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title: "The highest partnership in a test match ?"  
description: "The highest partnership in a test match ?"  
author: "Ward ryan"  
published: 2018-08-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48309/the-highest-partnership-in-a-test-match  
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#  The highest partnership in a test match ?

The highest [partnership](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2312/renault-and-google-increase-software-services-partnership-for-future-vehicles) in a test match ?

## Answers

### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL

The [Highest run](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48286/who-has-the-record-of-highest-run-scorer-in-world-cup-crickets) partnership in a [Test Match](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33036/which-country-have-never-won-any-test-match-in-india) was made by “Kumar Sangakara” and “Mahela Jayawardene” scoring 624 runs for the 3rd [wicket](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48351/who-took-the-first-hat-tricks-in-a-test-match). They made this partnership against South Africa at [Colombo, Sri Lanka](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32098/which-indian-writer-has-been-felicitated-in-sri-lanka-for-his-contribution-to-children-s-literature) in 2006.

![The highest partnership in a test match ?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/e333cc12-ac52-424f-9b69-dc1bd6c64b43/images/73b035ce-50c2-41be-b170-8da604ae490b.jpeg)\
Mahela Jayawardene is addressed as one of the greatest modern batsmen. His [highest Test Score](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48270/which-is-the-highest-test-score) is 374 runs against South Africa. He made his Test [Cricket Debut](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48311/who-is-the-first-indian-to-score-debut-test-century) against India in 1997 and One Day International (ODI) Debut in 1998 against Zimbabwe. Kumar Sangakara is the former player and [Captain](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48340/who-captained-india-to-victory-in-the-world-cup-in-1983) of team Sri Lanka. He was also the one of the finest Wicket-Keeper of his time. He made his Test Debut in 2000 against South Africa and [One Day International (ODI)](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30911/where-did-india-play-its-1st-one-day-international-match) Debut in 2000 against [Pakistan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40395/name-the-refugees-who-came-from-erstwhile-east-pakistan-now-bangladesh-five-decades-ago-in-india-and-the). Sangakara and Jayawardene together hold numerous batting records in all formats of the game. \


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