Top 5 first-class partnerships in cricket history

#3 – (580 runs) Rafatullah Mohmand and Aamer Sajjad for WAPDA against SSGC at Sheikhupura, 2009

Rafatullah has played three T20Is for Pakistan so far

When Pakistan called up a 39-year old Rafatullah Mohmand to debut against England in the 3-match T20I series last year, plenty of eyebrows were raised about the opening batsman’s selection whose domestic record did not inspire much confidence.

However, half a decade earlier, he was at the forefront of a monumental partnership with Aamer Sajjad for Water and Power Development Authority against Sui Southern Gas Corporation in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy. In reply to SSGC’s 466, WAPDA rode on the 580-run stand between the pair to eke out a comfortable draw on a lifeless pitch at Sheikhupura.