Highest overall partnership runs by openers

Records for T20I Matches

Highest opening partnership runs in a career
Partners
Span
Inns
NO
Runs
Runs
Ave
100
50
Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)
2021-20235122400203*48.9789
S Dhawan, RG Sharma (IND)
2013-2019520174316033.5147
KJ O'Brien, PR Stirling (IRE)
2019-2021400157615439.40310
KJ Coetzer, HG Munsey (SCOT)
2015-2021440157120035.70210
KL Rahul, RG Sharma (IND)
2017-2022340141216541.5246
AJ Finch, DA Warner (AUS)
2012-20223931401134*38.9145
AR Patwa, II Selemani (TAN)
2021-2023463137611232.00112
A Balbirnie, PR Stirling (IRE)
2015-2024430119510327.7919
DA Warner, SR Watson (AUS)
2009-2015320110813334.6236
Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG)
2019-202430010569035.20-9
Q de Kock, RR Hendricks (SA)
2014-2023261105515242.2026
L Bruce, BA Pai (GIBR)
2021-20232321018213*48.4733
MJ Guptill, C Munro (NZ)
2017-2020250101213640.4834
Virandeep Singh, Zubaidi Zulkifle (MAS)
2022-2024310100515632.4127
Aasif Sheikh, K Bhurtel (NEP)
2021-202433098411629.8122
JC Buttler, JJ Roy (ENG)
2016-20223119689532.26-7
RG Mukasa, S Ssesazi (UGA)
2022-202432195416030.7725
MJ Guptill, KS Williamson (NZ)
2014-2018181870171*51.1727
R Satheesan, Taranjeet Singh (ROM)
2021-2023211859116*42.9526
Meet Bhavsar, R Sandaruwan (KUW)
2019-20242708209030.37-6
BKG Mendis, P Nissanka (SL)
2022-20242607939730.50-6
WTS Porterfield, PR Stirling (IRE)
2010-2016283763109*30.5215
E Dusingizimana, O Tuyisenge (RWN)
2021-20233317076922.09-3
AD Hales, MJ Lumb (ENG)
2012-2014181705143*41.4723
TP Ura, A Vala (PNG)
2019-202314169912553.7633
S Davizi, Dylan Steyn (CZK-R)
2022-202316065922041.1813
LE Bosman, GC Smith (SA)
2006-201012165017059.0922
E Lewis, LMP Simmons (WI)
2019-202117164613340.3715
J Bulele, F Damiao Couana (MOZ)
2021-202217063614537.4122
FH Allen, DP Conway (NZ)
2022-202422062411728.3614
HM Amla, Q de Kock (SA)
2013-20181905859630.78-4
AJ Finch, DJM Short (AUS)
2018-202012056522347.0813
BA King, KR Mayers (WI)
2022-20232105656426.90-4
H Masakadza, V Sibanda (ZIM)
2010-201617055310132.5215
Abdul Waheed, Faisal Khan (KSA)
2020-202415254998*42.23-6
G Gambhir, V Sehwag (IND)
2007-201217054513632.0512
Saud Islam, S Ssesazi (UGA)
2021-202115253710341.3022
CH Gayle, DR Smith (WI)
2012-20151505379735.80-4
JC Buttler, AD Hales (ENG)
2022-202291528170*66.0022
CO Obuya, RN Patel (KENYA)
2022-20231505178234.46-4
Aziz Mohammad, Muhammad Muneeb (Belg)
2021-202312051513542.9131
AD Hales, JJ Roy (ENG)
2014-20182005138225.65-2
MP O'Dowd, TP Visee (NED)
2018-202122050911623.131-
HA Jackson, G Mckeon (Fran)
2022-202311050712146.0923
TM Dilshan, MDKJ Perera (SL)
2013-201620050610025.3011
T Bavuma, Q de Kock (SA)
2020-20222024939227.38-3
Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman (PAK)
2018-20201904897225.73-2
N Davin, M van Lingen (NAM)
2023-202311047210842.9013
BB McCullum, JD Ryder (NZ)
2008-201014046513033.2113
N Knights, A McAuley (IOM)
2020-202315046210230.8012
Syed Aziz, Zubaidi Zulkifle (MAS)
2022-202313045510535.0012
D Kansonkho, G Kansonkho (MWI)
2021-20231714537128.31-3
KS Leverock, T Manders (BER)
2023-20239045117950.1113
SJ Myburgh, MR Swart (NED)
2012-20161704469726.23-3
TM Dilshan, DPMD Jayawardene (SL)
2010-20131704428026.00-3
Mohammad Shahzad, Usman Ghani (AFG)
2015-20181204419536.75-4
TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya (SL)
2009-200912043612436.3313
Muhammad Waseem, A Sharma (UAE)
2023-202311042611838.7214
JC Buttler, PD Salt (ENG)
2023-20236042211770.3322
Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem (UAE)
2021-20221904188322.00-2
M Coetzee, Nizakat Khan (HKG)
2023-202415040111726.7321
AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden (AUS)
2005-20079139810449.7521
JH Kallis, GC Smith (SA)
2005-2010903968744.00-3
Jatinder Singh, Khawar Ali (OMA)
2019-2020161393132*26.2011
Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal (BAN)
2015-20181703896122.88-1
Muhammad Younis, Sarfaraz Ali (BHR)
2020-202211038610635.0911
MJ Guptill, RJ Nicol (NZ)
2012-20121203857632.08-3
Imran Nazir, Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)
2007-201212038512432.0811
ND Laegsgaard, HAM Shah (DEN)
2019-20231503838825.53-4
Mohammad Shahzad, Nawroz Mangal (AFG)
2012-20171413779129.00-3
Liton Das, Tamim Iqbal (BAN)
2018-20201303769228.92-3
SJ Baard, N Davin (NAM)
2019-20191313758431.25-3
K Motlhanka, R Nehonde (BOT)
2022-20237137397*62.16-4
Anjar Tadarus, GA Priandana (INA)
2022-2024121373107*33.902-
Ahmed Shehzad, Fakhar Zaman (PAK)
2017-2018903679440.77-3
RD Gaikwad, YBK Jaiswal (IND)
2023-20239036310340.3312
SJ Myburgh, MP O'Dowd (NED)
2019-20221503587823.86-3
MD Patel, SR Taylor (USA)
2021-2022713567659.33-5
Azyan Farhath, Umar Adam (MDV)
2022-20241203568429.66-3
S Bau, TP Ura (PNG)
2019-202481351124*50.1413
Litton Das, Rony Talukdar (BAN)
2023-20238034612443.2512
IA De Silva, H Lakov (BUL)
2022-20228034512343.121-
Chirag Suri, Rohan Mustafa (UAE)
2019-2020813429648.85-4
A Johnson, SA Wijeyeratne (CAN)
2022-20225033814267.6021
K Kadowaki-Fleming, L Yamamoto-Lake (JPN)
2022-202491329258*41.121-
Kamran Khan, Zaheer Ibrahim (QAT)
2020-20207032710146.7112
FH Allen, MJ Guptill (NZ)
2021-2022903258536.11-2
Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt (PAK)
2008-20109032114235.6611
Jatinder Singh, KH Prajapati (OMA)
2022-20231803177317.61-1
LD Chandimal, TM Dilshan (SL)
2016-20168031311039.1211
Faheem Nazir, Osama Mahmood (SUI)
2022-20238031210039.0011
V Aravind, Muhammad Waseem (UAE)
2022-20234031012977.502-
S Dhawan, KL Rahul (IND)
2019-2021803089738.50-4
MJ Guptill, BB McCullum (NZ)
2009-201561302127*60.402-
D Ajekun, SI Runsewe (NGA)
2019-202418030210116.771-
OJ Hairs, HG Munsey (SCOT)
2023-2024803009637.50-3
MD Gunathilaka, P Nissanka (SL)
2021-20221103009527.27-2
Litton Das, Mohammad Naim (BAN)
2019-20211002947729.40-3
Ishan Kishan, RG Sharma (IND)
2021-20226029211148.6612
RD Berrington, CS MacLeod (SCOT)
2012-20131302915922.38-1
Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years
Partnerships for the 1st wicket after a retired hurt are excluded
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Afghanistan v Ireland at Sharjah, 3rd T20I, Mar 18, 2024 [T20I # 2533]

Ghana v Uganda at Accra, African Games 8th match, Mar 18, 2024 [T20I # 2532]

Kenya v South Africa at Accra, African Games 7th match, Mar 18, 2024 [T20I # 2531]