This day in 1999: When Ganguly and Dravid ruled the Lankans at Taunton

Tendulkar, Dravid, Ganguly, Gayle, Samuels, Jayasuriya, Tharanga

On this day in 1999, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid set Taunton ablaze during the World Cup with a brilliant partnership which went on to hold the record for half a year. Let's take a look at the top 5 partnerships by batsmen in ODI history.

Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels - 372 runs

Gayle (215) Samuels (133) vs Zimbabwe at Canberra on February 24, 2015.

Shai Hope and John Campbell - 365 runs
John Campbell (179 runs) and Shai Hope (170 runs) vs Ireland at Dublin on May 5, 2019.

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid - 331 runs

Tendulkar (186) Dravid (153) vs New Zealand at Hyderabad on November 8, 1999.

Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid - 318 runs

Ganguly (183) Dravid (145) vs Sri Lanka at Taunton on May 26, 1999.

Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq - 304 runs
Fakhar Zaman (210 runs) and Imam-ul-Haq (113 runs) vs Zimbabwe on July 20, 2018.

Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das - 292 runs
Tamim Iqbal (128 runs) and Liton Das (176 runs) vs Zimbabwe at Sylhet on March 6, 2020.

Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga - 286 runs

Jayasuriya (152) Tharanga (109) vs England at Leeds on 1 July 2006.

David Warner and Travis Head - 284 runs
David Warner (179 runs) and Travis Head (128 runs) vs Pakistan at Adelaide on January 26, 2017.

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga - 282 runs

Dilshan (144) Tharanga (143) vs Zimbabwe at Pallekele on 10 March 2011.

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