Highest partnership for any wicket | Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara

In 2006 July, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara piled up a historic partnership of 624 runs against South Africa in Colombo.

Sangakkara scored a 457-ball 287 and spent 11 hours and 25 minutes on the crease, during which time he smacked 35 boundaries.

Jayawardene scored 374 runs off 572 balls laced with 43 fours and a six. He batted for almost 13 hours.