In the recently completed SA20 match between MI Cape Town and Joburg Super Kings, the MI franchise went on to defeat Joburg Super Kings by 98 runs with the help of a 200-run opening partnership between Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton.
In a T20 game, a 200-run opening partnership has been a very rare case hence, here in this article we will have a look at the list of highest opening partnerships in T20 cricket history and more.
Highest opening partnership in T20 cricket:
- Hazratullah Zazai-Usman Ghani: 236 vs Ireland in Dehradun, 2019
- Aaron Finch-D'Arcy Short: 223 vs Zimbabwe in Harare, 2018
- Sabawoon Davizi-Dylan Steyn: 220 vs Bulgaria in Marsa, 2022
- Avinash Pai-Louis Bruce: 213* vs Bulgaria in Marsa, 2022
- Quinton de Kock-KL Rahul: 210* vs KKR in Navi Mumbai, IPL 2022
- Kamran Akmal-Salman Butt: 209* vs Islamabad in Rawalpindi, 2017
- Joe Denly-Daniel Bell-Drummond: 207 vs Essex in Chelmsford, 2017
- Marcus Stoinis-Hilton Cartwright: 207 vs Sydney Sixers in Sydney, 2020
- Matthew Wade-D'Arcy Short: 203 vs Adelaide Strikers in Adelaide, 2020
- Mohammad Rizwan-Babar Azam: 203* vs England in Karachi, 2022
- Peter Ingram-Jamie How: 201 vs Wellington in New Plymouth, 2012
- George Munsey-Kyle Coetzer: 200 vs Netherlands in Dublin, 2019
- Rassie van der Dussen-Ryan Rickelton: 200 vs JSK in Johannesburg, SA 2024
- Lou Vincent-Shahriar Nafees: 197* vs Duronto Rajshahi in Khulna, BPL 2013
- Mohammad Rizwan-Babar Azam: 197 vs South Africa in Centurion, 2021
Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton have become the 13th opening pair to complete a double-century partnership in T20 cricket.
