Stats: Rohit-Dhawan pair breaks Champions Trophy partnership records

The duo has done wonders for India in the second consecutive Champions Trophy

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Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma pair now have got hold of most of the partnership records in the Champions Trophy. After a 136-run stand over Pakistan in their first game, the Rohit-Dhawan pair added 138 runs for the opening wicket against Sri Lanka and broke the most runs, most fifty-plus partnerships and most century stands as a pair in the Champions Trophy.

Most runs as a pair in the Champions Trophy:

Partners

TeamInnsRunsHighAve100s50s

S Dhawan, RG Sharma

India765613893.714

2

S Chanderpaul, CH GayleWest Indies9635164*90.712

3

Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik

Pakistan541420682.811
SC Ganguly, SR TendulkarIndia741214168.661

3

 

This was the 4th century stand in the CT for the Indian pair with 2 of them coming in the 2013 edition. Only two pairs have more than one century stand in the history of this tournament.

Most century stand for a pair in the Champions Trophy:

Partners

SpanInns100sRunsHigh50s
S Dhawan, RG SharmaIndia74656138

2

S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle

West Indies92635164*3
HH Gibbs, GC SmithSouth Africa72347159

0

 

Rohit-Dhawan pair has partnered in 7 innings in the Champions Trophy and has 6 fifty-plus stands in those and hold the record for most fifty-plus stands as a pair.

Most fifty-plus stands for a pair in the Champions Trophy:

Partners

TeamInns50+RunsHigh100s50s

S Dhawan, RG Sharma

India7665613842

S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle

West Indies95635164*2

3

R Dravid, SC GangulyIndia543741451

3

SC Ganguly, SR TendulkarIndia744121411

3

 

In overall, there are 14 century stands in the Champions Trophy for the opening wicket so far out of which 4 are by the Rohit-Dhawan pair. The pair has made three appearances in the top 9 opening stands in the CT.

List of century stands for opening wicket in the Champions Trophy:

Partners

TeamRunsOversInns NoOppositionGroundDate
SC Ganguly, V SehwagIndia19228.42EnglandColombo (RPS)

22-Sep-02

CH Gayle, WW Hinds

West Indies192401BangladeshSouthampton15-Sep-04
S Chanderpaul, CH GayleWest Indies164*36.42BangladeshJaipur

11-Oct-06

HH Gibbs, GC Smith

South Africa15928.11KenyaColombo (RPS)20-Sep-02
S Chanderpaul, CH GayleWest Indies154*262South AfricaJaipur

2-Nov-06

SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar

India14126.31New ZealandNairobi (Gym)15-Oct-00
S Dhawan, RG SharmaIndia13824.51Sri LankaThe Oval

8-Jun-17

S Dhawan, RG Sharma

India13624.31PakistanBirmingham4-Jun-17
S Dhawan, RG SharmaIndia12721.21South AfricaCardiff

6-Jun-13

BB McCullum, JD Ryder

New Zealand125201Sri LankaJohannesburg27-Sep-09
DJ Cullinan, MJR RindelSouth Africa11319.22EnglandDhaka

25-Oct-98

AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden

Australia11317.42BangladeshColombo (SSC)19-Sep-02
HH Gibbs, GC SmithSouth Africa10221.21West IndiesThe Oval

18-Sep-04

S Dhawan, RG Sharma

India10115.32West IndiesThe Oval

11-Jun-13

 

So far India has 12 century stands with 5 such ones coming for the opening wicket in the Champions Trophy. 4 of those alone have come from the Rohit and Dhawan pair.

List of century stands for India in the Champions Trophy:

Partners

WicketRunsOversInns NoOppositionGroundDate
SC Ganguly, V Sehwag119228.42EnglandColombo (RPS)

22-Sep-02

SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman

216129.21KenyaSouthampton11-Sep-04
R Dravid, SC Ganguly2145251South AfricaNairobi (Gym)

13-Oct-00

SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar

114126.31New ZealandNairobi (Gym)15-Oct-00
R Dravid, SR Tendulkar314023.21AustraliaDhaka

28-Oct-98

S Dhawan, RG Sharma

113824.51Sri LankaThe Oval8-Jun-17

S Dhawan, RG Sharma

113624.31PakistanBirmingham

4-Jun-17

A Jadeja, SR Tendulkar4132191AustraliaDhaka

28-Oct-98

S Dhawan, RG Sharma

112721.21South AfricaCardiff6-Jun-13

R Dravid, M Kaif

611724.11ZimbabweColombo (RPS)14-Sep-02
S Dhawan, KD Karthik3109*19.12West IndiesThe Oval

11-Jun-13

S Dhawan, RG Sharma110115.32West IndiesThe Oval

11-Jun-13

(Stats as on 8th June 2017)

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