Twenty-twenty cricket is a strange format where even the number eighth or ninth batsman is expected to hit some huge shots down the order as and when a team needed. And there is no doubt quite a few times these lower order batsman including tailenders have successfully contributed to the scoreboard for their teams. May be, in the history of world T20 championship there are only two instances when a batting pair could add plus 50-run stands for the eighth wicket, but still we find a lot of useful 30s and 40s for the eighth wicket partnership which is certainly a bonus for any team.
Out of these two plus 50-run partnerships, there were a specialized batsman in both the occasions. The highest eighth wicket stand of unbeaten 53-run has been recorded by the Aussie batting pair of Mike Hussey and Mitchell Johnson. In a match between Pakistan and Australia in World T20 2010, the Kangaroo team at one stage was 7 for 144 with still 15-16 balls remaining. It was during this time that Mike Hussey and Mitchell Johnson played aggressive cricket adding 53* more runs in just 16 balls to take the scoreboard from 144 to a huge total of 197 at the end of 20 overs.
Highest 8th Wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup
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Batsmen (Team)
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Runs
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Against
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Venue
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Date
|
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Mike Hussey & Mitchell Johnson
(Australia)
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53*
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Pakistan
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Gros Islet
|
14/05/2010
|
|
Samit Patel & G Swann
(England)
|
51
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Sri Lanka
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Pallekele
|
01/10/2012
|
|
Umar Akmal & Umar Gul
(Pakistan)
|
49
|
South Africa
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Colombo
|
28/09/2012
|
|
Harbhajan Singh & Rohit Sharma
(India)
|
47
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Australia
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Bridgetown
|
07/05/2010
|
|
J Mubrarak & Chaminda Vaas
(Sri Lanka)
|
40
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Australia
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Cape Town
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20/09/2007
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T Dilshan & Chaminda Vaas
(Sri Lanka)
|
35
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Pakistan
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Johannesburg
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17/09/2007
|
|
Nathan McCullum & Daniel Vettori
(New Zealand)
|
34*
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South Africa
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Bridgetown
|
06/05/2010
|
|
Misbah-Ul-Haq & Sohail Tanvir
(Pakistan)
|
34
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India
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Johannesburg
|
24/09/2007
|
|
Mushfiqur Rahim & Naeem Islam
(Bangladesh)
|
33
|
India
|
Nottingham
|
06/06/2009
|
|
N Kulasekara & Lasith Malinga
(Sri Lanka)
|
27
|
West Indies
|
Colombo
|
07/10/2012
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Highest 8th Wicket Partnership in 2007 T20 World Cup
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Batsmen (Team)
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Runs
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Against
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Venue
|
Date
|
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J Mubrarak & Chaminda Vaas
(Sri Lanka)
|
40
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Australia
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Cape Town
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20/09/2007
|
|
T Dilshan & Chaminda Vaas
(Sri Lanka)
|
35
|
Pakistan
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Johannesburg
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17/09/2007
|
|
Misbah-Ul-Haq & Sohail Tanvir
(Pakistan)
|
34
|
India
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Johannesburg
|
24/09/2007
|
|
R Haq & C Wright
(Scotland)
|
23
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Pakistan
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Durban
|
12/09/2007
|
|
Albie Morkel & JJ Van Der Wath
(South Africa)
|
21
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England
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Cape Town
|
16/09/2007
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Highest 8th Wicket Partnership in 2009 T20 World Cup
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Batsmen (Team)
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Runs
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Against
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Venue
|
Date
|
|
Mushfiqur Rahim & Naeem Islam
(Bangladesh)
|
33
|
India
|
Nottingham
|
06/06/2009
|
|
Mashrafe Mortaza & Naeem Islam
(Bangladesh)
|
23
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Ireland
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Nottingham
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08/06/2009
|
|
A Cusack & A White
(Ireland)
|
19
|
India
|
Nottingham
|
10/06/2009
|
|
J Botha & Mark Boucher
(South Africa)
|
17*
|
West Indies
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The Oval
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13/06/2009
|
|
Mike Hussey & Brett Lee
(Australia)
|
16*
|
West Indies
|
The Oval
|
06/06/2009
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Highest 8th Wicket Partnership in 2010 T20 World Cup
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Batsmen (Team)
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Runs
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Against
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Venue
|
Date
|
|
Mike Hussey & Mitchell Johnson
(Australia)
|
53*
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Pakistan
|
Gros Islet
|
14/05/2010
|
|
Harbhajan Singh & Rohit Sharma
(India)
|
47
|
Australia
|
Bridgetown
|
07/05/2010
|
|
Nathan McCullum & Daniel Vettori
(New Zealand)
|
34*
|
South Africa
|
Bridgetown
|
06/05/2010
|
|
Jahrul Islam & Shafiul Islam
(Bangladesh)
|
19
|
Australia
|
Bridgetown
|
05/05/2010
|
|
Nathan McCullum & Daniel Vettori
(New Zealand)
|
16
|
Sri Lanka
|
Providence
|
30/04/2010
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Highest 8th Wicket Partnership in 2012 T20 World Cup
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Batsmen (Team)
|
Runs
|
Against
|
Venue
|
Date
|
|
Samit Patel & G Swann
(England)
|
51
|
Sri Lanka
|
Pallekele
|
01/10/2012
|
|
Umar Akmal & Umar Gul
(Pakistan)
|
49
|
South Africa
|
Colombo
|
28/09/2012
|
|
N Kulasekara & Lasith Malinga
(Sri Lanka)
|
27
|
West Indies
|
Colombo
|
07/10/2012
|
|
A Cusack & N Jones
(Ireland)
|
22*
|
Australia
|
Colombo
|
19/09/2012
|
|
J Botha & Albie Morkel
(South Africa)
|
11
|
India
|
Colombo
|
02/10/2012
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Highest 8th Wicket Partnership in 2014 T20 World Cup
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Batsmen (Team)
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Runs
|
Against
|
Venue
|
Date
|
|
Mahmudullah & M. Mortaza
(Bagladesh)
|
24*
|
Pakistan
|
Dhaka
|
30/03/2014
|
|
T Perera & S. Senanayake
(Sri Lanka)
|
24
|
New Zealand
|
Chittagong
|
31/03/2014
|
|
T Bresnan & Stuart Broad
(England)
|
18*
|
South Africa
|
Chittagong
|
29/03/2014
|
|
Asghar Stanikzai & Mirwais Ashraf
(Afghanistan)
|
17
|
Nepal
|
Chittagong
|
20/03/2014
|
|
Brad Haddin & M. Starc
(Australia)
|
17
|
West Indies
|
Dhaka
|
28/03/2014
|