- By Namrata Vijay
- Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:50 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
SA vs SL, 1st Test: South Africa's star batter Tristan Stubbs and Temba Bavuma on Friday scripted history as they registered the highest partnership for the fourth wicket in the longest format against Sri Lanka of 249 runs. They built this partnership in the first Test in Durban. They also surpassed the record of 192 runs created by AB De Villiers and Jacques Kallis in 2012 in Cape Town.
Both Stubbs and Bavuma scored hundreds each and helped the hosts post a mammoth target of 516 runs. It was also the fourth-highest partnership for the fourth wicket against Sri Lanka in the longest format. In 2019, Travis Head and Joe Burns stitched a partnership of 308 runs in Canberra and that record is still unbroken.
Michael Hussey and Shaun Marsh's partnership of 258 runs in 2011 is lying at the second position in this list. The partnership of 256 runs between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly for the fourth wicket in 1997 in Mumbai is lying at the third position in this list.
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Here’s the list of fourth-wicket partnerships in Tests vs Sri Lanka:
| Partners | Runs | In | Out | Ground | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Burns, TM Head (AUS) | 308 | 3/28 | 4/336 | Canberra | 1 Feb 2019 |
| MEK Hussey, SE Marsh (AUS) | 258 | 3/116 | 4/374 | Pallekele | 8 Sep 2011 |
| SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar (IND) | 256 | 3/215 | 4/471 | Wankhede | 3 Dec 1997 |
| T Bavuma, T Stubbs (SA) | 249 | 3/89 | 4/338 | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 |
| MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey (AUS) | 245 | 3/216 | 4/461 | Brisbane | 8 Nov 2007 |
| SP Fleming, CD McMillan (NZ) | 240 | 3/160 | 4/400 | Colombo (RPS) | 27 May 1998 |
| M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar (IND) | 221 | 3/230 | 4/451 | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 |
Stubbs and Bavuma never looked in rush at any point of their knocks. They ensured to help the team give Sri Lanka the third-highest total ever in Durban in the longest format. Stubbs scored 122 runs off 221 balls, in which he smashed nine fours and two sixes.
At the same time, Bavuma fell short of a well-deserved hundred during the first innings. He scored 113 runs off 228 balls, in which he had smashed nine fours. Vishwa Fernando took the wicket of Stubbs, whereas Asitha Fernando dismissed Bavuma.
The hosts declared their innings at 366/5 after 100.4 overs during the second innings. South Africa is currently lying at the fifth position in the WTC points table with 52 points and a points percentage of 54.17. India and Australia are lying in the first and the second position.