Highest Opening Partnership in T20 World Cup For Bangladesh

When a cricket team goes out to bat or pursue a target, the opening pair is crucial to the team's success. Bangladeshi players like Anamul Haque, Tamim Iqbal, and Soumya Sarkar have been among the greatest opening pairings for the Bangladesh cricket team in the T20 World Cup's history. They have set a record first-wicket partnership for Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup on most occasions, which has helped them to win the match.

Let's take a closer look at a few of those 1st wicket partnerships in the T20 World Cup for Bangladesh:

Anamul Haque and Tamim Iqbal (63 Runs in 2014)

The pair of Anamul and Tamim Iqbal is placed at the top position for hitting the highest 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Bangladesh. In the 6th match against Nepal, Bangladesh got the target of 127 to win the match. Opening batsmen Tamim Iqbal and Anamul Haque started well and made 63 runs in a pair for the 1st wicket which helped them to reach the target very easily and they won the match by 8 wickets.

Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal (61 Runs in 2016)

The pair of Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal stands at the number 2nd position for making a record 1st wicket partnership for Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup. In the 8th match of the T20 World Cup against Ireland in Dharamsala, Bangladesh made 94 runs, and their opening pair Sarkar and Iqbal added 61 runs in a pair for the 1st wicket. The match was deducted to 12 over the match but it was not continued and ended without any result.

Anamul Haque and Tamim Iqbal (45 Runs in 2014)

The pair of Anamul Haque and Tamim Iqbal is sitting at the 3rd position for making a record 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Bangladesh. In the 1st match of the T20 World Cup 2014 against Afghanistan, Haque and Iqbal gave a nice start to their team by adding 45 runs in a pair for the 1st wicket aided them to chase the target of 73 runs and winning the match by 9 wickets.

Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal (42 Runs in 2016)

The combination of Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal is listed at the 4th position for making a record 1st partnership in the T20 World Cup for Bangladesh. In the 12th match of the T20 World Cup 2016 against Oman, Bangladesh got the chance to bat first, Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal came to open and added 42 runs in a pair for the 1 wicket. Iqbal batted very well and struck 103 runs aided them to reach a total of 180 runs. In reply, Oman could make 65 runs and lost the match.

Nazimuddin and Tamim Iqbal (40 Runs in 2007)

The pair of Nazimuddin and Tamim Iqbal is at the 5th position for making a record 1st wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Bangladesh. In the 14th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2007, Bangladesh got the opportunity to bat first, Nazimuddin and Iqbal came out to open and struck 40 runs as a 1st wicket partnership. Overall, Bangladesh made 123 runs at the end of 20 overs but could not defend it and lost the match by 9 wickets.

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