MSD - Ashwin almost make a record-breaking partnership

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin batted sensibly to take the team out of trouble against Pakistan, as they helped the team recover from 102/6 to post a respectable 227/6 at the end of 50 overs.

Their 125-run stand is the third highest partnership for the seventh wicket in ODIs.

Highest 7th wicket Partnerships

Partners	Runs	Team	Opposition	Year
A Flower, HH Streak	130	Zimbabwe	v England	2001
DPMD Jayawardene, UDU Chandana	126*	Sri Lanka	v India	2005
MS Dhoni, R Ashwin	125*	India	v Pakistan	2012
Yousuf Youhana, Rashid Latif	124	Pakistan	v Australia	2006
MEK Hussey, B Lee	123	Australia	v South Africa	2006
NT Broom, JDP Oram	123	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	2010
TM Odoyo, AO Suji	119	Kenya	v Zimbabwe	1997
PJL Dujon, MD Marshall	115	West Indies	v Pakistan	1986
AC Parore, LK Germon	115	New Zealand	v Pakistan	1996
MV Boucher, L Klusener	114	South Africa	v India	2000