partnership	batsmen	match	venue	year
576 for 2nd	ST Jayasuriya (340)/RS Mahanama (225)	SL v I	Colombo (RPS)	1997-98
467 for 3rd	AH Jones (186)/MD Crowe (299)	NZ v SL	Wellington	1990-91
451 for 2nd	WH Ponsford (266)/DG Bradman (244)	A v E	The Oval	1934
451 for 3rd	Mudassar Nazar (231)/Javed Miandad (280*)	P v I	Hyderabad	1982-83
446 for 2nd	CC Hunte (260)/GS Sobers (365*)	WI v P	Kingston	1957-58
413 for 1st	V Mankad (231)/Pankaj Roy (173)	I v NZ	Madras	1955-56
411 for 4th	PBH May (285*)/MC Cowdrey (154)	E v WI	Birmingham	1957
405 for 5th	SG Barnes (234)/DG Bradman (234)	A v E	Sydney	1946-47
Note: 415 runs were scored for the third wicket for India v England at Madras in 1981-82 between DB Vengsarkar (retired hurt), GR Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma.

Updated to include matches finished by October 18, 2002

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