In the T20 World Cup journey of the England team, there were many occasions when their opening batsmen performed well and contributed 1st wicket partnership that helped the English team to win the matches. Let's check out some of those moments where England’s opening batsmen made a great 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for England.
- Ravi Bopara and Luke Wright (102 Runs in 2009)
The pair of Ravi Bopara and Luke Wright stands at the top position for making the highest 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for England. In the inaugural match of the T20 World Cup against the Netherlands, the English batters set a target of 163 runs for the Netherlands in which Bopara and Wright added a record 1st wicket partnership of 102 runs but England bowlers could not defend the total and lost the match by 4 wickets.
- Alex Hales and Jason Roy (82 Runs in 2016)
The pair of Alex Hales and Jason Roy is listed in the 2nd position for contributing a record 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for England. In the 1st semi-final competition of ICC T20 World Cup 2016 against New Zealand, England was chasing a target of 154 runs in which Jason Roy played a match-winning innings 78 runs and contributed 82 runs along with Hales that helped them to win the match by 7 wickets and Roy was named Man of the Match.
- Craig Kieswetter and Michael Lumb (68 Runs in 2010)
The pair of Craig Kieswetter and Michael Lumb is at the number 3rd position for adding a record 1st wicket partnership of 68 runs in the T20 World Cup for England. They have done this feat in the first semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2010 against Sri Lanka while chasing a target of 129 runs, England did not face any difficulties and achieved the target in just 16 overs.
- Jason Roy and Jos Buttler (66 Runs in 2021)
The pair of Jason Roy and Jos Buttler is sitting at the 4th position for making a record 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for England. In the 26th match of the T20 World Cup 2021 against Australia, England was chasing a target of 126 runs in which Roy and Buttler gave a good start and added 66 runs for the 1st wicket partnership that helped them to achieve the target very comfortably in just 11.4 overs.
- Darren Maddy and Vikram Solanki (62 Runs in 2007)
The pair of Darren Maddy and Vikram Solanki stands at the number 5th position for knocking a record 1st wicket partnership in T20 World Cup for England. While chasing a target of 165 runs against New Zealand in the 17th match of ICC T20 World Cup 2007, Maddy and Solanki contributed 62 runs in a pair for the 1st wicket, Maddy’s 50 runs were wasted as they could not achieve the target and lost the match by 5 runs.
List of Highest Opening wicket partnership in T20 World Cup for England
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Partners
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Runs
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Against
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Venue
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Date
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Ravi Bopara, Luke Wright
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102
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Netherlands
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Lord’s
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5 Jun 2009
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Alex Hales, Jason Roy
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82
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New Zealand
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Delhi
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30 Mar 2016
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Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb
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68
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Sri Lanka
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Gros Islet
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13 May 2010
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Jason Roy, Jos Butler
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66
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Australia
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Dubai (DSC)
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30 Oct 2021
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Darren Maddy, Vikram Solanki
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62
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New Zealand
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Durban
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18 Sep 2007
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Darren Maddy, Vikram Solanki
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53
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India
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Durban
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19 Sep 2007
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Alex Hales, Jason Roy
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48
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South Africa
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Mumbai
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18 Mar 2016
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Alex Hales, Michael Lumb
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46
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South Africa
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Chattogram
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29 Mar 2014
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Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb
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44
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Pakistan
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Bridgetown
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6 May 2010
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Jos Buttler, Jason Roy
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39
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Bangladesh
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Abu Dhabi
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27 Oct 2021
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Highest Opening Partnership in T20 World Cup Team Wise