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 <img title="Gayle and Samuels" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/may/gayle-samuels.jpg" alt="Gayle and Samuels" /> Gayle (215) Samuels (133) vs Zimbabwe at Canberra on February 24, 2015.
Shai Hope and John Campbell - 365 runs <img title="Shai Hope and John Campbell" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2020/may/hope-campbell.jpg" alt="Shai Hope and John Campbell" />John Campbell (179 runs) and Shai Hope (170 runs) vs Ireland at Dublin on May 5, 2019.
Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid - 331 runs <img title="tendulkar and dravid" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/may/sachin-dravid.jpg" alt="tendulkar and dravid" /> Tendulkar (186) Dravid (153) vs New Zealand at Hyderabad on November 8, 1999.
Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid - 318 runs <img title="ganguly dravid" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/may/ganguly-dravid.jpg" alt="ganguly dravid" /> Ganguly (183) Dravid (145) vs Sri Lanka at Taunton on May 26, 1999.
Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq - 304 runs <img title="Zaman Imam" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2020/may/zaman-imam.jpg" alt="Zaman Imam" />Fakhar Zaman (210 runs) and Imam-ul-Haq (113 runs) vs Zimbabwe on July 20, 2018.
Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das - 292 runs <img title="Tamim and Liton" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2020/may/tamim-liton.jpg" alt="Tamim and Liton" />Tamim Iqbal (128 runs) and Liton Das (176 runs) vs Zimbabwe at Sylhet on March 6, 2020.
Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga - 286 runs
<img title="jayasuriya and tharanga" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/may/sanath-upul.jpg" alt="jayasuriya and tharanga" /> Jayasuriya (152) Tharanga (109) vs England at Leeds on 1 July 2006.
David Warner and Travis Head - 284 runs <img title="warner and head" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2020/may/warnerhead.jpg" alt="warner and head" />David Warner (179 runs) and Travis Head (128 runs) vs Pakistan at Adelaide on January 26, 2017.
Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga - 282 runs <img title="dilshan and tharanga" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/may/dilshan-upul.jpg" alt="dilshan and tharanga" /> Dilshan (144) Tharanga (143) vs Zimbabwe at Pallekele on 10 March 2011.
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On this day in 1999, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid set Taunton ablaze during the World Cup with a brilliant partnership. Let's take a look at the top 5 partnerships by batsmen in ODI history

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