Neil McKenzie and Graeme Smith (South Africa) - 415 vs Bangladesh: Smith (232) and McKenzie (226) added 415 runs for the first wicket against Bangladesh at Chittagong in this Test from 29 February to 3 March 2008. South Africa went on to thrash Bangladesh by an innings and 205 runs as they won the two-Test series 2-0.
Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy (India) - 413 vs New Zealand: Mankad (231) and Roy (173)'s partnership of 413 runs for the first wicket helped India declare their only innings in this match at 537 for 3. Mankad also took four wickets in New Zealand's second innings as India won this match played at Chennai's Corporation Stadium from 6-11 January 1956 by an innings and 109 runs
Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid (India) - 410 vs Pakistan: Centuries from Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal helped Pakistan declare their first innings in this match at 679 for 7. Sehwag (254 from 247 balls) and Dravid, who remained unbeaten on 128* fell only four runs short of setting a new world record before the former was dismissed in this drawn match played at Lahore from 13-17 January 2006
Glenn Turner [in picture] and Terry Jarvis (New Zealand) - 387 vs West Indies: In reply to West Indies' first innings score of 365-7 declared; Turner and Jarvis gave New Zealand a dream start with their 387-run partnership for the first wicket as the visitors declared their first innings at 543 for 3 in this Test played at Georgetown, Guyana from 6-11 April 1972. Jarvis made a career-best 182, while Turner faced 759 deliveries for his 259
Bill Lawry and Bobby Simpson [In Picture] (Australia) - 382 vs West Indies: Lawry (210) added 382 runs for the first wicket with his captain Simpson (201); and Bob Cowper's 102 saw Australia declare their first innings at 650 for 6. Seymour Nurse, who scored 201 and Rohan Kanhai (129) led a spirited reply from the hosts at Bridgetown in this Test from 5-11 May 1965, as West Indies was bowled out for 573 before Australia scored 175 for 4 before the match ended in a stalemate.
Len Hutton [In Picture] and Cyril Washbrook (England) - 359 vs South Africa: Hutton (158) and Washbrook (195) set the foundation for England's first innings total of 608 with Denis Compton (114) also joining in on the run fest. Despite half-centuries from Bruce Mitchell and Billy Wade, South Africa was forced to follow-on; but the hosts put up a much stronger fight in their second innings with Eric Rowan (156*) leading the way as South Africa were 270 for 2 as this match played at Johannesburg from 27-30 December 1948 ended in a draw.
Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) - 368 vs Pakistan: Smith, who scored 151 and Gibbs with his 240-ball 228 took the Pakistan bowlers to the cleaners as South Africa declared their only innings of this match at 620 for 7; and then the hosts' bowlers ran through the visitors' line-up bowling them out for 252 and 226. The Proteas won this Test played from 2-5 January 2003 by the huge margin of an innings and 142 runs.
Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) - 338 vs England: The opening pair of Smith and Gibbs put on another mammoth opening partnership - this time of 338 in 74.5 overs against England in this drawn Test played at Birmingham from 24-28 July 2003. Smith (277) and Gibbs' 179 set the foundation for South Africa's first innings score of 594-5 declared; Michael Vaughan then scored 156 as England was bowled out for 408 before Smith's 70-ball 85 helped South Africa declare their second innings at 134 for 4 and set England a target of 321. When the match ended, England was 110 for 1 in 34 overs
Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) - 335 vs Pakistan: Rain had the final word in this Test at Kandy played from 28 June-2 July 2000 as only 155.4 overs of play were possible on the first three days, with the last two days being completely washed out. This was enough time though for Atapattu (207*) and Jayasuriya, who scored a 358-ball 188 to frustrate the Pakistan bowlers and fielders.
Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor (Australia) - 329 vs England: The Ashes series had already been won, but Marsh (138) and Taylor (219) ensured there was no respite for their hapless hosts in this Test played at Nottingham from 10-14 August 1989 as Australia declared their only innings at 602 for 6. Terry Alderman's 5-69 forced England to follow-on; and in the second innings Australia's bowlers combined as a unit to bundle out the hosts for a paltry 167 as the visitors won by the huge margin of an innings and 180 runs
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