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Best partnerships in Cricket World Cup are the ones that come in dire situations and help teams in winning matches. Travour keeps you updated about all kinds of batting records, including those related to partnerships, made at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in West Indies.
Going back into Cricket World Cup history, one can discover that most of the best partnerships have come from Indian batsmen. Indian captain Rahul Dravid (during World Cup 2007) and ex skipper Sourav Ganguly are involved in the highest partnership in Cricket World Cup. In a match against Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup 1999, they put together 318 runs for the second wicket.
The second best partnership in Cricket World Cup also belongs to Indians. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and Ganguly got together to score 244 runs for the second wicket, in a game against Namibia in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
The Indian trio of Dravid, Tendulkar and Ganguly are renowned worldover for their innumerable batting records in Cricket World Cups. The most successful of partnerships for different wickets have been induced by them. The 2007 edition of the world tournament was the last for all the three. But the Team India couldn’t cross the first stage.
Australian batsmen are not very far from India. Damien Martyn, Ricky Ponting scored 234 runs for the third wicket against India in Johannesburg in 2003 World Cup. Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden have been involved in many great opening wicket partnerships. They are always keen to play long innings all the time.
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