Highest Partnerships in Tests by Wicket

Highest Partnerships in Tests by Wicket: Partnership, well the word by itself envelops the involvement of two as one! Perhaps in Cricket too, the meaning literally holds its stand. Throughout the years, we have experienced some thunderous partnerships, of course the opening stands between Sehwag and Gambhir, the historical stand between Dravid and Laxman that took India to the most unexpected victory in 2001 and also the scintillating partnerships between Sangakkara and Jayawardene followed by Hayden-Gilchrist. But are we aware of the best partnerships in the game? I bet that most of us don’t! So, to enhance our cricketing knowledge with some crunchy statistics, let us explore the

Highest Partnerships in Tests by Wicket:

1^st Wicket, 415 runs –  Neil McKenzie and Graeme Smith:

The figure itself proves the majestic touch of the partnership. In fact this partnership was made in 2008, breaking the 52-year old record opening stand between Pankaj Roy and Vinoo Mankad of 413 runs. The partnership was made right in the first innings against the mighty minnows, Bangladesh. Smith scored a total of 232 while McKenzie arched the partnership by his contribution of 226 runs. South Africa won the match by the margin of an innings and 205 runs.