Stats: Rohit-Dhawan pair breaks Champions Trophy partnership records
The duo has done wonders for India in the second consecutive Champions Trophy
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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