Highest opening partnership vs India in ODI: Top 10 highest partnerships for 1st wicket in One-Day cricket
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell put on 192 for England's first wicket at Lord's in the 3rd ODI of the 2026 series against India.
- The stand is the 10th-highest opening partnership against India in ODI cricket.
- David Warner and Aaron Finch hold the record against India with an unbeaten 258.
Highest opening partnership vs India in ODI
India's bowlers have endured a punishing afternoon at Lord's in the series decider against England, with Harry Brook's side choosing to bat first and their openers laying a platform that has left the tourists chasing the game.
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Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell shared 192 for the first wicket, with Bethell falling for 91 and Duckett going on to reach three figures. Not a single Indian bowler managed a breakthrough inside the first 30 overs.
The stand has earned its place in the record books, entering the list of the biggest opening partnerships ever conceded by India in ODI cricket. Here are the leading first-wicket stands both against India and across the format as a whole.
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Top 10 highest opening partnerships against India in ODIs
Australia dominates this list, appearing four times in the top 10. David Warner and Aaron Finch hold the record, having put on an unbeaten 258 at the Wankhede Stadium in January 2020 to chase down India's total without losing a wicket.
RankPartnersRunsTeamVenueDate1David Warner, Aaron Finch258*AustraliaWankhede14 Jan 20202Gary Kirsten, Herschelle Gibbs235South AfricaKochi9 Mar 20003Aaron Finch, David Warner231AustraliaBengaluru28 Sep 20174Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed224PakistanMirpur18 Mar 20125Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene213Sri LankaKingston2 Jul 20136Geoff Marsh, David Boon212AustraliaJaipur7 Sep 19867Stuart Williams, Shivnarine Chanderpaul200*West IndiesBridgetown3 May 19978Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla194South AfricaDurban8 Dec 20139Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja193AustraliaRanchi8 Mar 201910Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell192EnglandLord's19 Jul 2026Top 10 highest opening partnerships in ODI cricket
The record belongs to West Indies pair John Campbell and Shai Hope, who put on a remarkable 365 against Ireland in Dublin in 2019. Warner features three times on this list too, underlining his standing as one of the format's finest openers.
RankPartnersRunsTeamOppositionVenueDate1John Campbell, Shai Hope365West IndiesIrelandDublin5 May 20192Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman304PakistanZimbabweBulawayo20 Jul 20183Tamim Iqbal, Litton Das292BangladeshZimbabweSylhet6 Mar 20204Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya286Sri LankaEnglandLeeds1 Jul 20065David Warner, Travis Head284AustraliaPakistanAdelaide26 Jan 20176Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla282*South AfricaBangladeshKimberley15 Oct 20177Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan282Sri LankaZimbabwePallekele10 Mar 20118Hamish Marshall, Brendon McCullum274New ZealandIrelandAberdeen1 Jul 20089Travis Head, David Warner269AustraliaEnglandMelbourne22 Nov 202210David Warner, Mitchell Marsh259AustraliaPakistanBengaluru20 Oct 2023For all the latest cricket news, opinion, and commentary and to share your voice, head to our Facebook, Instagram, and X (Twitter) pages.