Highest T20 partnership for India: The Indian pair registered the highest T20I partnership among Indian batters today.
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During the second T20I of the ongoing India’s tour of Ireland in Dublin, India batters Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda joined hands for a mammoth 85-ball 176-run second-wicket partnership which powered the team to 225/7 in 20 overs.
Samson and Hooda, who had represented India in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup eight years ago, made the most of their experience of batting together by putting India in a commanding position after captain Hardik Pandya (13*) won the toss and chose to bat.
Playing his first match of the series, Samson scored his maiden international half-century as his 77 (42) comprised of nine fours and four sixes coming at a strike rate of 183.33.
Hooda, Samson, Sky. Thrilling. As it should be in T20. 111 from 7 in the middle overs!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 28, 2022
Hooda, on the other hand, went on to register his maiden international century amassing 104 (57) with the help of nine fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 182.45. Readers must note that Hooda has become the fourth Indian batter to score a T20I century following the likes of Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
Highest T20 partnership for India full list
| Runs | Wicket | Batters | Opposition | Ground | Year |
| 176 | 2nd | Sanju Samson & Deepak Hooda | Ireland | Dublin | 2022 |
| 165 | 1st | Rohit Sharma & KL Rahul | Sri Lanka | Indore | 2017 |
| 160 | 1st | Rohit Sharma & Shikhar Dhawan | Ireland | Dublin | 2018 |
| 158 | 1st | Rohit Sharma & Shikhar Dhawan | New Zealand | Delhi | 2017 |
| 140 | 1st | KL Rahul & Rohit Sharma | Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 2021 |
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It is noteworthy that Samson and Hooda have brought up the ninth-highest partnership in the history of T20Is. As far as second-wicket partnerships in this format are concerned, Samson and Hooda have managed to top the list by surpassing England’s Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan’s unbeaten 167-run stand against South Africa in Cape Town 18 months ago.
