This article provides a comprehensive overview of the most important batting stands in SA20 history, with an emphasis on record-breaking achievements and groundbreaking partnerships.
Highest partnerships in SA20
| Partners | Team | Partnership ongoing | Wicket | In return for | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton | MI Cape Town | 200 | 1st | Joburg Super Kings | Johannesburg | January 13, 2024 |
| Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 177* | 1st | Capitals of Pretoria | Centurion | January 5, 2026 |
| Reeza Hendricks, Faf du Plessis | Joburg Super Kings | 157 | 1st | The supergiants of Durban | Johannesburg | January 24, 2023 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Will Jacks | Capitals of Pretoria | 154 | 1st | The supergiants of Durban | Durban | January 10, 2025 |
| Rilee Rossouw, Will Jacks | Capitals of Pretoria | 147 | 3rd | Pearl Royals | Centurion | January 14, 2024 |
| Reeza Hendricks, Dewald Brevis | MI Cape Town | 142* | 4th | Capitals of Pretoria | Centurion | January 31, 2025 |
| Mitchell Van Buuren, David Miller | Pearl Royals | 141* | 4th | Capitals of Pretoria | Centurion | January 14, 2024 |
| Dawid Malan, Jordan Hermann | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | 138 | 1st | MI Cape Town | Cape Town | January 16, 2024 |
| Sediqullah Atal, Connor Esterhuizen | MI Cape Town | 133 | 1st | Capitals of Pretoria | Cape Town | February 2, 2025 |
| Joe Root, Lhuandre Pretorius | Pearl Royals | 132 | 1st | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Pearl | January 11, 2025 |
Complete SA20 Stats
Most rides
Most runs in one season
Most Sixes in one season
Most wickets
Most wickets in one season
Highest individual scores
Centuries list
Mostly fifties
Fastest fifties
Highest hitting percentage
Most sixes (player – total)
Most sixes (player – innings)
Most Sixes (Teams – Overall)
Best bowling figures
Most expensive bowling spells
Best economic rates
Most dismissals by wicketkeeper
Highest team totals
Lowest team totals successfully defended
Largest profit margins
Key insights on the best batting partnerships in SA20
Record-breaking opening and century stands
Rassie van der Dussen And Ryan Rickelton hold the record for the highest partnership in the SA20, scoring 200 runs for the first wicket for MI Cape Town in return for Joburg Super Kings in 2024.
In this record 200-run scaffolding, Rassie van der Dussen contributed 104 runsand became the first centurion for it MI Cape Town.
Rassie van der Dussen And Ryan Rickelton are the only pair in the league to achieve a record partnerships spanning four or more centuries.
The MI Cape Town duo is also the most productive pair in one season, stitching two of their century 2024.
Faf du Plessis is the only player to have shared century partnerships with two different teammates: Reeza Hendriks And Leusu doo.
Match-winning and impactful partnerships
The highest uninterrupted partnership and the highest in a successful pursuit is the undefeated 177 points standing between Jonny Bairstow And Quinton de Kock for the Sunrises against the Capitals.
Marco Jansen And Tristan Stubbs recorded the highest partnership run rate (minimum 20 balls played) and scored a unbeaten 87 points by 27 balls at a rate of 19.33 for the Sunrises in return for Pearl Royals in 2024.
The 200-run open standby MICT helped the team post 243 for 5the third-highest team total in the league’s history.
The highest partnership ever recorded on a home base belongs to Faf du Plessis And Reeza Hendrikswho sat together 157 runs for Joburg Super Kings bee The wanderers in 2023.
Notable partnership milestones and metrics
The 154-run standing between Rahmanullah Gurbaz And Will Jacks for the Capitals of Pretoria against the Supergiants remains the highest partnership in a losing case.
Rassie van der Dussen And Ryan Rickelton are the only hitting pair to surpass A total of 1000 partnership runs in the SA20.
The same MICT pair is also the only duo to record more than 1,000 albums 10 partnerships of more than fifty runs.
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