Highest 9th wicket partnership for India in T20Is. Here are the top five pairs on the list.
Pandey had Saini shared an unbeaten 22-run partnership from 13 deliveries against New Zealand. The runs turned out to be valuable as India beat Kiwis in super over.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ashish Nehra shared a 28-run partnership from 33 deliveries against Sri Lanka in 2016 as India suffered a batting collapse. The partnership helped India cross the 100-run mark.
Ashwin and Dhoni shared a 29-run partnership from 19 deliveries against England in 2011.The partnership helped India post 120/9.
Amidst a batting collapse, Rohit and Zaheer shared a 36-run partnership from 17 deliveries against Australia in 2010. India lost the match as Rohit (79*) did not have much support from the other end.
In a high-scoring encounter, Deepak Chahar and Umesh Yadav entertained the crowd with few hits against South Africa in a losing cause. Deepak scored 31 runs from 17 balls including 2 fours and 3 sixes while Umesh remained not out for 20.
The record for highest 9th wicket partnership among full-member nations belongs to West Indies Akeal Hosein and Romario Shepherd. The Caribbean duo shared an unbeaten 72-run partnership against England earlier this year.
The overall record in T20Is belongs to Belgium's Saber Zakhil and Saqlain Ali. They shared an unbeaten 132-run partnership against Austria in 2021. Belgium ended up winning the match.
Deepak's 31-run knock is the joint second-most runs by an Indian at no.9 position in T20Is. The record belongs to Irfan Pathan who scored 33 not out against Sri Lanka in 2009.
This is the highest 9th wicket partnership against South Africa in T20Is. The previous best belonged to Afghanistan's Hamid Hassan, Mirwais Ashraf (33).