Team India won a very close match against Afghanistan on Wednesday, January 17. They won the series with three wins out of three games.

In the first innings, India scored 212 runs before Afghanistan matched their score. Then, in the Super Over, both teams scored the same number of runs. Finally, India’s Ravi Bishnoi defended 11 runs in the second Super Over to secure the win.

The match saw many records being broken, including the highest partnership score by an Indian pair in T20Is. Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh were the top performers of the match. Their partnership of 190 runs was the highest in the game. Rohit scored 121 not out, while Rinku scored 69 not out in just 39 balls.

Now, let’s see the top five highest partnerships for India in men’s T20Is.

5. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma vs Ireland- 160 runs (2018)

Before their two-month tour of England in 2018, India played a two-game T20I series against Ireland in Dublin. Captain

In 2023, during a crucial T20I match against the West Indies in Lauderhill, Florida, young Indian cricketers Yashasvi Jaiswal and

One of the most incredible innings for India in international cricket was played by Rohit Sharma, who scored 118 runs off just 43 balls against Sri Lanka.

After three Test matches and three ODIs, India and Sri Lanka were ready to face off in a 3-match T20I series. India won the first T20I easily in Cuttack. Looking to secure the series win, India batted first in the second T20I in Indore.

Indian openers Rohit Sharma and

Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh recently set a new record for the highest partnership for India and the highest for the fifth or lower wicket in T20I history.

In the third T20I against Afghanistan, India was in trouble at 22/4 after 4.3 overs. But then Rohit and Rinku turned the game around by dominating the Afghan bowlers.

The pitch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium was difficult to bat on initially, and even Rohit struggled at first. Despite the early collapse, he kept pushing for runs.

Rinku joined him during the powerplay. While Rinku started cautiously, Rohit kept attacking. By the 10-over mark, India was 61/4. After that, both batters went on the offensive.

In the last 60 balls of the innings, they scored 151 runs. Rohit became the first player to hit five T20I centuries. Together, Rohit and Rinku hit 14 sixes, thrilling the crowd in Bengaluru.

The Afghan bowlers couldn’t stop them, and the pair ended the innings with an unbeaten 190-run partnership off just 93 balls. This incredible fifth-wicket stand became the highest non-opening partnership in T20I history among full members.

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