Big Partnerships in tests are not very common today. Pitches and bowlers have often managed to get wickets at regular intervals making partnerships difficult. But thanks to the awful Multan Test pitch where Joe Root and Harry Brooks made 454 together, we got a new blog idea. So, let’s look at the Top 10 Highest Partnerships in Test Cricket.

Highest Partnerships in Test Cricket

1.  Kumar Sangakkara & Mahela Jayawardene – 624 runs 

• Wicket: 3rd
• Team: Sri Lanka
• Opposition: South Africa
• Ground: Colombo (SSC)
• Date: July 27, 2006

2. Roshan Mahanama & Sanath Jayasuriya – 576 runs 

• Wicket: 2nd
• Team: Sri Lanka
• Opposition: India
• Ground: Colombo (RPS)
• Date: August 2, 1997

3. Andrew Jones & Martin Crowe – 467 runs

• Wicket: 3rd
• Team: New Zealand
• Opposition: Sri Lanka
• Ground: Wellington
• Date: January 31, 1991

4. Joe Root & Harry Brook – 454 runs

• Wicket: 4th
• Team: England
• Opposition: Pakistan
• Ground: Multan
• Date: October 7, 2024

5. Bill Ponsford & Don Bradman – 451 runs

• Wicket: 2nd
• Team: Australia
• Opposition: England
• Ground: The Oval
• Date: August 18, 1934

6. Mudassar Nazar & Javed Miandad – 451 runs

• Wicket: 3rd
• Team: Pakistan
• Opposition: India
• Ground: Hyderabad (Sind)
• Date: January 14, 1983

7. Adam Voges & Shaun Marsh – 449 runs

• Wicket: 4th
• Team: Australia
• Opposition: West Indies
• Ground: Hobart
• Date: December 10, 2015

8. Garfield Sobers & Conrad Hunte – 446 runs

• Wicket: 2nd
• Team: West Indies
• Opposition: Pakistan
• Ground: Kingston
• Date: February 26, 1958

9. Kumar Sangakkara & Marvan Atapattu – 438 runs

• Wicket: 2nd
• Team: Sri Lanka
• Opposition: Zimbabwe
• Ground: Bulawayo
• Date: May 14, 2004

10. Thilan Samaraweera & Mahela Jayawardene – 437 runs

• Wicket: 4th
• Team: Sri Lanka
• Opposition: Pakistan
• Ground: Karachi
• Date: February 21, 2009