The first 300 runs partnership (26 May 1999)
The second wicket partnership of 318 runs between Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid was the first ever partnership of 300 runs or more in any LOI match for any wicket
26-May-1999
26 May 1999
The first 300 runs partnership
Atul Kahate
The second wicket partnership of 318 runs between Saurav Ganguly and
Rahul Dravid was the first ever partnership of 300 runs or more in any
LOI match for any wicket. The previous record for any wicket was set
by Indians: Azharuddin and Jadeja only last season.
Table (A) Best partnerships for any wicket in all LOI matches
Wkt Runs Batsmen Teams Ground Date
2 318 SC Ganguly - RS Dravid Ind-SL Taunton 26 May 1999
4 275* M Azharuddin - AD Jadeja Ind-Zim Cuttack 09 Apr 1998
2 263 Aamir Sohail - Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak-NZ Sharjah 20 Apr 1994
1 251 SC Ganguly - SR Tendulkar Ind-SL Colombo (3) 07 Jul 1998
3 237* RS Dravid - SR Tendulkar Ind-Ken Bristol 23 May 1999
2 236 SC Ganguly - RS Dravid Ind-SL Nagpur 22 Mar 1999
4 232 DJ Cullinan - JN Rhodes SA -Pak Nairobi (1) 29 Sep 1996
2 231 SR Tendulkar - NS Sidhu Ind-Pak Sharjah 15 Apr 1996
3 230 Saeed Anwar - Ijaz Ahmed, Sr Pak-Ind Dhaka 18 Jan 1998
4 226 S Chanderpaul - CL Hooper WI -SA East London 24 Jan 1999
1 225 D Chudasama - K Otieno Ken-Ban Nairobi (1) 10 Oct 1997
3 224* DM Jones - AR Border Aus-SL Adelaide 28 Jan 1985
5 223 M Azharuddin - AD Jadeja Ind-SL Colombo (3) 17 Aug 1997
2 221 CG Greenidge - IVA Richards WI -Ind Jamshedpur 07 Dec 1983
Table (B) Best partnerships for the second wicket in all LOI matches
Wkt Runs Batsmen Teams Ground Date
2 318 SC Ganguly - RS Dravid Ind-SL Taunton 26 May 1999
2 263 Aamir Sohail - Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak-NZ Sharjah 20 Apr 1994
2 236 SC Ganguly - RS Dravid Ind-SL Nagpur 22 Mar 1999
2 231 SR Tendulkar - NS Sidhu Ind-Pak Sharjah 15 Apr 1996
2 221 CG Greenidge - IVA Richards WI -Ind Jamshedpur 07 Dec 1983
2 219 ME Waugh - RT Ponting Aus-Zim Delhi (1) 11 Apr 1998
2 205 Mohsin Khan - Zaheer Abbas Pak-Ind Multan 17 Dec 1982
2 205 DL Haynes - IVA Richards WI -Aus Melbourne 09 Dec 1979
2 204 Inzamam-ul-Haq - Salim Malik Pak-SL Rawalpindi (2) 19 Jan 1992
2 202 GA Gooch - DI Gower Eng-Aus Lord's 03 Jun 1985
2 197 BC Lara - PV Simmons WI -Pak Durban 19 Feb 1993
2 193 AC Gilchrist - RT Ponting Aus-Pak Lahore 10 Nov 1998
2 185 GR Marsh - DM Jones Aus-Eng Brisbane 16 Dec 1990
2 184 DL Haynes - HA Gomes WI -NZ Bridgetown 23 Apr 1985
2 180 SR Tendulkar - RS Dravid Ind-Zim Bulawayo (2) 26 Sep 1998
2 179 SC Ganguly - Robin Singh Ind-Pak Dhaka 18 Jan 1998
2 178 GR Marsh - DM Jones Aus-Eng Brisbane 18 Jan 1987
2 176 SFAF Bacchus - IVA Richards WI -Pak Sialkot 05 Dec 1980
2 176 DL Amiss - KWR Fletcher Eng-Ind Lord's 07 Jun 1975
Contributed by: Atul Kahate (akahate@yahoo.com)
Source :: Atul Kahate