Highest Opening Partnership in T20 World Cup For West Indies

In the history of the T20 World Cup, West Indies is the only T20 team that has won the title 2 times and this is all because of their powerful openers who contributed some match-winning opening wicket partnerships. Let's check out some of those instances when their opening batsmen made a record 1 wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for the West Indies. 

1. Chris Gayle and Devon Smith (145 Runs in 2007)

The pair of Chris Gayle and Devon Smith is listed at the top position for making the highest 1st partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. While playing against South Africa in the 1st match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2007, West Indies put a total of 205 runs on the scoreboard in which Gayle and Smith struck 145 runs in a pair for the 1st wicket but Windows could not defend the total and lost the match by 8 wickets.

2. Andre Fletcher and Chris Gayle (133 Runs in 2009)

The combination of Andre Fletcher and Chris Gayle stands at the 2nd position for hitting a record 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Windies. While chasing a target of 170 runs against Australia in the 3rd match of the T20 World Cup 2009, Fletcher and Gayle contributed 133 runs in a pair for the first wicket that helped them to achieve the target very comfortably.

3. Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles (103 Runs in 2012)

The pair of Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles is placed at the 3rd position for making a record 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. West Indies faced England in the 14th match of the T20 World Cup 2012 where Windies added 179 runs on the scoreboard in which Gayle and Johnson scored 103 runs in a pair for the opening wicket. In reply, England could make 164 runs and Windies won the match by 15 runs.

4. Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith (97 Runs in 2014)

The pair of Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith stands at the 4th position for making a record 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. In the 20th match against Bangladesh in T20 World Cup 2014, West Indies set a target of 172 runs for Bangladesh in which Gayle and Smith made 97 runs in a pair for the 1st wicket. On the other hand, Bangladesh could not achieve the target and bowled out at 98 runs only.

5. Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Chris Gayle (80 Runs in 2010)

The pair of Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Chris Gayle is listed at the 5th position for making a record first wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. West Indies and India faced each other in the 19th match of the T20 World Cup 2010 where West Indies gave a target of 170 runs in which Chanderpaul and Gayle added 80 runs in pair for the 1st wicket and West Indies won that match by 14 runs and Gayle was named Man of the Match for his match-winning innings of 98 runs. 

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