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Q: Who holds the record for highest partnership for any wicket in ODIs?
A: Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar hold the record for highest run partnership for any wicket One Day Internationals. They score 331 runs for the 2nd wicket against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1999-2000.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 (00:01:42)India win 2nd Test, leads series 1-0

Man of the Match - Zaheer Khan
Nottingham: Left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan snared nine wickets as India defeated England by seven wickets in the second Test on Tuesday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Pataudi Trophy series. Chasing 73 for victory, India reached the target losing three wickets on a sunny day at Trent Bridge. Captain Rahul Dravid (11) and Sourav Ganguly (2) remained unbeaten as India reached 73 for three wickets to seal the win. Zaheer Khan, whose match-haul of nine wickets, five of them in the second innings, laid the foundation for the victory, was expectedly adjudged the Man of the Match. India, overnight 10 for no loss, lost all three wickets to pacer Chris Tremlett this morning. Openers Wasim Jaffer and Dinesh Karthik made 22 each while Sachin Tendulkar, who scored a fine 91 in the first innings, managed a solitary run. The lone centurion of the match, England captain Michael Vaughan, finished on the losing side. The first Test at Lord's was drawn. (IANS)