Partnership (cricket)

Harbhajan Singh and Sachin Tendulkar batting in a partnership.
Scoreboard showing runs scored by the current partnership (25), consisting of 16 by Sammy, 8 by Ramdin (out of his 27 total), and 1 extra.

A partnership is a term used in cricket, that usually refers to the two batters and the runs they score together, including extras. Two batters bat in a partnership, although only one is a striker at any time.[1] The partnership between two batsmen will come to an end when one of them is dismissed or retires, or the innings comes to a close, usually due to victory being achieved, a declaration, a time or over limit being reached, the match being abandoned. In exceptional cases, if one of the original batters are injured, a player may run between the wickets on behalf of the injured batter. However, any runs scored by the injured batter will be recorded as being in the partnership of the two original batters.[2] A partnership may also refer to two bowlers bowling from each end of the wicket.[3]

  1. ^ "Scoring runs Law | MCC". www.lords.org. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Batter's innings; Runners Law | MCC". www.lords.org. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Shaheen says partnerships key after Pakistan pacers rattle India". Yahoo News. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.