Decoding the highest partnerships in India vs Bangladesh Tests
The India versus Bangladesh cricketing ties go back a long way, since the first Test in 2000. Indian batters have dominated the Bangladeshi bowlers on various occasions, with several centuries and double centuries. With India set to host the Tigers this month, we decode the highest partnerships in India vs Bangladesh Tests. Here is the list.
Murali Vijay-Shikhar Dhawan (283 runs), Fatullah 2015
Indian openers Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan stand atop this list with a 283-run partnership for the 1st wicket. Dhawan went on to score 173 runs off 195 balls while Vijay scored an impressive 272-ball 150. This partnership propelled the visitors to a first innings total of 462/6d. However, the match was drawn after the hosts were handed a follow-on by India.
Gautam Gambhir-Rahul Dravid (259 runs), Chattogram 2004
The Indian duo of Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid added 259 runs for a robust second-wicket partnership. Gambhir scored smashed 139 off 196 balls, while Dravid managed 160 off 304. India were folded for 540 in the first innings. The visitors won the match by an innings and 83 runs, courtesy of Irfan Pathan's 5/32 in the second innings, folding Bangladesh for 124.
Sachin Tendulkar-Rahul Dravid (222* runs), Dhaka 2010
Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid feature in this partnership record adding an unbeaten 222-run stand for the 3rd wicket in 2010. Tendulkar managed 143 off 182 balls, while Dravid scored 111 off 188 balls, before retiring hurt. The visitors managed 544/8d, amassing a massive lead of 311 runs in the first innings. India won the match by 10 wickets.
Tamim Iqbal-Junaid Siddique (200 runs), Dhaka 2010
In the same match where Tendulkar and Dravid stitched a 222*-run partnership, Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique smashed a 200-run partnership for the second wicket. Iqbal (151 off 183) and Siddique (55 off 144) propelled the host's second innings total to 312 runs. However, Bangladesh lost the match, after India had capitalized on their first-innings lead, and won by 10 wickets.
