T20 World Cup: Seifert, Allen set world record with 175-run partnership

In a dominant display of batting, New Zealand crushed the UAE by 10 wickets in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 encounter. The Kiwis made history, as Finn Allen and Tim Seifert set a new record for the highest-ever partnership in a T20 World Cup, finishing with a staggering 175-run stand. They surpass Hales and Buttler's record of an unbeaten 170-run stand set back in 2022.  This remarkable partnership overshadowed UAE's solid total of 173, which was built on a stellar opening partnership between Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu.  New Zealand’s chase was a masterclass in batting, with Allen and Seifert putting on an unbroken opening stand to comfortably overhaul the target.      

Highest partnerships in T20 World Cups
Partners	Runs	Wickets	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
TL Seifert, FH Allen	175*	1st	New Zealand	UAE	Chennai	10/02/26
AD Hales, JC Buttler	170*	1st	England	India	Adelaide	10/11/22
RR Rossouw, Q de Kock	168	2nd	South Africa	Bangladesh	Sydney	27/10/22
KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene	166	2nd	Sri Lanka	West Indies	Bridgetown	07/05/10
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran	154	1st	Afghanistan	Uganda	Providence	03/06/24
Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam	152*	1st	Pakistan	India	Dubai (DICS)	24/10/21
EJG Morgan, AD Hales	152	3rd	England	Sri Lanka	Chattogram	27/03/14
DS Smith, CH Gayle	145	1st	West Indies	South Africa	Johannesburg	11/09/07
DPMD Jayawardene, TM Dilshan	145	2nd	Sri Lanka	England	Chattogram	27/03/14
Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal	142	1st	Pakistan	Bangladesh	Gros Islet	01/05/10
RG Sharma, KL Rahul	140	1st	India	Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	03/11/21