Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly notched up their 18th century partnership for the opening wicket in ODIs. Following is the list:
m 258 — vs Ken in Paarl, 2001-02
m 252 — vs SL in Colombo (RPS), 1997-98
m 197* — vs Zim in Sharjah, 1998-99
m 193 — vs SA in Jo’burg, 2001-02
m 175 — vs Aus in Kanpur, 1997-98
m 169 — vs NZ in Bangalore, 1996-97
m 159 — vs Pak in Dhaka, 1997-98
m 157 — vs Zim in Kanpur, 2000-01
m 153 — vs SA in Vadodara, 1999-00
m 141 — vs NZ in Nairobi, 2000-01
m 134 — vs SA in Belfast, 2007
m 133 — vs WI in Harare, 2001
m 126 — vs SA in Jaipur, 1996-97
m 116* — vs WI in Port of Spain, 1996-97
m 115 — vs SL in Colombo (RPS), 1997-98
m 113 — vs Eng in Bristol, 2007
m 102 — vs Zim in Cuttack, 2000-01
m 101 — vs SA in East London, 2001-02