Brathwaite, Chanderpaul break Sri Lanka's legendary duo Atapattu-Jayasuriya's Test record 

Sports Tak Staff
February 62023

Top 5 highest opening partnerships in Test cricket against Zimbabwe

5 | South Africa's Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers shared a 217-run partnership in 2005 at Cape Town

4 | Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes shared a 224-run partnership in 2014 at Chattogram

3 | South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs and Gary Kirsten shared a 256-run partnership in 2001 at Harare

2 | Sri Lanka's Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya shared a 281-run partnership in 2004 at Harare

1 | West Indies' Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul are at top with 336-run partnership at Bulwayo in ongoing Test

The 336-run partnership is also West Indies' highest for the opening wicket 

Brathwaite and Chanderpaul broke Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes record (298) created vs England in 1990

It is also the ninth-highest opening partnership in the history of Test cricket

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