Pakistan players Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan hold the record for the highest opening partnerships in the T20 World Cup. In the 2021 World Cup. They made 152 runs in partnership against India in the match played in Dubai.
List of Highest Opening Partnerships in the T20 World Cup
| No. | Players | Team | Runs | Against | Stadium | Match Date |
| 1 | Babar Azam & M Rizwan | PAK | 152* | v IND | Dubai (DSC) | 24-10-2021 |
| 2 | Chris Gayle & Dwayne Smith | WI | 145 | v SA | Johannesburg | 11-9-2007 |
| 3 | Kamran Akmal & Salman Butt | PAK | 142 | v BAN | Gros Islet | 1-5-2010 |
| 4 | KL Rahul & Rohit Sharma | IND | 140 | v AFG | Abu Dhabi | 3-11-2021 |
| 5 | Gautum Gambhir & Virendra Sehwag | IND | 136 | v ENG | Durban | 19-9-2007 |
| 6 | Chris Gayle & Andre Fletcher | WI | 133 | v AUS | The Oval | 6-6-2009 |
| 7 | Shane Watson & David Warner | AUS | 133 | v IND | Colombo (RPS) | 28-9-2012 |
| 8 |
Sanath Jayasuriya
|
SL | 124 | v WI | Nottingham | 10-6-2009 |
| 9 |
Mohammad Hafeez & Imran Nazir
|
PAK | 124 | v BAN | Pallekele | 25-9-2012 |
| 10 |
Adam Gilchrist & Matthew Hayden
|
AUS | 104 | v BAN | Cape Town | 16-9-2007 |
