (ENG) | 2017-2022 | 50 | 0 | 2922 | 174 | 58.44 | 14 | 10 |
15 | Aamer Sohail, Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 1990-2000 | 73 | 0 | 2856 | 173 | 39.12 | 3 | 20 |
16 | HH Gibbs, G Kirsten (SA) | 1996-2003 | 66 | 5 | 2838 | 235 | 46.52 | 9 | 12 |
17 | WTS Porterfield, PR Stirling (IRE) | 2010-2022 | 78 | 0 | 2499 | 205 | 32.03 | 4 | 15 |
18 | Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 2017-2023 | 60 | 2 | 2497 | 304 | 43.05 | 7 | 11 |
19 | RG Sharma, Shubman Gill (IND) | 2023-2025 | 32 | 1 | 2124 | 212 | 68.51 | 7 | 12 |
20 | Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 1996-2003 | 63 | 0 | 2056 | 148 | 32.63 | 2 | 11 |
21 | ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga (SL) | 2005-2009 | 52 | 0 | 2021 | 286 | 38.86 | 4 | 8 |
22 | S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle (WI) | 2002-2007 | 43 | 3 | 1947 | 193 | 48.67 | 5 | 11 |
23 | HM Amla, GC Smith (SA) | 2008-2013 | 48 | 1 | 1946 | 136 | 41.40 | 2 | 18 |
24 | MJ Guptill, BB McCullum (NZ) | 2009-2016 | 47 | 2 | 1904 | 166* | 42.31 | 4 | 13 |
25 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag (IND) | 2003-2013 | 38 | 1 | 1870 | 201* | 50.54 | 5 | 7 |
26 | Mohsin Khan, Mudassar Nazar (PAK) | 1981-1986 | 54 | 1 | 1783 | 141 | 33.64 | 2 | 10 |
27 | Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 2008-2017 | 54 | 0 | 1718 | 147 | 31.81 | 2 | 9 |
28 | CH Gayle, WW Hinds (WI) | 2002-2006 | 41 | 0 | 1687 | 192 | 41.14 | 4 | 5 |
29 | SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth (IND) | 1981-1987 | 55 | 0 | 1680 | 136 | 30.54 | 2 | 11 |
30 | SC Ganguly, V Sehwag (IND) | 2001-2007 | 43 | 2 | 1625 | 196 | 39.63 | 5 | 6 |
31 | Litton Das, Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 2015-2023 | 42 | 2 | 1600 | 292 | 40.00 | 5 | 3 |
32 | IR Bell, AN Cook (ENG) | 2008-2014 | 38 | 2 | 1580 | 158 | 43.88 | 2 | 13 |
33 | NV Knight, ME Trescothick (ENG) | 2001-2003 | 43 | 0 | 1567 | 165 | 36.44 | 4 | 8 |
34 | Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) | 2022-2025 | 34 | 0 | 1544 | 256 | 45.41 | 5 | 3 |
35 | BA Edgar, JG Wright (NZ) | 1978-1986 | 43 | 1 | 1520 | 113* | 36.19 | 2 | 8 |
36 | AC Hudson, G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-1997 | 39 | 0 | 1511 | 186 | 38.74 | 4 | 8 |
37 | DL Haynes, BC Lara (WI) | 1992-1994 | 40 | 2 | 1495 | 175* | 39.34 | 5 | 4 |
38 | MP O'Dowd, Vikramjit Singh (NED) | 2022-2025 | 34 | 0 | 1455 | 140 | 42.79 | 4 | 8 |
39 | KJ Coetzer, MH Cross (SCOT) | 2016-2022 | 42 | 0 | 1454 | 138 | 34.61 | 2 | 11 |
40 | AC Gilchrist, SM Katich (AUS) | 2004-2006 | 26 | 0 | 1442 | 196 | 55.46 | 3 | 9 |
41 | Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 2015-2019 | 35 | 0 | 1440 | 154 | 41.14 | 4 | 7 |
42 | TM Dilshan, MDKJ Perera (SL) | 2013-2016 | 38 | 1 | 1417 | 164 | 38.29 | 4 | 6 |
43 | DA Gunawardene, ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1998-2004 | 44 | 1 | 1374 | 191* | 31.95 | 1 | 9 |
44 | MA Taylor, ME Waugh (AUS) | 1993-1997 | 30 | 0 | 1368 | 189 | 45.60 | 3 | 7 |
45 | AD Hales, JJ Roy (ENG) | 2015-2018 | 40 | 1 | 1354 | 256* | 34.71 | 3 | 6 |
46 | A Flower, GW Flower (ZIM) | 1992-1998 | 33 | 1 | 1350 | 161 | 42.18 | 5 | 5 |
47 | A Jadeja, SR Tendulkar (IND) | 1994-1996 | 22 | 0 | 1315 | 176 | 59.77 | 5 | 7 |
48 | Aasif Sheikh, K Bhurtel (NEP) | 2021-2025 | 44 | 0 | 1313 | 171 | 29.84 | 3 | 6 |
49 | BJ Haddin, SR Watson (AUS) | 2009-2011 | 28 | 0 | 1282 | 183 | 45.78 | 3 | 8 |
50 | AC Hudson, KC Wessels (SA) | 1992-1994 | 35 | 0 | 1279 | 151 | 36.54 | 3 | 6 |
51 | TM Head, DA Warner (AUS) | 2017-2023 | 17 | 0 | 1278 | 284 | 75.17 | 5 | 2 |
52 | H Masakadza, V Sibanda (ZIM) | 2007-2014 | 38 | 0 | 1276 | 167 | 33.57 | 3 | 4 |
53 | Aamer Sohail, Ramiz Raja (PAK) | 1991-1995 | 37 | 0 | 1197 | 121 | 32.35 | 1 | 10 |
54 | AB de Villiers, GC Smith (SA) | 2005-2008 | 25 | 1 | 1168 | 173 | 48.66 | 5 | 2 |
55 | S Dhawan, AM Rahane (IND) | 2014-2017 | 18 | 0 | 1153 | 231 | 64.05 | 5 | 3 |
56 | NJ Astle, SP Fleming (NZ) | 2000-2007 | 40 | 0 | 1151 | 193 | 28.77 | 4 | 2 |
57 | RJ Shastri, K Srikkanth (IND) | 1983-1992 | 32 | 0 | 1135 | 188 | 35.46 | 3 | 5 |
58 | TM Dilshan, DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 2010-2014 | 24 | 1 | 1126 | 179 | 48.95 | 2 | 7 |
59 | T Bavuma, Q de Kock (SA) | 2016-2023 | 19 | 0 | 1072 | 159 | 56.42 | 4 | 5 |
60 | BB McCullum, JD Ryder (NZ) | 2008-2010 | 22 | 1 | 1069 | 166 | 50.90 | 5 | 4 |
61 | Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt (PAK) | 2005-2010 | 29 | 0 | 1000 | 151 | 34.48 | 1 | 6 |
62 | MJ Slater, MA Taylor (AUS) | 1993-1996 | 27 | 0 | 999 | 121 | 37.00 | 2 | 7 |
63 | Imran Farhat, Yasir Hameed (PAK) | 2003-2004 | 16 | 0 | 997 | 197 | 62.31 | 4 | 3 |
64 | KL Rahul, RG Sharma (IND) | 2019-2020 | 11 | 0 | 992 | 227 | 90.18 | 5 | 1 |
65 | NV Knight, AJ Stewart (ENG) | 1996-1999 | 28 | 0 | 986 | 165 | 35.21 | 2 | 6 |
66 | DL Haynes, PV Simmons (WI) | 1987-1994 | 28 | 0 | 975 | 145 | 34.82 | 1 | 5 |
67 | MJ Guptill, TWM Latham (NZ) | 2015-2017 | 23 | 2 | 964 | 236* | 45.90 | 3 | 1 |
68 | Anamul Haque, Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 2012-2022 | 29 | 0 | 947 | 158 | 32.65 | 2 | 4 |
69 | GW Flower, NC Johnson (ZIM) | 1998-2000 | 29 | 0 | 942 | 101 | 32.48 | 1 | 7 |
70 | SP Fleming, L Vincent (NZ) | 2005-2007 | 22 | 1 | 923 | 204 | 43.95 | 4 | 1 |
71 | DL Haynes, RB Richardson (WI) | 1984-1988 | 28 | 2 | 920 | 117* | 35.38 | 2 | 5 |
72 | ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama (SL) | 1993-1999 | 35 | 1 | 911 | 111 | 26.79 | 1 | 3 |
73 | Jatinder Singh, KH Prajapati (OMA) | 2021-2024 | 31 | 0 | 906 | 106 | 29.22 | 1 | 5 |
74 | AJ Finch, UT Khawaja (AUS) | 2013-2019 | 14 | 0 | 897 | 209 | 64.07 | 3 | 4 |
75 | FDM Karunaratne, P Nissanka (SL) | 2023-2023 | 16 | 1 | 881 | 190 | 58.73 | 3 | 4 |
76 | KO Otieno, RD Shah (KENYA) | 1998-2004 | 38 | 0 | 858 | 121 | 22.57 | 1 | 6 |
77 | Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed (PAK) | 2012-2013 | 12 | 0 | 846 | 224 | 70.50 | 4 | 1 |
78 | AN Cook, C Kieswetter (ENG) | 2010-2011 | 18 | 1 | 837 | 171* | 49.23 | 2 | 6 |
78 | Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) | 2006-2013 | 24 | 1 | 837 | 228* | 36.39 | 2 | 2 |
80 | M Prabhakar, SR Tendulkar (IND) | 1994-1996 | 19 | 1 | 835 | 161 | 46.38 | 2 | 4 |
81 | D Ganga, CH Gayle (WI) | 2001-2006 | 22 | 0 | 833 | 174 | 37.86 | 3 | 3 |
82 | Ramiz Raja, Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 1990-1997 | 14 | 0 | 828 | 204 | 59.14 | 3 | 2 |
83 | ADR Campbell, GW Flower (ZIM) | 1995-2001 | 21 | 0 | 826 | 121 | 39.33 | 1 | 7 |
83 | NJ Astle, CM Spearman (NZ) | 1995-2000 | 38 | 0 | 826 | 115 | 21.73 | 1 | 4 |
85 | SE Marsh, SR Watson (AUS) | 2008-2011 | 17 | 0 | 807 | 145 | 47.47 | 2 | 6 |
86 | Imran Nazir, Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 2000-2002 | 21 | 0 | 806 | 101 | 38.38 | 1 | 7 |
87 | Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) | 2011-2015 | 24 | 1 | 801 | 111 | 34.82 | 1 | 6 |
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Partnerships for the 1st wicket after a retired hurt are excluded