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IND vs AFG: Rohit-Rinku record highest fifth-wicket partnership in T20Is

Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh added unbeaten 190 runs for the fifth wicket and broke the record of Nepal's Kusla Malla and Dipendra Singh Airee for the highest fifth-wicket partnership in T20Is

Rohit Sharma, Rinku Singh record highest fifth wicket partnership in T20Is. Photo: X

Rohit Sharma, Rinku Singh record highest fifth wicket partnership in T20Is. Photo: X

Abhishek Singh New Delhi

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India skipper Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh recorded the highest-ever fifth wicket partnership in the history of T20 internationals as they added unbeaten 190 runs against Afghanistan in the third and final T20 international of the three-match series at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, January 17. 

They broke the previous record held by Kushal Malla and Dipendra Singh Airee of Nepal by a handsome margin of 45 runs. The Nepalese pair had added 145 against Hong Kong in Mulpani in October 2023.

Highest fifth-wicket partnership in T20Is

Partners Runs Team Opposition Ground Match Date
RG Sharma, RK Singh 190* India v Afghanistan Bengaluru 17 Jan 2024
Kushal Malla, DS Airee 145 Nepal v Hong Kong Mulpani 21 Oct 2023
MS Chapman, JDS Neesham 121* New Zealand v Pakistan Rawalpindi 24 Apr 2023
Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq 119* Pakistan v Australia Johannesburg 18 Sep 2007
C Campher, GH Dockrell 119* Ireland v Scotland Hobart 19 Oct 2022
 

This stand of 190 was also the highest partnership for any wicket for India in T20is, surpassing the previous best stand of 176-run stand between Deepak Gooda and Sanju Samson, achieved in 2022 against Ireland. Samson and Hooda had added 176 for the second wicket. 

Highest partnership for India in T20Is

Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date
RK Singh, RG Sharma 190* 5th v Afghanistan Bengaluru 17 Jan 2024
SV Samson, DJ Hooda 176 2nd v Ireland Dublin (Malahide) 28 Jun 2022
RG Sharma, KL Rahul 165 1st v Sri Lanka Indore 22 Dec 2017
Shubman Gill, YBK Jaiswal 165 1st v West Indies Lauderhill 12 Aug 2023
RG Sharma, S Dhawan 160 1st v Ireland Dublin (Malahide) 27 Jun 2018

Thanks to this stand by Rohit and Rinku, India managed to move from 22/4 in 4.3 overs to 212/4 in 20 overs. On their way, they also smashed Afghanistan’s Karim Janat for 36 runs in the 20th over, which is also the joint most number of runs conceded by a bowler in an over in T20Is. 

Most runs scored in an over in T20Is

36 Yuvraj SIngh off Stuart Broad Durban 2007
36 Kieron Pollard off Akila Dananjaya Coolidge 2021
36 Rohit Sharma & Rinku SIngh off Karim Janat Bengaluru 2024

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First Published: Jan 17 2024 | 9:53 PM IST

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