One of the most important partnerships in cricket is frequently regarded as the third-wicket partnership. It is the partnership formed by the third and fourth batters, and it has a big say in how a game turns out. Third-wicket partnerships are common in T20 international cricket, and some standout ones have developed throughout the years. The highest third-wicket partnerships in T20 international cricket will be examined in this article.
In the history of T20 Internationals, a middle-order pair has made a 100+ run partnership for the third wicket 36 times. Aftab Ahmed and Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh’s middle order made the first partnership of 100 runs or more for the third wicket against the West Indies on September 13, 2007, at the ICC World Twenty20 2007/2008 in Johannesburg. In that fifth game of the ICC World Twenty20, Aftab Ahmed and Mohammad Ashraful each hit 50 for their respective teams.
Highest 3rd Wicket Partnership in T20 International
DP Conway and GD Phillips added 184 runs to the record for the highest third-wicket partnership in the t20 international all-time stand against the West Indies on November 29, 2020, at Mount Maunganui. In the T20I, the Indian squad reached 100-run partnerships for the third wicket four times. The highest third-wicket partnership for India was made on January 26, 2016, in Adelaide when V Kohli and SK Raina scored India’s first 100+ stand against Australia.
The middle-order batsmen of England and South Africa hold the record for scoring the most third-wicket partnerships in T20 international all-time, totaling 5 times (100+ runs). India came in second with 4 times (100+ runs) in the middle order, followed by Pakistan with 3, South Africa with 4, and the West Indies with 1.
List of the Highest 3rd Wicket Partnership in T20 International
| 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 |
Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell’s 118-run third-wicket partnership against Pakistan on March 23, 2014, in Dhaka, was the greatest third-wicket partnership for Australia.
Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim made 112 runs off the third wicket for Bangladesh against Australia in Dhaka on April 1, 2014.
The highest third-wicket partnership for West Indies versus New Zealand was 108 runs, made by Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard at Lauderhill on June 30, 2012.
The highest run for the third wicket in a T20 international was 94 for Sri Lanka, which has never scored 100+ runs for the third wicket.
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