Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy set a world-record opening partnership in 1956 that stood for 52 years. How many runs did they add?

A387

✓413

C399

D428

Answer Explanation

Vinoo Mankad (231) and Pankaj Roy (173) put on 413 for the first wicket for India against New Zealand at Madras in January 1956. It stood as the Test record until Neil McKenzie and Graeme Smith added 415 for South Africa against Bangladesh in 2008.

Neil McKenzie in numbers

Format	Matches	Runs	Avg	HS	Best
Test	58	3,253	37.4	226	-
ODI	64	1,688	37.5	131*	-
T20I	2	7	-	7	-

International career numbers, kept up to date. Full Neil McKenzie profile

Graeme Smith in numbers

Format	Matches	Runs	Avg	HS	Wkts	Best
Test	117	9,265	48.3	277	8	2/145
ODI	197	6,989	38.0	141	18	3/30
T20I	33	982	31.7	89*	0	-

International career numbers, kept up to date. Full Graeme Smith profile

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