This article will list down the top cricketing pairs, who have been partners for most double century partnerships in ODI.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, have been the top performers of the previous decade, and they are already part of multiple ODI partnership records.
The Indian duo likes to play long innings and when they bat together, they make sure Team India are in safer hands.
The Rohit and Virat pair tops the list of batsmen with most 200 runs partnerships in ODI. They have a total of 5 200-runs partnership innings and there are three other pair with 3 double century partnerships.
Let’s get in to the details.
Most 200+ Partnerships in ODI
| PARTNERS | TEAM | NO. OF 200 PARTNERSHIPS | HIGH SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli – Rohit Sharma | INDIA | 5 | 246 |
| Sourav Ganguly – Sachin Tendulkar | INDIA | 3 | 258 |
| Gautam Gambhir – Virat Kohli | INDIA | 3 | 224 |
| Mahela Jayawardene – Upul Tharanga | SRI LANKA | 3 | 215 |
| Hashim Amla – Quinton de Kock | SOUTH AFRICA | 2 | 282* |
| Hashim Amla – AB de Villiers | SOUTH AFRICA | 2 | 238 |
| Hashim Amla – Rilee Rossouw | SOUTH AFRICA | 2 | 247 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin – Ajay Jadeja | INDIA | 2 | 275* |
| Quinton de Kock – Rassie van der Dussen | SOUTH AFRICA | 2 | 204 |
| Niroshan Dickwella, Danushka Gunathilaka | SRI LANKA | 2 | 229 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara | SRI LANKA | 2 | 210* |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga | SRI LANKA | 2 | 282 |
| Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly | INDIA | 2 | 318 |
| Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar | INDIA | 2 | 331 |
| Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis | SRI LANKA | 2 | 239 |
| Aaron Finch, David Warner | AUSTRALIA | 2 | 258* |
| Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting | AUSTRALIA | 2 | 219 |
| Travis Head, David Warner | AUSTRALIA | 2 | 284 |
| Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz | AFGHANISTAN | 2 | 256 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga | SRI LANKA | 2 | 286 |
| Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik | PAKISTAN | 2 | 206 |
| Ramiz Raja, Saeed Anwar | PAKISTAN | 2 | 204 |
Stats Insights
There are 14 other pairs who have put together 200 runs in an innings twice. And among these 14, there is only one current batting pair, which is the Australian opening duo – David Warner and Aaron Finch.
Virat Kohli is the only batsman to appear twice in the above list. He has five and three 200+ runs partnerships in ODI with Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir respectively.
Kohli also has 4 other double century partnerships in ODI – one each with Ajinkya Rahane, Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan, and Kedar Jadhav.
Rohit and Virat are already among the top ten list of batting pairs with most hundred partnerships. Check that list here.
The Indian star duo is also climbing up fast in the overall partnership runs in the limited overs format.
The Sri Lankan opener, Upul Tharanga, who has 3 double ton pairings with Mahela Jayawardene’s, is also parts of two of the top ten highest ODI partnerships. Check that list here.
