In the T20 World Cup journey of Australia, cricket lovers have witnessed so many games where Australia top order struggled and then middle-order batsmen handled the situation and added some record 5th wicket partnerships. Let's check out the details of the 5th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Australia.
- Steven Smith and Shane Watson (74* Runs in 2016)
The pair of Steven Smith and Shane Watson stands at the top position for hitting the highest 5th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Australia. In the 26th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 against Pakistan, Australia added a total of 193 on the scoreboard in which Steven Smith contributed 61 and Watson added 44 runs and both remained not out for the 5th wicket, and thus they scored unbeaten 74 runs in pair for the 5th wicket, Australia won that match by 21 runs.
- Brad Hodge and Michael Hussey (63 Runs in 2007)
The pair of Brad Hodge and Michael Hussey is at the 2nd position for making a record 5th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Australia. While playing against Pakistan in the 18th competition of T20 World Cup 2007, Australian batters set a target of 165 runs for Pakistan in which Hodge’s 36 and Hussey’s 37 contributed a 5th wicket partnership of 63 runs for Australia.
- David Hussey and Cameron White (50 Runs in 2010)
The pair of David Hussey and Cameron White stands at the number 3 position for contributing the highest 5th wicket partnership in the history of the T20 World Cup for Pakistan. Both the batters have done this deed in the final competition of T20 World 2010 against England where Cameron added 30 and Hussey scored 59 runs but Australia lost that match by 7 wickets.
- David Hussey and Cameron White (43 Runs in 2010)
The pair of David Hussey and Cameron White are at the 4th position for making a record partnership for the 5th wicket in the T20 World Cup for Australia. While chasing a target of 192 against Pakistan in the 2nd semi-final of T20 World Cup 2010, Hussey added 13 and Cameron scored 43 runs and thus added a 5th wicket partnership of 43 runs, Australia won that match by 3 wickets.
- Brad Hodge and Andrew Symonds (38 Runs in 2007)
The pair of Brad Hodge and Andrew Symonds appears in the 5th position for adding a record 5th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Australia. In the 4th match of ICC T20 World Cup 2007 against Zimbabwe, Australia added a total of 138 runs on the scoreboard in which Hodge added 35 and Symonds made 33 runs and thus built up 38 runs in pair for the 5th wicket.
List of Highest 5th wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup for Australia
Partners
|
Runs
|
Against
|
Venue
|
Date
|
Steven Smith, Shane Watson |
74* |
Pakistan |
Mohali |
25 Mar 2016 |
Brad Hodge, Michael Hussey |
63 |
Pakistan |
Johannesburg |
18 Sep 2007 |
David Hussey, Cameron White |
50 |
England |
Bridgetown |
16 May 2010 |
David Hussey, Cameron White |
43 |
Pakistan |
Gros Islet |
14 May 2010 |
Brad Hodge, Andrew Symonds |
38 |
Zimbabawe |
Cape Town |
12 Sep 2007 |
Michael Clark, Cameron White |
37 |
Sri Lanka |
Bridgetown |
9 May 2010 |
Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell |
34 |
New Zealand |
Dharamsala |
18 Mar 2016 |
David Hussey, David Warner |
32 |
West Indies |
The Oval |
6 Jun 2009 |
Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson |
30 |
India |
Mohali |
27 Mar 2016 |
Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade |
30 |
England |
Dubai (DSC) |
30 Oct 2021 |