When bowlers yearned for wickets for 3 days, 624 runs… 2 batsmen had written history

Highest Partnership In Test: You must have seen big records being made and broken on the cricket field. Sometimes batsmen prove to be a nightmare for bowlers and sometimes they wreak havoc with the ball. A similar scene was seen about 18 years ago. In the year 2006, the pair of Sri Lankan legends Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene proved to be a disaster for the bowlers. These two batsmen made such a record that no one could even equal it, let alone break it. Both the players had accomplished this feat on the grounds of Colombo. In this match, there was a partnership of 624 runs between Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene made a record

In that match, Sangakkara faced 457 balls and scored 287 runs with the help of 35 fours. Whereas, his partner Jayawardene scored 374 runs in 572 balls with the help of 43 fours and 1 six. In this way, Brian Lara’s record of most runs in Test cricket was saved from being broken. Both the batsmen made the South African bowlers yearn for wickets for almost 3 days. At the same time, in this match, Sri Lanka easily defeated South Africa. The South African team, which came to bat first, was reduced to just 169 runs. In response to which Sri Lanka scored a huge score.

Sri Lanka defeated South Africa easily

In reply to South Africa’s 169 runs in the first innings, Sri Lanka made a huge score of 756 runs. In this way host Sri Lanka got a huge lead. At the same time, the South African team scored 434 runs in the second innings also. But despite this, host Sri Lanka registered an easy victory. However, till now the record of partnership of 624 runs between Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene remains intact. This is the biggest partnership in Test cricket history.

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