Highest 6th wicket partnership in T20 World Cup

World Cup T20: The batting dominates the T20 match and the batting is heavy on the bowlers throughout the match. But what happens if a team loses the first five goals early on? It is very difficult for the team to recover from this position. And if it happens at the World Cup stage, the pressure never lets them recover from that stage. Because batsmen who bat at numbers 6 and 7 hardly get a chance to rest and play.

Usually, we see these puzzles in the game to quickly add order. But their role is not so simple. Sometimes they also have to form a good partnership to help their team out of a losing situation. And a good six-wicket partnership always changes the game. Therefore, in this article, we will discuss the ten best sixth-wicket partnerships in the T20 World Cup.

1. Mike Hussey and Craig White (101*) against Sri Lanka in the 2010 T20 World Cup.

The first and only instance of a 100-run partnership in the 6th wicket was in the 2010 World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka. After winning the toss, the Austrians elected to bat first. However, they did not start well, with half the side out for just 67 runs, with Sri Lanka all around. But their batting was very deep. Cameron White and Michael Hussey joined the band and started playing aggressively.

Both batsmen bowled and added an unbeaten 101 for the sixth wicket to help Australia reach 168/5 in their 20 overs. White scored an unbeaten 85 while Hussey was unbeaten on 39. They added 101 runs in just 54 balls. Chasing the target and not looking at the game, Sri Lanka scored 87 runs as Australia won by 81 runs.

2. Craig McMillan and Jacob Oram (73) against India in the 2007 T20 World Cup.

The second-highest partnership was in the first edition of the event in 2007. It was the 13th match of the tournament between India and New Zealand. Batting first, the Black Caps lost their first five wickets on 91 and that led to two all-rounders. Jacob Oram and Craig McMillan started the partnership slowly but picked up the pace after a shot or two. The two batsmen pulled New Zealand out of their slump and added 73 runs for the 6th wicket.

This partnership helped the Black Caps to a total of 190, which eventually became the winning total. Despite a good start from both the openers, India lost momentum in the middle and fell behind by 10 runs. This 6th wicket partnership was the match-winner.

3. Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy (71) against Pakistan in the 2014 T20 World Cup.

It was the 32nd match of the 2014 World Cup between West Indies and Pakistan at Mirpur. West Indies won the toss and batted first. But they did not start well, losing half their batting line-up in just 81 runs. This led to Dwayne Bravo (46) and captain Darren Sammy (42). Both players are naturally aggressive hitters and that is how they started playing.

They quickly started scoring with boundaries. The two batsmen added a vital 71 runs for the 6th wicket to help their team reach a respectable total of 166 runs. In the end, it became a winning score as Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals and were only 82 runs in the chase. West Indies won this match by 84 runs.

T20 World Cup Highest Sixth Wicket Partnership List

Batters	Partnership	Against	Venue	Year
Mike Hussey and Craig White (Australia)	101*	Sri Lanka	Bridgetown	2010
Craig McMillan and Jacob Oram (New Zealand)	73	India	Johannesburg	2007
Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy (West Indies)	71	Pakistan	Dhaka	2014
Mark Boucher and Albie Morkel (South Africa)	69	India	Durban	2007
MS Dhoni and Yousuf Pathan (India)	63*	England	Lord’s	2009
F Behardien and Robin Peterson (South Africa)	60*	Australia	Colombo	2012
E Chigumbura and T Maruma (Zimbabwe)	55*	UAE	Sylhet	2014
Mudassar Bukhari and TLW Cooper (Netherlands)	53*	Zimbabwe	Sylhet	2014
J Faulkner and Brad Hodge (Australia)	52	West Indies	Dhaka	2014
T. Dilshan and J Mubarak (Sri Lanka)	51*	Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	2007