In the history of the World Cup, West Indies is very well known for their aggressive and power-packed hitters like Gayle, Bravo, Simmons, Sammy, and many more. They have also become World champions 2 times because of their batting lineup. So let's check out some of the significant 3rd wicket partnerships in the T20 World Cup for West Indies.
Johnson Charles and Lendl Simmons (97 Runs in 2016)
The pair of Johnson Charles and Lendl Simmons is placed at the top position for making the highest 3rd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. In the 2nd semi-final match of the 2016 T20 World Cup, India set a target of 193 runs for the West Indies, and then West Indies’s Lendl Simmons played an extraordinary inning of unbeaten 82 runs along with Charles that helped them to achieve the target and Simmons was named Man of the Match for his unbeaten 82 runs.
Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle (83 Runs in 2012)
The pair of Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle stands at the number 2nd position for hitting a record 3rd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. In the 2nd semi-final match of the T20 World Cup 2012 against Australia, West Indies set a target of 206 runs for Australia in which Bravo and Gayle played an inning of 83 runs in a pair for the 3rd wicket that helped them to set a big target for Australia and Australian batters were bowled out at 131 runs only. Thus, West Indies won the match by 74 runs and Gayle was named for the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 75 runs.
Dwayne Bravo and Marlon Samuels (65 Runs in 2012)
The pair of Dwayne Bravo and Marlon Samuels is positioned at the number 3 place for contributing a record 3rd wicket partnership in the T20 World cup for West Indies. West Indies faced Sri Lanka in the 18th match of the T20 World Cup 2012 where they added 129 runs on the board in which Bravo and Samuels contributed 65 runs in a pair for the 3rd wicket but they could not defend the total and lost the match by 9 wickets.
Dwayne Bravo and Marlon Samuels (59 Runs in 2012)
The combination of Dwayne Bravo and Marlon Samuels stands at the number 4th position for making a record 3rd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. They made this effort in the final competition of the T20 World Cup 2012 against Sri Lanka where they gave a target of 138 to the opposition in which Bravo and Samuels added 59 runs for the 3rd wicket and Samuels was named Man of the Match for his superb 78 runs.
Dwayne Bravo and Lendl Simmons (58 Runs in 2009)
The pair of Dwayne Bravo and Lendl Simmons has contributed a record 3rd wicket partnership of 58 runs for West Indies in the T20 World Cup which comes at the number 5th position in the list. They have done this job in the 16th match of the T20 World Cup 2009 where they successfully chased the target of 154 runs against India and won the match by 7 wickets, Bravo was named Man of the Match for his match-winning knock of 66 runs.
List of Highest 3rd wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup for West Indies
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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Johnson Charles, Lendl Simmons
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97
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India
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Mumbai
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31 Mar 2016
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Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle
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89
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Australia
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Colombo (RPS)
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5 Oct 2012
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Dwayne Bravo, Marlon Samuels
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65
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Sri Lanka
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Pallekele
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29 Sep 2012
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Dwayne Bravo, Marlon Samuels
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59
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Sri Lanka
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Colombo (RPS)
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7 Oct 2012
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Dwayne Bravo, Lendl Simmons
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58
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India
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Lord’s
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12 Jun 2009
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Dwayne Bravo, Lendl Simmons
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57
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South Africa
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The Oval
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13 Jun 2009
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Dwayne Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan
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53
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Sri Lanka
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Bridgetown
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7 May 2010
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Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels
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53
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Bangladesh
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Mirpur
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25 Mar 2014
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Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels
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46
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Australia
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Colombo (RPS)
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22 Sep 2012
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Chris Gayle, Denesh Ramdin
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46
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England
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Mumbai
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16 Mar 2016
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