Highest 3rd Wicket Partnership in the History of T20 International
Highest 3rd Wicket Partnership in the History of T20 International: In T20 cricket, losing the first two wickets early in the innings can quickly change the game situation. The T20 format is very fast-paced, so when batsmen get out early, it becomes much more difficult for the team.
Maintaining a good run rate is extremely crucial in this format. If a team loses early wickets, their run rate usually slows down. This makes it harder for them to score enough runs by the end of 20 overs.
So for a team batting first, not losing too many early wickets is very important. They need to keep wickets in hand while also scoring at a brisk rate from the start itself.
The highest ever 3rd wicket partnership in T20 Internationals is 184 runs. This record was set by Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips of New Zealand against the West Indies in November 2020.
Some other big 3rd wicket stands in T20Is include:
- 182 runs by Dawid Malan and Eoin Morgan (England) vs New Zealand in 2019
- 152 runs by Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan (England) vs Sri Lanka in 2014
- 134 runs by Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina (India) vs Australia in 2016
Overall, there have been 36 instances in T20I history when the 3rd wicket pair scored over 100 runs together.
The first ever 100+ run partnership for the 3rd wicket in T20Is was the 100-run stand between Aftab Ahmed and Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh against West Indies in 2007.England and South Africa have recorded the most 100+ 3rd wicket stands in T20Is at 5 times each.
India follows with 4 such instances.So in summary, the Conway-Phillips 184-run stand is the highest partnership by any pair for the 3rd wicket in all T20 International matches so far.
Highest 3rd Wicket Partnership in T20 International
| Batsmen (Team) | Runs | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) | 184 | West Indies | Mount Maunganui | 29 Nov 2020 |
| Dawid Malan and Eoin Morgan (England) | 182 | New Zealand | Napier | 8 Nov 2019 |
| Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan (England) | 152 | Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
| Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson (New Zealand) | 137 | Zimbabwe | Auckland | 11 Feb 2012 |
| Moin Ali and Eoin Morgan (England) | 135 | Australia | Cardiff | 31 Aug 2015 |
| Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina (India) | 134 | Australia | Adelaide | 26 Jan 2016 |
| Richard Levi and AB de Villiers (South Africa) | 133* | New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2012 |
| Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant (India) | 130 | West Indies | Chennai | 11 Nov 2018 |
| Babar Hayat and Mark Chapman (Hong Kong) | 127* | Oman | Abu Dhabi | 26 Nov 2015 |
| Calum MacLeod, Richie Berrington (Scotland) | 127 | Hong Kong | Abu Dhabi | 14 Jan 2017 |
| Ruvindu Gunasekera, Ashish Bagai (Canada) | 125 | Ireland | Abu Dhabi | 16 Nov 2013 |
| Matthew Cross, Richie Berrington (Scotland) | 122 | Ireland | Dublin | 20 Sep 2019 |
| Nicolas Pooran, Rovman Powel(West Indies) | 122 | England | Barbados | 26 Jan 2022 |
| Herschelle Gibbs and Justin Kemp (South Africa) | 120* | West Indies | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| Virat Kohli and MK Pandey (India) | 119 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 6 Sep 2017 |
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