Did you know about the highest 10th-wicket partnership?

Both batting and bowling partnerships are required to win a test match since test cricket is a game of partnerships. It frequently occurs for the tailenders to score some important runs down the order, which can completely change the course of the game. Dismissing the tailenders can frequently annoy the bowling squad. The highest 10th-wicket partnership in Test cricket history will be discussed in this article.

Joe Root and James Anderson

Joe Root and James Anderson inscribed their names in history during the opening Test match of India’s tour of England in 2014, which took place in Nottingham. Together, they put on a 198-run partnership for the 10th wicket. Even ‘Silver Bats’ were given to the team in recognition of their unprecedented achievement.

England vs India, 2014

When India had already taken nine wickets in the game, England was in a precarious position. Indian captain, MS Dhoni decided to bat first after winning the toss. India took the lead with a massive opening score from Murali Vijay. Vijay played 361 balls to score 146 runs. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the captain of India, hit 82 runs in addition to Vijay, and the bowlers Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar each struck half-centuries.

India scored 457 runs in the first innings before England came in to bat in the second innings. With only nine runs on the board, the hosts got off to a bad start when they lost their skipper, Alastair Cook. Then, as both Sam Robson and Garry Ballance hit fifty, they assisted in steadying the ship. But the 10th wicket stand ended up being the pivotal partnership for England.

Root and Anderson, 198 runs

With 298 runs already scored, England lost their ninth wicket. They were 159 runs behind India’s score at the time. India was in a strong position when Liam Plunkett was dismissed. But Anderson took over after Plunkett was dismissed. Anderson’s bowling was and continues to be well-known. Before this game, the number 11 batter had never reached fifty in a test match. 

Along with scoring 198 runs down the order, Anderson and Root also wore out the Indian bowlers. Between the two, Anderson played the aggressor. In just 74 balls, the two batters combined for a fifty-run partnership, contributing nearly equal to the total. With their 198-run partnership, England totalled 496 runs, outscoring India by 39 runs. Jimmy Anderson got caught out by Bhuvneshwar Kumar for his highest score of 81, ending India’s suffering, but Joe Root remained not out at 154 runs while batting for nearly 400 minutes.

Result

The game finished in a tie as a result of the flat quality of the surface and India’s conservative approach in the first innings. Even though the match was a draw, Joe Root and James Anderson’s partnership will always be remembered.

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