Highest overall partnership runs by openers

Records for Test+ODI+T20I Matches

Highest opening partnership runs in a career
Partners
Span
Inns
NO
Runs
High
Ave
100
50
CG Greenidge, DL Haynes (WI)
1978-1991250151163229849.493150
MS Atapattu, ST Jayasuriya (SL)
1997-20071979785133541.761743
S Dhawan, RG Sharma (IND)
2013-20221672689121041.762222
G Gambhir, V Sehwag (IND)
2003-20131424682723349.471734
SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar (IND)
1996-20071362660925849.322123
HH Gibbs, GC Smith (SA)
2002-20101364609436846.161524
AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden (AUS)
2001-20081244580017248.331830
ML Hayden, JL Langer (AUS)
2001-20071134565525551.881424
DC Boon, GR Marsh (AUS)
1985-19921291539421742.141233
AJ Finch, DA Warner (AUS)
2012-202211945189258*45.121619
HH Gibbs, G Kirsten (SA)
1996-20031175512125645.721423
MJ Slater, MA Taylor (AUS)
1993-19991052488626047.431223
HM Amla, Q de Kock (SA)
2013-201911234783282*43.881118
AN Cook, AJ Strauss (ENG)
2006-20121172471122940.961218
Aamer Sohail, Saeed Anwar (PAK)
1990-20001102441917340.91728
Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal (BAN)
2008-20181122411931237.44619
V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar (IND)
2002-2012940393618241.871218
AC Gilchrist, ME Waugh (AUS)
1998-2002930385320641.43820
Mohsin Khan, Mudassar Nazar (PAK)
1981-19861083384015736.57526
WM Lawry, RB Simpson (AUS)
1961-1968623359638260.94918
AJ Strauss, ME Trescothick (ENG)
2003-2006702350827351.581115
WTS Porterfield, PR Stirling (IRE)
2010-20221083329920531.41520
JB Hobbs, H Sutcliffe (ENG)
1924-1930381324928387.811510
ST Jayasuriya, RS Kaluwitharana (SL)
1996-20041051323012931.05619
TM Dilshan, WU Tharanga (SL)
2009-2014721318928244.91913
BA Edgar, JG Wright (NZ)
1978-19869953175113*33.77320
SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth (IND)
1981-1987890314920035.38520
CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar (IND)
1973-1981623304521351.611010
CH Gayle, WW Hinds (WI)
2001-2006740298719240.36713
KL Rahul, RG Sharma (IND)
2017-2023560295322752.731010
MA Atherton, GA Gooch (ENG)
1990-1995540293622554.37814
JM Bairstow, JJ Roy (ENG)
2017-2022510292417457.331410
L Hutton, C Washbrook (ENG)
1946-1951513288035960813
AB de Villiers, GC Smith (SA)
2004-2008551281424552.1198
MJ Guptill, BB McCullum (NZ)
2009-20167432811166*39.59813
D Ganga, CH Gayle (WI)
2001-2008722280121440.01810
AC Hudson, G Kirsten (SA)
1993-1997802280023635.89713
ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan (ENG)
2002-2005633272118245.35617
MA Atherton, AJ Stewart (ENG)
1994-1998661262517140.38812
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq (PAK)
2017-2023632255130441.81711
GR Marsh, MA Taylor (AUS)
1989-1992593246032943.92512
ST Jayasuriya, WU Tharanga (SL)
2005-2009690241728635.02411
Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)
2021-20235122400203*48.9789
Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi (PAK)
1996-2003710237114833.39313
Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal (BAN)
2015-2021660234115435.46511
G Boycott, GA Gooch (ENG)
1978-1982613227415439.2611
AN Petersen, GC Smith (SA)
2010-2014552222115341.9610
MJ Guptill, TWM Latham (NZ)
2015-20175322171236*42.5668
Aasif Sheikh, K Bhurtel (NEP)
2021-2024730216517129.6557
JB Hobbs, W Rhodes (ENG)
1910-1921361214632361.3185
RG Sharma, Shubman Gill (IND)
2021-2024412213421254.71513
DL Haynes, PV Simmons (WI)
1987-1994612212214535.96213
S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle (WI)
2002-2010483211419346.97512
CH Gayle, DS Smith (WI)
2003-2011582208714537.2679
Liton Das, Tamim Iqbal (BAN)
2015-2023602205429235.4156
CJL Rogers, DA Warner (AUS)
2013-2015411205320051.3297
UT Khawaja, DA Warner (AUS)
2016-2024471196515642.71412
D Elgar, AK Markram (SA)
2017-2024621196424332.1948
HM Amla, GC Smith (SA)
2008-2013501195313639.85218
TM Dilshan, MDKJ Perera (SL)
2013-2016581192316433.7357
Majid Khan, Sadiq Mohammad (PAK)
1974-1979373191015956.17610
H Masakadza, V Sibanda (ZIM)
2007-2016580189116732.649
AD Gaekwad, SM Gavaskar (IND)
1976-19855311874176*36.03411
AD Hales, JJ Roy (ENG)
2014-20186011867256*31.6438
KJ Coetzer, HG Munsey (SCOT)
2015-2023491183120038.14310
FDM Karunaratne, JK Silva (SL)
2013-2018570181112431.7748
EJ Barlow, TL Goddard (SA)
1963-1967342180613456.43611
RC Fredericks, CG Greenidge (WI)
1974-1977402177519246.7156
Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG)
2022-2024370176125647.5955
S Dhawan, M Vijay (IND)
2010-2018421174828942.6336
Aamer Sohail, Ramiz Raja (PAK)
1991-1995562172213531.88311
AC Hudson, KC Wessels (SA)
1992-1994440171315138.9358
MJ Guptill, C Munro (NZ)
2017-20205111709137*34.1847
UC Hathurusingha, RS Mahanama (SL)
1992-1995520169811232.6546
G Boycott, JH Edrich (ENG)
1964-1972363169317251.368
Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar (PAK)
2003-2012502168716435.1458
ND McKenzie, GC Smith (SA)
2008-2009272166441566.5658
KJ O'Brien, PR Stirling (IRE)
2019-2021450163915436.42310
SC Ganguly, V Sehwag (IND)
2001-2007432162519639.6356
JA Burns, DA Warner (AUS)
2015-2020301158223754.5573
IR Bell, AN Cook (ENG)
2008-2014382158015843.88213
TM Dilshan, DPMD Jayawardene (SL)
2010-2014411156817939.2210
NV Knight, ME Trescothick (ENG)
2001-2003430156716536.4448
T Bavuma, Q de Kock (SA)
2016-2023392156515942.2948
SM Katich, SR Watson (AUS)
2006-2010290154718253.34310
TJ Franklin, JG Wright (NZ)
1988-1991280154318555.155
BB McCullum, JD Ryder (NZ)
2008-2010361153416643.8267
TM Dilshan, NT Paranavitana (SL)
2009-2012381150620740.7212
Q de Kock, RR Hendricks (SA)
2014-2023391150215239.5229
Partnerships for the 1st wicket after a retired hurt are excluded
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

Kenya v Uganda at Accra, African Games 3rd place play-off, Mar 23, 2024 [T20I # 2533]

Namibia v Uganda at Accra, African Games 1st semi final, Mar 21, 2024 [T20I # 2532]