5 instances when the 10th wicket stand scored half the runs of a team total

#2 Van Vuuren- Bjorn Kotze 42 vs Pakistan in 2003

Akram and Akhtar ripped Namibia to shreds before a last wicket resistance

Van Vuuren- Bjorn Kotze 42 Namibia vs Pakistan 16 February 2003 at Kimberley

In the 14th match of World Cup 2003, Pakistan put on 255 runs in their 50 overs against Namibia. Pakistan’s attack equipped with Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar went through the defense of the weak Namibian outfit in the most emphatic fashion. Akram took five while Akhtar snapped up 4 to reduce Namibia to 42-9 in the 11^th over.

Van Vuuren joined the number 10 batsman Bjorn Kotze at the crease. They both fought much better than all the other batsmen of their team. Kotze made 24* from 29 balls while Vuuren added 14 from 19 balls.

In the end, Pakistan was forced to make a bowling change, having gone 7 overs without a wicket. Saqlain Mushtaq on 4^th ball of his spell got rid of Kotze and ended their 42-run resistance and Pakistan won the match by 171 runs. It is the only instance in the entire cricket history when the 10^th wicket partnership had added exactly half of the team’s total