5 slowest partnerships in Test history

#2 Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers - 27 off 253 balls (0.64) against India at Delhi in 2015

Amla and AB have been through plenty of highs and lows together

Having floundered against spin throughout the series, South Africa finally came up with a plan to counter it in the final Test. After conceding the biggest total of the series in the first innings before being bowled out for 121, South Africa were certainly under pressure as India went on to bat for the second time.

Thanks to Ajinkya Rahane's second ton of the match, India set the visitors a target of 481 on a deteriorating Delhi pitch. In response, instead of going for the target, the Proteas decided to block their way to the end of the match. When AB de Villiers joined Hashim Amla at the crease, the visitors only managed to add 49 in nearly 43 overs.

Despite his prowess as a limited-overs big-hitter who hits sixes for fun, AB showed his defensive side to feature for the second time on this list. The pair batted through till the rest of day four without any further and stuck around for a while during the fifth day as well before Amla was eventually dismissed and the partnership was broken after scoring just 27 runs in 253 balls. With a run rate of 0.64, this was the slowest partnership in Test history before an Australian broke this record in Sri Lanka.