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[[File:Cricket Partnership.jpg|thumb|right|[[Harbhajan Singh]] and [[Sachin Tendulkar]] support each other mid-innings.]]
[[File:Edgbaston---Thwaite-Memorial-Scoreboard.jpg|thumb|300px|Scoreboard showing runs scored by the current partnership (25), consisting of 16 by Sammy, 8 by Ramdin (out of his 27 total), and 1 extra.]]
In the sport of [[cricket]], two [[batsman|batsmen]] always bat in '''partnership''', although only one is a striker at any time. The partnership between two batsmen will come to an end when one of them is [[dismissal (cricket)|dismissed]] or [[List of cricket terms|retires]], or the [[innings]] comes to a close (usually due to victory being achieved, a [[declaration and forfeiture|declaration]], a time or [[over (cricket)|over]] limit being reached, the match being abandoned in mid-innings for inclement weather or, exceptionally, maybe between more than two batsmen, if one of the original batsmen is retired not out (rather than retired [[Out (cricket)|out]]), since the particular numbered wicket will not have fallen yet).<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Thousand-Ball Test Partnerships: An Elusive Record|url=http://www.sportstats.com.au/thousandball.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=www.sportstats.com.au}}</ref>

== Batting in partnership ==
Batting in partnership is an important skill. When two higher-order batsmen (usually the side's best batsmen) are together, they are largely free to play to their own styles (which may be quite different: [[Marcus Trescothick]], an aggressive strokeplayer and [[Mike Atherton]], a defensive stonewaller, enjoyed many successful opening partnerships for [[English cricket team|England]]) although "rotating the strike" (each allowing the other play to face the bowler regularly) is encouraged, and communication when calling runs is an important part of any partnership. Opening partnerships are entrusted with seeing off the [[new ball]] and later partnerships are largely charged with consolidation, often facing an aging ball, [[spin bowling]] and eventually the second new ball.

The concept of batting in partnership becomes even more vital once only one recognised quality batsman remains. His job is then to shepherd the tail-end batsmen, while attempting to eke out as many runs as possible, or simply to survive as long as possible when merely attempting to save the game. This usually involves attempting to minimise risk, by exposing the lesser batsmen to as little bowling as possible. To do this, [[boundary (cricket)|boundaries]] and twos are preferred while [[single (cricket)|singles]] are avoided in the early parts of an over (although this allows the [[fielding (cricket)|fielding]] [[captain (cricket)|captain]] to set his field further back into a more defensive position, often tempting the batsman with an easy single) but because the bowling end changes at the end of an over, it is necessary to score a single (or much more rarely, three runs) to counteract this. While a single on the sixth and final ball of the over would be ideal, the field is usually set closer to make this harder and the batsman may prefer to rotate the strike on the fifth or even fourth ball, hoping that the tail-ender can survive for a delivery or two, rather than risking either having to take a dangerous run on the last ball (with the attendant risk of a [[run out]]) or not being able to get a single at all, leaving the tail-ender stranded on strike for the start of the next over (hence allowing up to six balls to be bowled at him)

== Style of play ==
Unsurprisingly, lower order partnerships are usually much smaller than those for the early wickets, but are often the most tactically intense. A lot of spectator enjoyment derives either from the frequent combination of a last recognised batsman adopting extremely aggressive play (in an effort to score as many runs as possible before he runs out of batting partners - one reason why aggressive batsmen like [[Andrew Flintoff]] and [[Adam Gilchrist]] are often deliberately placed relatively low in the batting order) and the constant risk of a wicket, the alternative situation where no recognised batsmen remains and the tail-enders (relieved of their responsibility to bat carefully for anybody else) often unleash their rarely seen arsenal of attacking shots, or alternatively the extremely tense situation which sometimes emerges towards the end of a match when a batting side, facing defeat, can only salvage a draw and save the match by batting to the end of the final day, which becomes difficult once the worst batsmen are in, and their survival is always nerve-wracking – English fans fondly remember the last wicket stand of [[Angus Fraser]] and [[Robert Croft]], batting out the last few overs of the drawn Third Test against [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] at [[Old Trafford (cricket)|Old Trafford]] in 1998, when the dismissal of either of them would have resulted in a loss. This contrasts with the spirit of earlier wicket partnerships, where the batsmen usually dominate and the bowlers have to work especially hard to take their wickets.

== Effect on the opposition ==
Large partnerships do more than simply add runs to the [[scoreboard]], they may also serve to exhaust and demoralise the fielding team. Both of these were major factors at the [[Second Test, 2000–01 Border–Gavaskar Trophy|famous Test match]] at [[Eden Gardens]] in 2001, when [[India national cricket team|India]]'s [[V. V. S. Laxman]] and [[Rahul Dravid]] put on a fifth wicket stand of 376 runs, staying at the crease for the entire fourth day's play without being dismissed. Despite having forced their opponents to [[follow on]], [[Steve Waugh]]'s highly regarded [[Australia national cricket team|Australians]] were left emotionally and physically drained, slumping to a shock heavy (171 run) defeat. Even if nowhere near as damaging numerically, larger-than-expected last wicket stands can still be very demoralising, especially because as soon as the Number 11 batsman walks out of the [[cricket pavilion|pavilion]], many of the fielders expect to be batting within minutes and start their mental preparations. If the last wicket partnership lasts much longer than they expect, it has an adverse effect on their preparation and composure, as well as their energy level deteriorating from extra time on the field. It is also damaging to the confidence of the bowlers if they are unable to dismiss a team's worst batsman relatively easily. A good example of this came in the First Test between Australia and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] at [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]] in 2004. The Kiwis performed well for the first two days, and while the Australians did recover strongly on the third, the New Zealanders were still well in the hunt when [[Glenn McGrath]], the Australian [[fast bowler]] and notoriously poor batsman, came to the crease to accompany fellow tail-ender [[Jason Gillespie]] with nine wickets down. Incredibly, the pair put on 114 runs, both achieving [[List of cricket terms|half centuries]] (McGrath's first in a long Test career in which he has never averaged more than 8 with the bat). The humiliated New Zealanders lost energy and focus, and when they finally removed McGrath and went in to bat, their batting order was devastated, collapsing to 76 [[List of cricket terms|all out]], giving Australia an innings victory with a day to spare. During the second Test of the [[2005 Ashes]], Australia's [[tailender]]s [[Shane Warne]], [[Michael Kasprowicz]] and [[Brett Lee]] famously held out during their second innings after the top order had been decimated by England's bowlers and nearly won a tightly contested match, losing by a mere 2 runs, the narrowest margin in Ashes history.

===Left-right partnerships===
It is commonly said that having a left-handed and right-handed batsman batting together is better than other combinations of handedness.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kartikeya Date: Is there an advantage to having left-right pairs at the crease?|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28929115/there-advantage-having-left-right-pairs-crease|access-date=2020-09-09|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref>

A similar phenomenon in baseball is the [[lefty-righty switch]].

== Test record partnerships by wicket ==
Correct as of 1 November 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/254836.html|title=Records - Test matches - Partnership records - Highest partnerships by wicket - ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Wicket
!Runs
!Batting partners
!Batting team
!Fielding team
!Venue
!Season
|-
|1st
|415
|[[Neil McKenzie]] and [[Graeme Smith]]
|[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|[[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]
|[[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium|Chattogram]]
||2008
|-
|2nd
|576
|[[Roshan Mahanama]] and [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[India national cricket team|India]]
|[[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo (RPS)]]
|1997
|-
|3rd
|624
|[[Mahela Jayawardene]] and [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|[[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground|Colombo (SSC)]]
|2006
|-
|4th
|449
|[[Adam Voges]] and [[Shaun Marsh]]
|[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
|[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
|[[Bellerive Oval|Hobart]]
|2015/16
|-
|5th
|405
|[[Donald Bradman]] and [[Sid Barnes]]
|[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
|[[England cricket team|England]]
|[[Sydney Cricket Ground|Sydney]]
|1946/47
|-
|6th
|399
|[[Ben Stokes]] and [[Jonny Bairstow]]
|[[England cricket team|England]]
|[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|[[Newlands Cricket Ground|Cape Town]]
|2016
|-
|7th
|347
|[[Clairmonte Depeiaza]] and [[Denis Atkinson]]
|[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
|[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
|[[Kensington Oval|Bridgetown]]
|1954/55
|-
|8th
|332
|[[Jonathan Trott]] and [[Stuart Broad]]
|[[England cricket team|England]]
|[[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]
|[[Lord's]]
|2010
|-
|9th
|195
|[[Mark Boucher]] and [[Pat Symcox]]
|[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|[[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]
|[[Wanderers Stadium|Johannesburg]]
|1998
|-
|10th
|198
|[[Joe Root]] and [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]]
|[[England cricket team|England]]
|[[India national cricket team|India]]
|[[Trent Bridge|Nottingham]]
|2014
|}

== Top 10 Test partnerships (for any wicket) ==
Correct as of 1 November 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283573.html|title=Records - Test matches - Partnership records - Highest partnerships for any wicket - ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Runs
!Wicket
!Batting partners
!Batting team
!Fielding team
!Venue
!Season
|-
|624
|3rd
|[[Mahela Jayawardene]] and [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|[[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground|Colombo (SSC)]]
|2006
|-
|576
|2nd
|[[Roshan Mahanama]] and [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[India national cricket team|India]]
|[[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo (RPS)]]
|1997
|-
|467
|3rd
|[[Andrew Jones (cricketer, born 1959)|Andrew Jones]] and [[Martin Crowe]]
|[[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[Basin Reserve|Wellington]]
|1990/91
|-
|451
|2nd
|[[Donald Bradman]] and [[Bill Ponsford]]
|[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
|[[England cricket team|England]]
|[[The Oval]]
|1934
|-
|451
|3rd
|[[Mudassar Nazar]] and [[Javed Miandad]]
|[[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]
|[[India national cricket team|India]]
|[[Niaz Stadium|Hyderabad]]
|1982/83
|-
|449
|4th
|[[Adam Voges]] and [[Shaun Marsh]]
|[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
|[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
|[[Bellerive Oval|Hobart]]
|2015/16
|-
|446
|2nd
|[[Conrad Hunte]] and [[Gary Sobers]]
|[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
|[[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]
|[[Sabina Park|Kingston, Jamaica]]
|1957/58
|-
|438
|2nd
|[[Marvan Atapattu]] and [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
|[[Queens Sports Club|Bulawayo]]
|2004
|-
|437
|4th
|[[Mahela Jayawardene]] and [[Thilan Samaraweera]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]
|[[National Stadium, Karachi|Karachi]]
|2008/09
|-
|429[[Not out|*]]
|3rd
|[[Jacques Rudolph]] and [[Boeta Dippenaar]]
|[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|[[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]
|[[M. A. Aziz Stadium|Chattogram]]
|2003
|}
[[Not out|*]] = unbroken partnership

== First-class record partnerships by wicket ==
Correct as of 1 November 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283581.html|title=Records - First-class matches - Partnership records - Highest partnerships by wicket - ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Wicket
!Runs
!Batting partners
!Batting team
!Fielding team
!Venue
!Season
|-
|1st
|561
|[[Waheed Mirza]] and [[Mansoor Akhtar]]
|Karachi Whites
|Quetta
|[[National Stadium, Karachi|Karachi]]
||1976/77
|-
|2nd
|580
|[[Rafatullah Mohmand]] and [[Aamer Sajjad]]
|[[Water and Power Development Authority cricket team|WAPDA]]
|[[Sui Southern Gas Company cricket team|SSGC]]
|[[Sheikhupura Stadium|Sheikhupura]]
|2009/10
|-
|3rd
|624
|[[Mahela Jayawardene]] and [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|[[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground|Colombo (SSC)]]
|2006
|-
|4th
|577
|[[Vijay Hazare]] and [[Gul Mohammad]]
|[[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Holkar]]
|Baroda
|1946/47
|-
|5th
|520[[Not out|*]]
|[[Cheteshwar Pujara]] and [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
|[[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]
|[[Orissa cricket team|Orissa]]
|[[Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium|Rajkot]]
|2008/09
|-
|6th
|487[[Not out|*]]
|[[George Headley]] and [[Clarence Passailaigue]]
|[[Jamaica national cricket team|Jamaica]]
|Lord Tennyson's XI
|[[Melbourne Park, Kingston|Kingston, Jamaica]]
|1931/32
|-
|7th
|460
|[[Bhupinder Singh (cricketer, born 1970)|Bhupinder Singh]] and [[Pankaj Dharmani]]
|[[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]
|[[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]
|Delhi
|1994/95
|-
|8th
|433
|[[Arthur Sims]] and [[Victor Trumper]]
|[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
|[[Canterbury Wizards|Canterbury]]
|[[Lancaster Park|Christchurch]]
|1913/14
|-
|9th
|283
|[[John Chapman (cricketer, born 1877)|John Chapman]] and [[Arnold Warren]]
|[[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]
|[[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]
|[[Miners Welfare Ground|Blackwell]]
|1910
|-
|10th
|307
|[[Alan Kippax]] and [[Hal Hooker]]
|[[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]]
|[[Victorian Bushrangers|Victoria]]
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|1928/29
|}
[[Not out|*]] = unbroken partnership

== Top 10 first-class partnerships (for any wicket) ==
[[File:Holmes and Sutcliffe at Leyton in 1932b.jpg|thumb|250px|Percy Holmes, left, and Herbert Sutcliffe shake hands in front of the scoreboard after a first wicket stand of 555 at Leyton, 1932. The players' autographs can be seen on the photo.]]
Correct as of 1 November 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283621.html|title=Records - First-class matches - Partnership records - Highest partnerships for any wicket - ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Runs
!Wicket
!Batting partners
!Batting team
!Fielding team
!Venue
!Season
|-
|624
|3rd
|[[Mahela Jayawardene]] and [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|[[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground|Colombo (SSC)]]
|2006
|-
|594[[Not out|*]]
|3rd
|[[Swapnil Gugale]] and [[Ankit Bawne]]
|[[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]
|[[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]
|[[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]]
|2016/17
|-
|580
|2nd
|[[Rafatullah Mohmand]] and [[Aamer Sajjad]]
|[[Water and Power Development Authority cricket team|WAPDA]]
|[[Sui Southern Gas Company cricket team|SSGC]]
|[[Sheikhupura Stadium|Sheikhupura]]
|2009/10
|-
|577
|4th
|[[Vijay Hazare]] and [[Gul Mohammad]]
|[[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Holkar]]
|Baroda
|1946/47
|-
|576
|2nd
|[[Roshan Mahanama]] and [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[India national cricket team|India]]
|[[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo (RPS)]]
|1997
|-
|574[[Not out|*]]
|4th
|[[Frank Worrell]] and [[Clyde Walcott]]
|[[Barbados national cricket team|Barbados]]
|[[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad]]
|[[Queen's Park Oval|Port-of-Spain]]
|1945/46
|-
|561
|1st
|[[Waheed Mirza]] and [[Mansoor Akhtar]]
|Karachi Whites
|Quetta
|[[National Stadium, Karachi|Karachi]]
||1976/77
|-
|555
|1st
|[[Percy Holmes]] and [[Herbert Sutcliffe]]
|[[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]
|[[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]
|[[Leyton Cricket Ground|Leyton]]
|1932
|-
|554
|1st
|[[Jack Brown (cricketer)|Jack Brown]] and [[John Tunnicliffe]]
|[[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]
|[[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]
|[[Queen's Park, Chesterfield|Chesterfield]]
|1898
|-
|539
|3rd
|[[Sagar Jogiyani]] and [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
|[[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]
|[[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]
|[[Lalabhai Contractor Stadium|Surat]]
|2012/13
|}
[[Not out|*]] = unbroken partnership.

== One-Day International record partnerships by wicket ==
Correct as of 1 November 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/252072.html|title=Records - One-Day Internationals - Partnership records - Highest partnerships by wicket - ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Wicket
!Runs
!Batting partners
!Batting team
!Fielding team
!Venue
!Date
|-
|1st
|365
|[[John Campbell (cricketer)|John Campbell]] and [[Shai Hope]]
|[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
|[[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]]
||[[Castle Avenue, Dublin|Dublin]]
|5 May 2019
|-
|2nd
|372
|[[Chris Gayle]] and [[Marlon Samuels]]
|[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
|[[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
||[[Manuka Oval|Canberra]]
|24 February 2015
|-
|3rd
|258
|[[Darren Bravo]] and [[Denesh Ramdin]]
|[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
|[[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]
|[[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Basseterre]]
|25 August 2014
|-
|4th
|275[[Not out|*]]
|[[Mohammad Azharuddin]] and [[Ajay Jadeja]]
|[[India national cricket team|India]]
|[[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
|[[Barabati Stadium|Cuttack]]
|9 April 1998
|-
|5th
|256[[Not out|*]]
|[[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]] and [[JP Duminy]]
|[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|[[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
|[[Seddon Park|Hamilton]]
|15 February 2015
|-
|6th
|267[[Not out|*]]
|[[Grant Elliott]] and [[Luke Ronchi]]
|[[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[University of Otago Oval|Dunedin]]
|23 January 2015
|-
|7th
|177
|[[Jos Buttler]] and [[Adil Rashid]]
|[[England cricket team|England]]
|[[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
|[[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Birmingham]]
|9 June 2015
|-
|8th
|138[[Not out|*]]
|[[Justin Kemp]] and [[Andrew Hall]]
|[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|[[India national cricket team|India]]
|[[Newlands Cricket Ground|Cape Town]]
|26 November 2006
|-
|9th
|132
|[[Angelo Mathews]] and [[Lasith Malinga]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground|Melbourne]]
|3 November 2010
|-
|10th
|106[[Not out|*]]
|[[Viv Richards]] and [[Michael Holding]]
|[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
|[[England cricket team|England]]
|[[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Manchester]]
|31 May 1984
|}
[[Not out|*]] = unbroken partnership

== Top 10 One-Day International partnerships (for any wicket) ==
Correct as of 1 November 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283574.html|title=Records - One-Day Internationals - Partnership records - Highest partnerships for any wicket - ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Runs
!Wicket
!Batting partners
!Batting team
!Fielding team
!Venue
!Date
|-
|372
|2nd
|[[Chris Gayle]] and [[Marlon Samuels]]
|[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
|[[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
||[[Manuka Oval|Canberra]]
|23 February 2015
|-
|365
|1st
|[[John Campbell (cricketer)|John Campbell]] and [[Shai Hope]]
|[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
|[[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]]
|[[Castle Avenue, Dublin|Dublin]]
|5 May 2019
|-
|331
|2nd
|[[Sachin Tendulkar]] and [[Rahul Dravid]]
|[[India national cricket team|India]]
|[[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
||[[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad|Hyderabad]]
|8 November 1999
|-
|318
|2nd
|[[Saurav Ganguly]] and [[Rahul Dravid]]
|[[India national cricket team|India]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[County Ground, Taunton|Taunton]]
|26 May 1999
|-
|304
|1st
|[[Imam-ul-Haq]] and [[Fakhar Zaman (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]]
|[[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]
|[[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
|[[Queens Sports Club|Bulawayo]]
|20 July 2018
|-
|292
|1st
|[[Tamim Iqbal]] and [[Liton Das]]
|[[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]
|[[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
|[[Sylhet International Cricket Stadium|Sylhet]]
|6 March 2020
|-
|286
|1st
|[[Upul Tharanga]] and [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[England cricket team|England]]
|[[Headingley Stadium|Leeds]]
|1 July 2006
|-
|284
|1st
|[[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] and [[Travis Head]]
|[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]
|[[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]
|[[Adelaide Oval|Adelaide]]
|26 January 2017
|-
|282[[Not out|*]]
|1st
|[[Quinton de Kock]] and [[Hashim Amla]]
|[[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
|[[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]
|[[De Beers Diamond Oval|Kimberley]]
|15 October 2017
|-
|282
|1st
|[[Upul Tharanga]] and [[Tillakaratne Dilshan|Tillekeratne Dilshan]]
|[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
|[[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
|[[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Pallekele]]
|10 March 2011
|}
[[Not out|*]] = unbroken partnership

==Bowling partnerships==
Two bowlers may be said to be bowling in tandem when they bowl all of a certain set of consecutive overs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cricket's deadly bowling duos: Where do James Anderson and Stuart Broad rank?|url=https://www.skysports.com/amp/cricket/news/13294/10997690/crickets-deadly-bowling-duos-where-do-james-anderson-and-stuart-broad-rank|access-date=2020-09-11|website=Sky Sports|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060510110830/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/17/stories/2006011707452100.htm A few marathon partnerships] from ''[[The Hindu]]''
* [http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchPartnerships.asp Partnerships] from [[Howstat]]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=cricket&id=2295001 List of record partnerships in Tests] from [[ESPN.com]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060118095209/http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/PARTNERSHIPS/PARTNERSHIP_RECORDS_TESTS.html Tests - Partnership Records] from [[cricinfo.com]]
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Firstclass/Overall/Highest_Partnerships.html first-class partnership records from CricketArchive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225137/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Firstclass/Overall/Highest_Partnerships.html |date=3 March 2016 }}

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