In any format of cricket, if a team gets a good start from their top-order batsmen then it helps their other players to play with their free hands and thus make a big score. In the T20 World Cup, England's top-order batsmen have done this feat on many occasions and built up a match-winning 2nd wicket partnership for their team. Let's check out some of the 2nd wicket partnerships in the T20 World Cup for England.
- Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen (111 Runs in 2010)
The pair of Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen stands at the top position for hitting the highest 2nd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for England. In the final competition of the T20 World Cup 2010 against Australia, England got the target of 148 runs to lift the title of T20 World Cup in which Kieswetter and Pietersen added 111 runs in a pair for the 2nd wicket that helped them to achieve the target in 17 overs. Thus, England won the final by 7 wickets and Craig Kieswetter was named Man of the Match for his match-winning effort of 63 runs.
- Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen (94 Runs in 2010)
The pair of Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen is at the 2nd position for making a record 2nd wicket partnership of 94 runs in the T20 World Cup for England. While playing against South Africa in the 18th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2010, England set a target of 168 runs in which Kevin Pietersen’s 53 and Craig Kieswetter’s 41 runs contributed 94 runs for the 2nd wicket that helped them to win the match by 39 runs.
- Dawid Malan and Jason Roy (73 Runs in 2021)
The pair of Dawid Malan and Jason Roy is listed in the 3rd position for adding a record 2nd partnership in the T20 World Cup for England. They have done this feat while chasing a target of 125 runs against Bangladesh in the 20th match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021. England won that match by 8 wickets and Jason Roy was named Man of the Match for his match-winning innings of 61 runs.
- Michael Lumb and Moeen Ali (72 Runs in 2014)
Michael Lumb and Moeen Ali are listed in the 4th position for making a record 2nd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for England. In the 15th match of the T20 World Cup 2014 against New Zealand, the England team was 1 for 1 at one time then the pair of Lumb and Ali handled the situation and struck 72 runs in a pair for the 2nd wicket that helped them to 172 runs for New Zealand. But the target was set to 44 runs because of the D/L rule and England lost the match by 9 wickets.
- Ravi Bopara and Kevin Pietersen (71 Runs in 2009)
The pair of Ravi Bopara and Kevin Pietersen stands at the 5th position for making a record 2nd wicket partnership of 71 runs in the T20 World Cup for England. While playing against India in the 20th match of the ICC World Twenty20, England gave a target of 154 runs to India in which Bopara and Pietersen contributed 71 runs for the 2nd wicket, on the other hand, India could make only 150 runs and lost the match by 3 runs.
List of 2nd 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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Craig Kieswetter, Kevin Pietersen
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111
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Australia
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Bridgetown
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16 May 2010
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Craig Kieswetter, Kevin Pietersen
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94
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South Africa
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Bridgetown
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8 May 2010
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Dawid Malan, Jason Roy
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73
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Bangladesh
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Abu Dhabi
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27 Oct 2021
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Michael Lumb, Moeen Ali
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72
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New Zealand
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Chattogram
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22 Mar 2014
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Ravi Bopara, Kevin Pietersen
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71
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India
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Lord’s
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14 Jun 2009
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Alsex Hales, Luke Wright
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69
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Afghanistan
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Colombo (RPS)
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21 Sep 2012
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Joe Root, Jason Roy
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61
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Sri Lanka
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Delhi
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26 Mar 2016
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Ravi Bopara, Kevin Pietersen
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56
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West Indies
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The Oval
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15 Jun 2009
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Alex Hales, Joe Root
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55
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West Indies
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Mumbai
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16 Mar 2016
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Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright
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53
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Pakistan
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The Oval
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7 Jun 2009
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Highest 2nd Wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup Team Wise