Top 5 pairs with most century partnerships in T20Is

Ever since its inauguration in New Zealand vs Australia series back in 2005, the T20 format has been on a roll. Ardent cricket fans have savored the raining of boundaries in this format. As many as 679 international T20 Internationals have been played till date. Not to mention thousands matches played across numerous T20 leagues. Incredible records have been established in the shortest format.

Off-late, there have been some controversies over the influence of T20 cricket on world cricket. Fans are becoming more inclined towards the shorter formats and the longest format is taking the hit. Very few are turning up to witness the test matches of their national side which is very concerning. Grounds have got smaller and batsmen focus most on hitting boundaries than ever before. But performing at the International level is never a cakewalk. Only the chosen ones with remarkable power-hitting prowess succeed at the highest level.

But which pair have shared most century-plus partnerships between them? We have a look at them below. Alongside the number of century partnerships, runs shared between the pair has been taken into consideration to rank. In case the run difference is nominal with a hugely better average, the pair with better average is ranked higher.

5. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan (2)

The left-right combination has always proven to be a genius tactic against any attack and these two are no exception. In their first Ireland encounter in 2018, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan shared a fantastic 160 run opening partnership between them. It was their second 100 run partnership in T20 Internationals and ironically the second best for India after the 165 run partnership involving Rohit Sharma and Lokesh Rahul. Rohit, unfortunately missed out on his chance to hit 3rd international century. Shikhar also fell short by 26 runs. But the runs they made were enough to thrash the Irish side. The duo have accumulated as many as 1103 runs for India in each other's company with an average of 32.44.

4. Martin Guptill and Colin Munro (3)

Both explosive batsmen make a formidable pair for New Zealand.

The world knows the ability of both Martin Guptill and Colin Munro. When on song, they can destroy any opposition on any given day. On the previous tour to India, Munro had hit a blitzkrieg knock of 109 and taken his team home. In the course of scoring three century partnerships, the duo have shared 670 runs between them with an average of 41.87.

3. Rohit Sharma and Virat kohli (3)

The Hit man with the run machine make a perfect pair.

The explosive Rohit Sharma makes it to the list yet again. But this time with the captain Kohli. Virat Kohli doesn't need any introduction because the world knows who he is. Relentless run scoring by both of them has bestowed India with many success. A long career awaits them and we would love to witness many more of their century partnerships in the shortest format of the game. They have shared 678 runs with an average of 37.66 in the course of building three century partnerships.

2. David Warner and Shane Watson (3)

2x power equals total massacre

The list would be incomplete without mentioning these two. They have long been the integral part of the fearsome Australian team. Both of them are great modern day power-hitters without a question. They have massacred each and every bowling attack throughout their career. Although David has been off-scene post his ball tampering offence, Shane Watson has been impressing one and all with his capabilities. Watson, who had hit his only century in his very last T20I, left the cricketing world startling by hitting two centuries in the IPL 2018. The murderous pair, made staggering 1154 runs with an impressive average of 31.18 en-route to 3 century partnerships.

1. Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson (3)

The mix of power and sublimity makes the best ever pair to date.

Kane the class accompanied by Martin the destroyer make it to the top of the list. In his initial days, Kane showed the world how calm and composed a batsman he was. But no one ever imagined that he would have such effect in the T20 format. He has made the world take note and stitched as many as three century partnerships with Guptill. In the process, they have amassed 1151 runs with a mind boggling average of 50.04.