The partnership for 10th wicket in cricket is often the easiest one to break. Generally, this partnership features two specialist bowlers, whose batting skills are not the best. However, there have been a few occasions in international cricket history where the 10th wicket partnership emerged as the highest one for the team.
There have also been some instances when the bowling team failed to break the 10th wicket partnership and conceded lots of runs to them. Earlier today, New Zealand’s Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel added 104 runs for 10th wicket in the Test against Pakistan. In this listicle now, we will look at the top five highest 10th wicket partnerships in Test cricket history.
5. Denesh Ramdin and Tino Best – 143 runs
West Indies’ wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin had a 143-run partnership with fast bowler Tino Best for the final wicket in a Test against England back in 2012. The match happened in Birmingham.
4. Azhar Mahmood and Mushtaq Ahmed – 151 runs
This is the record for the highest 10th wicket partnership on Pakistan’s soil. Azhar Mahmood had a 151-run stand with Mushtaq Ahmed against South Africa in Rawalpindi in 1997.
3. BF Hastings and RO Collinge – 151 runs
BF Hastings and RO Collinge held the record for the highest 10th wicket stand for a long time. They added 151 runs for the final wicket in a match against Pakistan in Auckland in 1973.
2. Phillip Hughes and Ashton Agar – 163 runs
Australian players P Hughes and A Agar created a new record for the highest final wicket partnership in 2013. They added 163 runs against England in Nottingham, with Agar scoring 98 of them.
1. Joe Root and James Anderson – 198 runs
Joe Root and James Anderson own the world record for the highest final wicket partnership in Test history. The England duo stitched up a 198-run stand against India at Nottingham in 2014.
