At the Sylhet International Stadium on January 13, 2025, Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Litton Das set a new world record partnership in men’s franchise T20 cricket.
Dhaka Capital openers Tanzid (108 in 64 balls, six fours, eight sixes) and Litton (125 not out in 55, 10 fours, nine sixes) put on an opening stand of 241 in 19.3 overs against Durbar Rajshahi in a BPL 2025 match at the Sylhet International Stadium. Dhaka eventually finished on 254-1 and bowled out Rajshahi for 105.
This is a world record partnership for any wicket in franchise cricket. Tanzid and Litton went past the 229 put on by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers for the second wicket for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Bengaluru) against the Gujarat Lions in the 2016 IPL.
In all men’s T20 matches, the record still lies with the Japanese openers Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming and Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, who batted through the 20 overs to put up an unbroken 258 against China in the 2024 East Asia Cup.
Before the Tanzid-Litton stand, the highest partnership in the BPL was for the second wicket, between Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum of the Rangpur Riders against the Dhaka Dynamites, back in 2017.
Highest partnerships in men’s T20 cricket
| Type | Wicket | Runs | Batters | Team | Opposition | Venue |
| International (East Asia Cup 2024) | 1 | 258* | Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake | Japan | China | Mong Kok |
| Franchise (BPL 2025) | 1 | 241 | Litton Das Tanzid Hasan Tamim | Dhaka Capital | Durbar Rajshahi | Sylhet |
| International (bilateral 2018-19) | 1 | 236 | Hazratullah Zazai Usman Ghani | Afghanistan | Ireland | Dehradun |
| Franchise (IPL 2016) | 2 | 229 | Virat Kohli AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Gujarat Lions | Bengaluru |
| International (Zim T20 Tri Series 2018) | 1 | 223 | Aaron Finch D’Arcy Short | Australia | Zimbabwe | Harare |
| International (Valletta Cup 2022) | 1 | 220 | Sabawoon Davizi Dylan Steyn | Czech Republic | Bulgaria | Marsa |
| Franchise (IPL 2015) | 2 | 215* | Virat Kohli AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai |
| International (Valletta Cup 2022) | 1 | 213* | Avinash Pai Louis Bruce | Gibraltar | Bulgaria | Marsa |
| Domestic (SMAT 2018-19) | 3 | 213 | Shreyas Iyer Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai | Sikkim | Indore |
| Franchise (IPL 2022) | 1 | 210* | Quinton de Kock KL Rahul | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata Knight Riders | Navi Mumbai |
| International (bilateral 2024-25) | 2 | 210* | Sanju Samson Tilak Varma | India | South Africa | Johannesburg |
- The world stand record in women’s T20s is also in an international match. Albertina Galan and Lucia Taylor of Argentina added 350 against Chile in 2023-24. Outside internationals, the record lies with the South Western Districts openers Tabitha la Grange and Tazmin Brits, who added an unbroken 207 against Free State Women in the 2023-24 CSA women’s Division One T20.
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