Stats: Rohit-Dhawan pair breaks Champions Trophy partnership records
The duo has done wonders for India in the second consecutive Champions Trophy
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Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma pair now have got hold of most of the partnership records in the Champions Trophy. After a 136-run stand over Pakistan in their first game, the Rohit-Dhawan pair added 138 runs for the opening wicket against Sri Lanka and broke the most runs, most fifty-plus partnerships and most century stands as a pair in the Champions Trophy.
Most runs as a pair in the Champions Trophy:
Partners | Team | Inns | Runs | High | Ave | 100s | 50s |
S Dhawan, RG Sharma | India | 7 | 656 | 138 | 93.71 | 4 | 2 |
| S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle | West Indies | 9 | 635 | 164* | 90.71 | 2 | 3 |
Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | 5 | 414 | 206 | 82.8 | 1 | 1 |
| SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | India | 7 | 412 | 141 | 68.66 | 1 | 3 |
This was the 4th century stand in the CT for the Indian pair with 2 of them coming in the 2013 edition. Only two pairs have more than one century stand in the history of this tournament.
Most century stand for a pair in the Champions Trophy:
Partners | Span | Inns | 100s | Runs | High | 50s |
| S Dhawan, RG Sharma | India | 7 | 4 | 656 | 138 | 2 |
S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle | West Indies | 9 | 2 | 635 | 164* | 3 |
| HH Gibbs, GC Smith | South Africa | 7 | 2 | 347 | 159 | 0 |
Rohit-Dhawan pair has partnered in 7 innings in the Champions Trophy and has 6 fifty-plus stands in those and hold the record for most fifty-plus stands as a pair.
Most fifty-plus stands for a pair in the Champions Trophy:
Partners | Team | Inns | 50+ | Runs | High | 100s | 50s |
S Dhawan, RG Sharma | India | 7 | 6 | 656 | 138 | 4 | 2 |
S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle | West Indies | 9 | 5 | 635 | 164* | 2 | 3 |
| R Dravid, SC Ganguly | India | 5 | 4 | 374 | 145 | 1 | 3 |
| SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | India | 7 | 4 | 412 | 141 | 1 | 3 |
In overall, there are 14 century stands in the Champions Trophy for the opening wicket so far out of which 4 are by the Rohit-Dhawan pair. The pair has made three appearances in the top 9 opening stands in the CT.
List of century stands for opening wicket in the Champions Trophy:
Partners | Team | Runs | Overs | Inns No | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| SC Ganguly, V Sehwag | India | 192 | 28.4 | 2 | England | Colombo (RPS) | 22-Sep-02 |
CH Gayle, WW Hinds | West Indies | 192 | 40 | 1 | Bangladesh | Southampton | 15-Sep-04 |
| S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle | West Indies | 164* | 36.4 | 2 | Bangladesh | Jaipur | 11-Oct-06 |
HH Gibbs, GC Smith | South Africa | 159 | 28.1 | 1 | Kenya | Colombo (RPS) | 20-Sep-02 |
| S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle | West Indies | 154* | 26 | 2 | South Africa | Jaipur | 2-Nov-06 |
SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | India | 141 | 26.3 | 1 | New Zealand | Nairobi (Gym) | 15-Oct-00 |
| S Dhawan, RG Sharma | India | 138 | 24.5 | 1 | Sri Lanka | The Oval | 8-Jun-17 |
S Dhawan, RG Sharma | India | 136 | 24.3 | 1 | Pakistan | Birmingham | 4-Jun-17 |
| S Dhawan, RG Sharma | India | 127 | 21.2 | 1 | South Africa | Cardiff | 6-Jun-13 |
BB McCullum, JD Ryder | New Zealand | 125 | 20 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 27-Sep-09 |
| DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel | South Africa | 113 | 19.2 | 2 | England | Dhaka | 25-Oct-98 |
AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden | Australia | 113 | 17.4 | 2 | Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 19-Sep-02 |
| HH Gibbs, GC Smith | South Africa | 102 | 21.2 | 1 | West Indies | The Oval | 18-Sep-04 |
S Dhawan, RG Sharma | India | 101 | 15.3 | 2 | West Indies | The Oval | 11-Jun-13 |
So far India has 12 century stands with 5 such ones coming for the opening wicket in the Champions Trophy. 4 of those alone have come from the Rohit and Dhawan pair.
List of century stands for India in the Champions Trophy:
Partners | Wicket | Runs | Overs | Inns No | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| SC Ganguly, V Sehwag | 1 | 192 | 28.4 | 2 | England | Colombo (RPS) | 22-Sep-02 |
SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman | 2 | 161 | 29.2 | 1 | Kenya | Southampton | 11-Sep-04 |
| R Dravid, SC Ganguly | 2 | 145 | 25 | 1 | South Africa | Nairobi (Gym) | 13-Oct-00 |
SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar | 1 | 141 | 26.3 | 1 | New Zealand | Nairobi (Gym) | 15-Oct-00 |
| R Dravid, SR Tendulkar | 3 | 140 | 23.2 | 1 | Australia | Dhaka | 28-Oct-98 |
S Dhawan, RG Sharma | 1 | 138 | 24.5 | 1 | Sri Lanka | The Oval | 8-Jun-17 |
S Dhawan, RG Sharma | 1 | 136 | 24.3 | 1 | Pakistan | Birmingham | 4-Jun-17 |
| A Jadeja, SR Tendulkar | 4 | 132 | 19 | 1 | Australia | Dhaka | 28-Oct-98 |
S Dhawan, RG Sharma | 1 | 127 | 21.2 | 1 | South Africa | Cardiff | 6-Jun-13 |
R Dravid, M Kaif | 6 | 117 | 24.1 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Colombo (RPS) | 14-Sep-02 |
| S Dhawan, KD Karthik | 3 | 109* | 19.1 | 2 | West Indies | The Oval | 11-Jun-13 |
| S Dhawan, RG Sharma | 1 | 101 | 15.3 | 2 | West Indies | The Oval | 11-Jun-13 |
(Stats as on 8th June 2017)
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