Highest Opening Partnership in T20 World Cup for South Africa

In the T20 World Cup, South Africa has got many occasions when their openers gave a good start and added more than 50 runs for the 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. For instance, Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock added 96 runs for the 1st wicket which is the highest for the South Africa team. Let's check out some of the crucial 1st wicket partnerships in the T20 World Cup for South Africa.

Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock (96 Runs in 2016)

The pair of Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock is placed at the position for making the highest 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. In the 18th match of the T20 World Cup 2016, South Africa got the chance to bat first and their openers gave a nice start that helped them to put a total of 229 runs on the scoreboard in which Amla and de Kock added 96 runs for the 1st wicket partnership. On the other hand, England gave a powerful reply and defeated South Africa by 2 wickets.

Hashim Amla and Richard Levi (94* Runs in 2012)

The pair of Hashim Amla and Richard Levi is at the 2nd position for hitting a record 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. They achieved this feat in the 4th match against Zimbabwe in the ICC T20 World Cup 2012 where Zimbabwe gave a target of 94 runs to SA and they achieved it very comfortably in the 12.4 overs. Amla added 32 runs and Levi struck 50 runs and thus both the batters added unbeaten 94 runs for the 1st wicket.

Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock (90 Runs in 2014)

The combination of Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock is listed at the 3rd position for making a record 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. South Africa faced England in the 26th match of the T20 World Cup 2014 where South Africa set a target of 197 runs for England in which Amla and de Kock struck 90 runs in a pair for the first wicket. In reply, England could make 193 runs only and lost the match by 3 runs.

Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith (87 Runs in 2009)

The combination of Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith is at the number 4th position for making a record 1st wicket partnership of 87 runs in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. They did this job in the 5th match against Scotland of the T20 World Cup 2009 where South Africa set a target of 211 runs for Scotland in which Kallis and Smith contributed 87 runs for the first wicket. On the other hand, when Scotland came out to chase the target, they could make only 81 runs and lost the match by 130 runs.

JP Duminy and Graeme Smith (65 Runs in 2007)

The pair of JP Duminy and Graeme Smith is sitting at the 5th position for making a record 1st wicket partnership of 65 runs in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. South Africa faced Bangladesh in the 12th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 where South Africa came out to bat first but could make only 144 runs and gave an easy target to Bangladesh. In reply, Bangladesh did not find any hurdle and achieved the target very comfortably and defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. 

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