10 Highest Partnership Records for India in World Cup Matches

Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid’s 318-run partnership against Sri Lanka at the 1999 World Cup takes the first spot. The match also saw Ganguly reach his highest-ever ODI score of 183 runs.

Sourav Ganguly/Rahul Dravid 318 runs

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly’s 244-run in the 2003 World Cup decimated minnows Namibia.

Sachin Tendulkar/Sourav Ganguly 244 runs

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid brought up a spotless 237-run partnership in this match. Sachin pummeled Kenya with his 140 runs in 101 balls.

 Sachin Tendulkar/Rahul Dravid 237 runs

Sehwag and Kohli's 203-run tally comes in at the fourth position. The duo was phenomenal against Bangladesh in 2011, with both scoring centuries.

Virender Sehwag/Virat Kohli 203 runs

Virender Sehwag and Saurav Ganguly take the fifth spot. Sehwag and Ganguly had smashed 202 runs against Bermuda in the 2007 World Cup.

Virender Sehwag/Sourav Ganguly 202 runs

One of India’s greatest middle-order acts, Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni brought up a 196-run partnership in a World Cup 2015 match against Zimbabwe when the side was reeling at 92/4.

 Suresh Raina/MS Dhoni  196 runs

Rohit Sharma struck a partnership with KL Rahul to smash 189 runs against Sri Lanka at the 2019 World Cup. Both players finished the game with a century.

Rohit Sharma/KL Rahul 189 runs

India’s current mainstays managed to notch another record partnership of 180 runs, this time against Bangladesh in the 2019 World Cup.

Rohit Sharma/KL Rahul 180 runs

The 1996 World Cup saw Tendulkar dominate bowlers for fun. In a group match against Sri Lanka in Delhi, he and Mohammed Azharhuddin belted 175 runs.

Sachin Tendulkar/Mohammed Azharuddin 175 runs

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan assume the final spot in this list with their tally of 174 runs against Ireland in the 2015 World Cup.

Rohit Sharma/Shikhar Dhawan 174 runs