Highest 7th wicket partnership: The English pair still has a lot of runs to score in order to register a world-record stand.
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England batter Jonny Bairstow and debutant pacer Jamie Overton have entered the record books on the back of their unbeaten 209-run seventh-wicket partnership on the second day of the third Test against New Zealand in Leeds today.
Brought together at the crease by a terrible display of batting in the afternoon session, Bairstow and Overton rescued England from 55/6 to end the day at 264/6 in 49 overs.
In complete tatters at one point in time today, England not only managed to avoid the follow-on but now also stand a chance to gain a first-innings lead at the Headingley tomorrow.
The fact that Bairstow and Overton consumed only 223 deliveries to score the number of runs they scored is a primary reason why England have been able to stage yet another dramatic comeback in this series.
Bairstow, who brought up a 10th Test century before Stumps, walked back to the pavilion after scoring 130* (126) with the help of 21 fours at a strike rate of 103.17.
Overton, on the other hand, is on the brink of a maiden century in his first-ever international match. In spite of not having a batting reputation unlike his twin brother Craig, Overton batted splendidly well to score 89* (106) including 12 fours and two sixes.
Highest 7th wicket partnership in Test cricket
| Batters | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Year |
| Denis Atkinson & Clairmonte Depeiaza | 347 | West Indies | Australia | Kensington Oval | 1955 |
| Waqar Hasan & Imtiaz Ahmed | 308 | Pakistan | New Zealand | Bagh-e-Jinnah | 1955 |
| Shane Dowrich & Jason Holder | 295 | West Indies | England | Kensington Oval | 2019 |
| Rohit Sharma & Ravichandran Ashwin | 280 | India | West Indies | Eden Gardens | 2013 |
| BJ Watling & Mitchell Santner | 261 | New Zealand | England | Bay Oval | 2019 |
Readers must note that Bairstow and Overton’s 209-run seventh-wicket partnership is the highest seventh-wicket partnership among England batters.
In what is the 16th highest seventh-wicket partnership overall, the two right-handed batters will have a lot of runs on Day 3 if they are to dominate the aforementioned list.
UPDATE: Bairstow and Oveton’s 241-run seventh-wicket partnership is the ninth-highest seventh-wicket partnership in Test cricket.
