When a team loses the wickets so early and their top and middle-order completely fail, then it is very difficult for a team to survive because we can not expect much more from the batsman at the number 8th position. West Indies has also faced this situation in the T20 World Cup many times, so let's check out the details of some of the 7th wicket partnerships in the T20 World Cup for West Indies.
Carlos Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels (54* Runs in 2016)
The pair of Carlos Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels is placed at the top position for making the highest 7th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. In the final encounter of the T20 World Cup 2016, West Indies were chasing a target of 156 runs against England in which Brathwaite and Samuels added unbeaten 54 runs for the 7th wicket that helped them to achieve the target and made them T20 World Champions for the 2nd time. Marlon Samuels was named Man of the Match for his unbeaten 85 runs.
Kieron Pollard and Daren Sammy (32 Runs in 2010)
The combination of Kieron Pollard and Daren Sammy stands at the 2nd position for striking a record 7th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. In the 2nd match of the T20 World Cup 2010 against Ireland, West Indies set a target of 139 runs for Ireland in which Pollard and Sammy added 32 runs for the 7th wicket. In reply, Ireland could make only 68 runs and lost the match by 70 runs and Sammy was named Man of the Match for his performance.
Denesh Ramdin and Daren Sammy (29 Runs in 2012)
The pair of Denesh Ramdin and Daren Sammy is listed at the 3rd position for making a record 7th wicket partnership of 29 runs in the T20 World Cup for the West Indies. Both the batters did this job in the final competition of the T20 World Cup 2012 against Sri Lanka where they added 137 runs on the board. Sri Lanka could make only 101 runs and lost the match by 36 runs and West Indies lifted the T20 World Cup title for the first time.
Kieron Pollard and Daren Sammy (21 Runs in 2012)
The combination of Kieron Pollard and Daren Sammy is placed at the 4th position for making a record 7th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. While playing against New Zealand in the 21st match of the T20 World Cup 2012, West Indies gave a target of 139 runs to NZ in which Pollard and Sammy made 21 runs for the 7th wicket. On the other hand, the Kiwis also made 139 runs in reply and the match was tied but West Indies won the match by the one-over eliminator rule.
Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell (17 Runs in 2021)
The pair of Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell is sitting at the 5th position for striking a record 7th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for West Indies. In the 38th match against Australia in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, West Indies set a target of 158 runs for Australia in which Pollard and Russell added 17 runs for the 7th wicket but West Indies bowlers could not save the total and lost the match by 8 wickets.
List of Highest 7th 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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Carlos Brathwaite,Marlon Samuels
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54*
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England
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Kolkata
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3 Apr 2016
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Kieron Pollard,Daren Sammy
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32
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Ireland
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Providence
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30 Apr 2010
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Denesh Ramdin,Daren Sammy
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29*
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Sri Lanka
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Colombo (RPS)
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7 Oct 2012
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Kieron Pollard,Daren Sammy
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21
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New Zealand
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Pallekele
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1 Oct 2012
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Kieron Pollard,Andre Russell
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17
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Australia
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Abu Dhabi
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6 Nov 2021
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Denesh Ramdin,Daren Sammy
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16
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Australia
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Colombo (RPS)
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22 Sep 2012
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Andre Russell,Daren Sammy
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14*
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Pakistan
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Mirpur
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1 Apr 2014
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Sunil Narine,Lendl Simmons
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13
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India
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Mirpur
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23 Mar 2014
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Carlos Brathwaite,Marlon Samuels
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13
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South Africa
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Nagpur
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25 Mar 2016
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Chris Gayle,Denesh Ramdin
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11
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Sri Lanka
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The Oval
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19 Jun 2009
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