It is often assumed that when a team loses their first five wickets below hundred, then the team will crumble in the end. Especially in T20 formats, it is extremely ominous to let the lower order batsmen take control of the game. But the unpredictable nature of the cricket often brings in difficult situations for a team from time to time. Who can forget that epic partnership between Aussie batsmen Mike Hussey and Craig White, in which the duo managed to put a strong total of 168 runs on board even when the team languished for 5 for 67 at one stage? This famous and unbeaten 101* run partnership was witnessed during the World T20 Championship 2010 at Bridgetown at a match between Australia and Sri Lanka.
But a mammoth partnership lower down the order can’t be always expected and is utterly unfair. Usually 30-40 runs in quick time is what expected from sixth wicket partnership. Even statistics reveals the same story. In the history of T20 World Cup, only once had the batting pair succeeded in converting their partnership into three-figure-mark. Similarly, the sixth wicket partnership could add 50-run-partnership on only 11 occasions. Most of the time, useful contributions of 25-40 runs have been witnessed so far for the sixth wicket stand.
Highest 6th Wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup
|
Batsmen (Team)
|
Runs
|
Against
|
Venue
|
Date |
|
Mike Hussey & Craig White
(Australia)
|
101*
|
Sri Lanka
|
Bridgetown
|
09/05/2010 |
|
Craig McMillan & Jacob Oram
(New Zealand)
|
73
|
India
|
Johannesburg
|
16/09/2007 |
|
D. Bravo & Darren Sammy
(West Indies)
|
71
|
Pakistan
|
Dhaka
|
01/04/2014 |
|
Mark Boucher & Albie Morkel
(South Africa)
|
69
|
India
|
Durban
|
20/09/2007 |
|
MS Dhoni & Yousuf Pathan
(India)
|
63*
|
England
|
Lord’s
|
14/06/2009 |
|
F Behardien & Robin Peterson
(South Africa)
|
60*
|
Australia
|
Colombo
|
30/09/2012 |
|
E Chigumbura & T Maruma
(Zimbabwe)
|
55*
|
UAE
|
Sylhet
|
21/03/2014 |
|
Mudassar Bukhari & TLW Cooper
(Netherlands)
|
53*
|
Zimbabwe
|
Sylhet
|
19/03/2014 |
|
J Faulkner & Brad Hodge
(Australia)
|
52
|
West Indies
|
Dhaka
|
28/03/2014 |
|
T. Dilshan & J Mubarak
(Sri Lanka)
|
51*
|
Sri Lanka
|
Johannesburg
|
18/09/2007 |
Highest Sixth Wicket Partnership in 2007 T20 World Cup
|
Batsmen (Team)
|
Runs
|
Against
|
Venue
|
Date |
|
Craig McMillan & Jacob Oram
(New Zealand)
|
73
|
India
|
Johannesburg
|
16/09/2007 |
|
Mark Boucher & Albie Morkel
(South Africa)
|
69
|
India
|
Durban
|
20/09/2007 |
|
T. Dilshan & J Mubarak
(Sri Lanka)
|
51*
|
Sri Lanka
|
Johannesburg
|
18/09/2007 |
|
Jacob Oram & Ross Taylor
(New Zealand)
|
51
|
Sri Lanka
|
Johannesburg
|
15/09/2007 |
|
Craig McMillan & Jacob Oram
(New Zealand)
|
43
|
England
|
Durban
|
18/09/2007 |
Highest 6th Wicket Partnership in 2009 T20 World Cup
|
Batsmen (Team)
|
Runs
|
Against
|
Venue
|
Date |
|
MS Dhoni & Yousuf Pathan
(India)
|
63*
|
England
|
Lord’s
|
14/06/2009 |
|
S. Chanderpaul & R. Sarwan
(West Indies)
|
37*
|
England
|
The Oval
|
15/06/2009 |
|
J Foster & A Mascarenhas
(England)
|
29*
|
Pakistan
|
The Oval
|
07/06/2009 |
|
Kierron Pollard & R. Sarwan
(West Indies)
|
27*
|
Sri Lanka
|
Nottingham
|
10/06/2009 |
|
T. Dilshan & Angelo Mathews
(Sri Lanka)
|
24*
|
West Indies
|
The Oval
|
19/06/2009 |
Highest 6th Wicket Partnership in 2010 T20 World Cup
|
Batsmen (Team)
|
Runs
|
Against
|
Venue
|
Date |
|
Mike Hussey & Craig White
(Australia)
|
101*
|
Sri Lanka
|
Bridgetown
|
09/05/2010 |
|
Abdul Razzak & Salman Butt
(Pakistan)
|
53
|
New Zealand
|
Bridgetown
|
08/05/2010 |
|
David Hussey & Mike Hussey
(Australia)
|
47
|
England
|
Bridgetown
|
16/05/2010 |
|
JP Duminy & Albie Morket
(South Africa)
|
43
|
Afghanistan
|
Bridgetown
|
05/05/2010 |
|
Mark Boucher & JP Duminy
(South Africa)
|
37
|
England
|
Bridgetown
|
08/05/2010 |
Highest 6th Wicket Partnership in 2012 T20 World Cup
|
Batsmen (Team)
|
Runs
|
Against
|
Venue
|
Date |
|
F Behardien & Robin Peterson
(South Africa)
|
60*
|
Australia
|
Colombo
|
30/09/2012 |
|
Shoaib Mallik & Umar Akmal
(Pakistan)
|
47
|
India
|
Colombo
|
30/09/2012 |
|
Mike Hussey & Mathew Wade
(Australia)
|
45
|
Pakistan
|
Colombo
|
02/10/2012 |
|
MS Dhoni & Suresh Raina
(India)
|
40
|
South Africa
|
Colombo
|
02/10/2012 |
|
James Franklin & N. McCullum
(New Zealand)
|
39
|
England
|
Pallekele
|
29/09/2012 |
Highest Sixth Wicket Partnership in 2014 T20 World Cup
|
Batsmen (Team)
|
Runs
|
Against
|
Venue
|
Date |
|
D. Bravo & Darren Sammy
(West Indies)
|
71
|
Pakistan
|
Dhaka
|
01/04/2014 |
|
E Chigumbura & T Maruma
(Zimbabwe)
|
55*
|
UAE
|
Sylhet
|
21/03/2014 |
|
Mudassar Bukhari & TLW Cooper
(Netherlands)
|
53*
|
Zimbabwe
|
Sylhet
|
19/03/2014 |
|
J Faulkner & Brad Hodge
(Australia)
|
52
|
West Indies
|
Dhaka
|
28/03/2014 |
|
Mahmudulla & Nasir Hossain
(Bangladesh)
|
49
|
India
|
Dhaka
|
28/03/2014 |