for New Zealand
partnership	batsmen and venue	year
161 for 1st	T. J. Franklin and J. G. Wright at Hamilton	1990-91
140 for 2nd	B. A. Young and M. J. Horne at Dunedin	1996-97
467 for 3rd†‡	A. H. Jones and M. D. Crowe at Wellington	1990-91
240 for 4th	S. P. Fleming and C. D. McMillan at Colombo (RPS)	1997-98
151 for 5th	K. R. Rutherford and C. Z. Harris at Moratuwa	1992-93
246* for 6th†	J. J. Crowe and R. J. Hadlee at Colombo (CCC)	1986-87
47 for 7th	D. N. Patel and M. L. Su'a at Dunedin	1994-95
79 for 8th	J. V. Coney and W. K. Lees at Christchurch	1982-83
43 for 9th	A. C. Parore and P. J. Wiseman at Galle	1997-98
52 for 10th	W. K. Lees and E. J. Chatfield at Christchurch	1982-83
for Sri Lanka
102 for 1st	R. S. Mahanama and U. C. Hathurusinghe at Colombo (SSC)	1992-93
138 for 2nd	R. S. Mahanama and A. P. Gurusinha at Moratuwa	1992-93
159* for 3rd1	S. Wettimuny and R. L. Dias at Colombo (SSC)	1983-84
192 for 4th	A. P. Gurusinha and H. P. Tillekeratne at Dunedin	1994-95
130 for 5th	R. S. Madugalle and D. S. de Silva at Wellington	1982-83
109* for 6th2	R. S. Madugalle and A. Ranatunga at Colombo (CCC)	1983-84
137 for 7th	R. S. Kaluwitharana and W. P. U. J. C. Vaas at Dunedin	1996-97
73 for 8th	H. P. Tillekeratne and G. P. Wickremasinghe at Dunedin	1996-97
31 for 9th	G. F. Labrooy and R. J. Ratnayake at Auckland	1990-91
	S. T. Jayasuriya and R. J. Ratnayake at Auckland	1990-91
71 for 10th	R. S. Kaluwitharana and M. Muralitharan at Colombo (SSC)	1997-98
† Denotes record partnership against all countries. ‡ Record third-wicket partnership in first-class cricket. 1 163 runs were added for this wicket in two separate partnerships: S. Wettimuny retired hurt and was replaced by J. R. Ratnayeke when 159 had been added. 2 119 runs were added for this wicket in two separate partnerships: R. S. Madugalle retired hurt and was replaced by D. S. de Silva when 109 had been added.

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