Today we bring to you the 5 highest partnerships at Cricket World Cup 2015. The tournament was a very high scoring one with batsmen scoring even double centuries and the team scores even exceeding 400 at times. The betters opted for an all-out attacking strategy and went after the opposition bowling right from the word go. They were especially ruthless during the fielding restrictions. Here are the 5 match-winning and the highest partnerships at Cricket World Cup 2015.
5. Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne (212* Runs)
Not many big scores were considered safe in the 2015 ICC cricket world cup as the 300 plus runs were regularly chased down successfully. Sri Lanka chased a huge total against England very easily in Wellington. The English batsmen while batting first had put 309 runs on the board. In return, Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakarra joined hands for an unbeaten partnership of 212 runs for the second wicket. The two took their side home in a great fashion.
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While Thirimanne played the best ODI innings of his career scoring 139, Sangakarra also made 117 runs. Both of them remained unbeaten in the innings. The Sri Lankan team won the match very comfortably with 9 wickets in hand and almost 3 overs remaining. It was one of the best chases of the tournament. Among the top 5 of the 5 highest partnerships at Cricket World Cup 2015.
4. Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis ( 247 Runs)
The South Africans scored their biggest victory in the 2015 ICC cricket world cup against Ireland in Canberra. They put on 411 runs on the board while batting first largely due to the great 2nd wicket partnership between Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis. Both of them batted with supreme authority and aggression.
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Amla who opened the innings scored quick 159 runs from just 128 deliveries while du Plessis also made 109. The Irish batters crumbled under scoreboard pressure in their innings. They were dismissed for 210 runs giving the Proteas a great victory by more than 200 runs. Among the top 4 of the 5 highest partnerships at Cricket World Cup 2015.
3. David Miller and JP Duminy (256* Runs)
South Africa and Zimbabwe met each other at Hamilton in the first Pool B match of the 2015 ICC cricket world cup. David Miller and JP Duminy joined hands for the 5th wickets after the Proteas lost their top order batsmen quickly. The two put together an unbeaten 256 runs partnership powering their side to 339 runs.
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Miller scored a great knock of 138* while Duminy made 115 unbeaten. Both of them played with a great strike rate of more than a run a ball. The Zimbabwean batsmen tried well to chase the total both were dismissed on 277 runs in the 49th over. The South African team thus won the match by 62 runs. Among the top 3 of the highest partnerships at Cricket World Cup 2015.
2. David Warner and Steve Smith (260 Runs)
Australians were the eventual champions in the 2015 ICC cricket world cup. Their two best batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner were involved in the great second-wicket partnership of 260 runs against Afghanistan in Perth. Both of them played with a very attacking mindset.
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While Warner scored 178 runs, Smith also made an extremely important 95. The Aussies scored 417 runs in the match and later dismissed the Afghan batting line-up for 142 runs. They thus got the win by 275 runs, one of the biggest winning margins in the 2015 ICC cricket world cup. Among the top 2 of the 5 highest partnerships at Cricket World Cup 2015.
1. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels (372 Runs)
Gayle and Samuels were on fire when West Indies met Zimbabwe at a day and night encounter of the 2015 ICC cricket world cup in Canberra. The two attacking batsmen put on a show by creating a huge partnership of 372 runs for the second wicket. It was the best partnership in the 2015 ICC cricket world cup.
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Chris Gayle scored a breathtaking knock of 215 runs by hitting16 sixes. Later, he was dismissed on the last ball of the innings. Marlon Samuels remained unbeaten on 133. The Caribbean team scored 372 in the match and later won the match by 83 runs after dismissing Zimbabwe for a score of 289. Led the top 5 of the highest partnerships at Cricket World Cup 2015.
These were the top 5 of the highest partnerships at Cricket World Cup 2015. Do let us know your feedback about the article in the comments section. Signing off for now with a promise to keep bringing you much more interesting news and analysis of all the sporting events all over the world.
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