The sixth-wicket partnership of 158 runs between Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni against Zimbabwe in the last league match of the Videocon Cup tri-series is India's best for this wicket in ODIs.
They bettered the unbroken 132-run stand between Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Kaif against Pakistan last year.
The following table lists the highest sixth wicket partnerships for India in One-Day Internationals:
| Runs | Batsmen | Vs | Venue | Season | |
| 158 | Yuvraj Singh | M S Dhoni | Zim | Harare | 2005-06 |
| 132* | R Dravid | M Kaif | Pak | Lahore | 2003-04 |
| 127 | M Azharuddin | A Sharma | NZ | Baroda (MP) | 1988-89 |
| 123 | S Ramesh | R Singh | Aus | Colombo (SSC) | 1999-00 |
| 121 | Yuvraj Singh | M Kaif | Eng | Lord's | 2002 |
| 119* | S Ganguly | R Singh | NZ | Gwalior | 1999-00 |
| 117 | R Dravid | M Kaif | Zim | Colombo (RPS) | 2002-03 |
| 116 | S Manjrekar | N Mongia | Pak | Sharjah | 1995-96 |
| 113 | R Shastri | Kapil Dev | WI | Nagpur | 1987-88 |
| 104 | R Shastri | Kapil Dev | Eng | Manchester | 1986 |
| 102 | H Badani | R S Sodhi | Zim | Rajkot | 2000-01 |
| 101 | R S Sodhi | S Dighe | WI | Harare | 2001 |
The Yuvraj-Dhoni partnership is also the second highest partnership for the sixth wicket in ODIs. The pair just missed to expunge the 161 run-partnership between Kenyans Maurice Odumbe and Alpesh Vadher against Sri Lanka in 1999.
The following table lists best sixth-wicket partnerships of all time in one-day internationals:
| Runs | Batsmen | For | Vs | Venue | Season | |
| 161 | M Odumbe | A Vadher | Ken | SL | Southampton | 1999 |
| 158 | Yuvraj Singh | M S Dhoni | Ind | Zim | Harare | 2005-06 |
| 154 | R Richardson | J Dujon | WI | Pak | Sharjah | 1991-92 |
| 150 | M Vaughan | G Jones | Eng | Zim | Bulawayo | 2004-05 |
| 144 | Imran Khan | Shahid Mahboob | Pak | SL | Leeds | 1983 |
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