5 great T20 opening partnerships that don't fade away

4) Alex Hales and Michael Lumb (England)

Hales and Lumb during a match against New Zealand

England might not have won any major ICC event in recent years, barring the World T20 in 2010, they have, however, produced a stellar opening pair in the form of Alex Hales and Michael Lumb.

The two batsmen formed a strong opening combination ever since they first batted together against India in a T20I at Pune. The pair has delivered on multiple occasions and against strong opposition – 80 vs India (’12), 143* vs New Zealand (’13), 111 vs Australia (’13) and 98 vs West Indies (’14).

After a lukewarm World T20 2014, the pair was disbanded, but not before they had amassed a massive 705 runs from 18 innings at an average of 41.47.