Highest partnership for each wicket by Indian batsmen in World Cup history

8 - 82* by Kapil Dev and Kiran More against New Zealand at Bengaluru, 1987

Being the home team, India was one of the favourites for the 1987 World Cup that was jointly hosted by India and Pakistan. In the group stage game against New Zealand in Bengaluru, they played like defending champions.

Having been put in to bat first, India had slumped to 21 for 3 and then 170 for 7.

However, captain Kapil Dev and wicket-keeper Kiran More came together to forge a partnership that gave them a total that could be defended by the bowlers. Kapil got 72 (58 balls, 4 fours and 1 sixes) and More got 42 (47 balls, 5 fours) to help India get to 252 in their 50 overs.

It remains the highest eighth-wicket partnership for India in World Cups. The bowlers then restricted New Zealand to 236 and emerged winners by 16 runs.