Top 10 Highest Opening Partnerships in IPL History

Highest Opening Partnerships in IPL History: It all depends on how well the first two hitters do, which determines the team’s plan for the innings.

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In a game like the IPL, each team wants to get off to a good start with the bat in the first few innings. It all depends on how well the first two hitters do, which determines the team’s plan for the innings. If they get off to a good start, they can put pressure on the other team, which can make it hard for them to carry out their plans. But if you get off to a bad start, it’s hard to come back from an early loss. In this piece, we’ll talk about the top five opening partnerships in the history of the Indian Premier League.

Here is the top highest partnership in IPL:

5. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway – 182 runs

Kane Williamson, the captain of SRH, put CSK in to bat first after they won the toss. From the start, CSK’s openers made SRH pay. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway started off slowly before letting loose on the other bowlers with their stroke play. Ruturaj was unlucky not to get a century because he got 99 runs off of 57 balls, while Conway played the whole innings without getting out and scored 85 runs off of 55 balls. The first wicket was lost after both starters had scored 182 runs. This was a record.

4.KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal – 183 runs

Fans will always remember this game because of Rahul Tewatia’s blazing hit, which helped the Rajasthan Royals win in an exciting way. But before that, Mayank Agarwal had hit a brilliant hundred in the first game, scoring 106 runs off of 50 balls. Mayank and KL Rahul scored 183 runs together on the first wicket against Rajasthan Royals. Which helped the team reach 223/2 in 20 overs? Rahul hit 7 fours and 1 six to get 69 runs off of 54 balls.

3. Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn – 184* runs

In 20 overs, Gujarat Lions scored a total of 183/4 in this IPL 2017 match. Suresh Raina, who was their captain, got 68 runs off of 51 balls. Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn got off to a great start and put up 184 runs for the first wicket. This helped KKR win the match by 10 wickets with 31 balls left. Lynn got 93 runs off of 41 balls, and Gambhir got 76 runs off of 48 balls.

2. Jonny Bairstow and David Warner – 185 runs

When Jonny Bairstow and David Warner both hit hundreds in the same IPL 2019 match against RCB, they set the stage on fire. Bairstow got 114 runs off of 56 balls, and Warner got 100 runs off of 55 balls. They scored 185 runs together on the first wicket, and SRH’s score after 20 overs was 231/2. When RCB tried to beat this score, they only got to 113 runs and lost by 118 runs. Bairstow was named the game’s best player because of his wonderful century.  

1. KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock – 210* runs

KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock, both of Lucknow Super Giants, are at the top of this list. They added – runs in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. The two players made KKR’s bowlers look like fools because the ball was flying all over the park.

De Kock made the most important contribution to the partnership, as he got 140 runs off only 70 balls. Rahul scored 68 runs off of 51 balls while he was the second best player. Notably, both hitters carried off their bats because KKR couldn’t take a single wicket in 20 overs. Here are some list of opening partnerships-

Highest Opening Partnership in IPL

Partners	Runs	Wicket	Team	Opposition	Venue	Match Date
Quinton de Kock & KL Rahul	210*	1st	LSG	v KKR	Mumbai	18 May 2022
Johnny Bairstow & David Warner	185	1st	Sunrisers	v RCB	Hyderabad (Deccan)	31 Mar 2019
Gautam Gambhir & Chris Lynn	184*	1st	KKR	v Guj Lions	Rajkot	7 Apr 2017
KL Rahul & Mayank Agarwal	183	1st	Kings XI	v Royals	Sharjah	27 Sep 2020
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway	182	1st	CSK	v SRH	Pune	1 May 2022
Shane Watson & Faf du Plessis	181*	1st	Super Kings	v Kings XI	Dubai (DSC)	4 Oct 2020
Virat Kohli & Devdutt Padikkal	181*	1st	RCB	v Royals	Mumbai	22 Apr 2021
Chris Gayle & TM Dilshan	167	1st	RCB	v Warriors	Bengaluru	23 Apr 2013
Sachin Tendulkar & Dwayne Smith	163*	1st	Mum Indians	v Royals	Jaipur	20 May 2012
David Warner & Johnny Bairstow	160	1st	Sunrisers	v Kings XI	Dubai (DSC)	8 Oct 2020
Michael Hussey & Murali Vijay	159	1st	Super Kings	v RCB	Chennai	28 May 2011
Adam Gilchrist & VVS Laxman	155*	1st	Chargers	v Mum Indians	Mumbai	27 Apr 2008
Jos Buttler & Devdutt Padikkal	155	1st	Royals	v Capitals	Mumbai	22 Apr 2022
David Warner & Wriddhiman Saha	151*	1st	Sunrisers	v Mum Indians	Sharjah	3 Nov 2020
Mahela Jayawardene & Virendra Sehwag	151	1st	Daredevils	v Mum Indians	Delhi	21 Apr 2013
Chris Gayle & Virat Kohli	147	1st	RCB	v Kings XI	Bengaluru	18 May 2016
David Warner and Virendra Sehwag	146	1st	Daredevils	v Kings XI	Delhi	23 Apr 2011
Ajinkya Rahane & Shane Watson	144	1st	Royals	v Super Kings	Ahmedabad	19 Apr 2015
Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey	139*	1st	Super Kings	v Kings XI	Mohali	10 Apr 2013
David Warner & Shikhar Dhawan	139	1st	Sunrisers	v KKR	Hyderabad (Deccan)	30 Apr 2017
Prithiv Shaw & Shikhar Dhawan	138	1st	Capitals	v Super Kings	Mumbai	10 Apr 2021
David Warner & Shikhar Dhawan	137*	1st	Sunrisers	v Guj Lions	Rajkot	21 Apr 2016
Adam Gilchrist & Paul Valthaty	136	1st	Kings XI	v Chargers	Hyderabad (Deccan)	16 Apr 2011