Highest 5th Wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup For South Africa

For any team in cricket, the player at the number 6 position is generally an all-rounder who is skilled enough to bat and bowl as well. When a team finds themselves in a difficult situation then he comes into the role and supports his partner. South Africa has also got some players like JP Duminy and many more who have performed in a critical situation and built the 5th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa.

Let's check out some of those 5th wicket partnerships in the T20 World for SA. 

JP Duminy and David Miller (60* Runs in 2016)

The pair of JP Duminy and David Miller is listed at the top position for hitting the highest 5th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. In the 18th match of the T20 World Cup 2016, South Africa faced England and added 229 runs on the scoreboard in which Duminy and Miller struck unbeaten 60 runs in a pair for the 5th wicket. England needed a 230 runs target and they achieved it because of Joe Root's fabulous batting performance.

Justin Kemp and Shaun Pollock (48* Runs in 2007)

The combination of Justin Kemp and Shaun Pollock is placed at the 2nd position for making a record 5th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. South Africa and New Zealand stood against each other in the 20th match of the T20 World Cup 2007 where South Africa got the target of 154 runs and they successfully achieved it in 19.1 overs. Kemp and Pollock struck an unbeaten 5th wicket partnership of 48 runs and Justin Kemp was named Man of the Match for his brilliant unbeaten 89 runs.

AB de Villiers and JP Duminy (44 Runs in 2012)

The duo of AB de Villiers and JP Duminy is listed at the 3rd position for making a record 5th wicket partnership of 44 runs in the history of the T20 World Cup for South Africa. They have done this job while playing against Pakistan where they added 133 runs on the scoreboard in which de Villiers contributed 25 and Duminy added 48 runs but African bowlers tried hard but could not save the match and were defeated by 2 wickets.

JP Duminy and David Miller (43* Runs in 2014)

The combination of JP Duminy and David Miller stands at the number 4th position for hitting a record 5th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. In the 2nd semi-final competition of the T20 World Cup 2014, India and South Africa were standing against each other and Africa got the chance to bat first. They added 172 runs on the scoreboard in which Duminy and Miller struck unbeaten 43 runs in a pair for the 5th wicket but could not defend the total and lost the match by 6 wickets.

JP Duminy and David Miller (34 Runs in 2014)

The pair of JP Duminy and David Miller is at the number 5th position for making a record 5th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for South Africa. South Africa played against New Zealand in the 18th match of the T20 World Cup 2014 where they batted first and added a total of 170 runs on the scoreboard. JP Duminy and David Miller contributed 34 runs in a pair for the 5th wicket, on the other hand, New Zealand could make only 168 runs and lost the match by 2 runs. JP Duminy was named Man of the Match for his match-winning innings of unbeaten 86 runs.

List of Highest 5th wicket partnership in T20 World Cup for South Africa