IPL 2024: Highest partnerships in IPL history
Once a pair sets its eyes on the crease, they can aim for big shots and accelerate the pace of innings as well.
In any T20 match, it is very important to have a good partnership in the middle for the batting team to post a good total. This is true for the most popular T20 league IPL as well. Once a pair sets their eyes on the crease, they can aim for big shots and accelerate the pace of innings as well. On the other end, it becomes very difficult for the opposition to control the run flow in such situations. In this article, we will be discussing the 5 highest partnerships in tournament history.
The one common thing among the record tally of partnerships is the name of Virat Kohli. The former India and RCB skipper has been involved in three of the top six in the list. He along with AB de Villiers added 229 runs for the second wicket against Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016 game. Both of them smashed hundreds in this clash with the Proteas batsman scoring 129 runs off 52 balls with the help of 12 sixes and 10 fours. RCB posted a total of 248/3 with Virat contributing 109 runs off 55 balls. The Gujarat team could not compete at all as they were all out for 104 runs losing the game by 144 runs.
The same duo added 215 runs for the second wicket against Mumbai Indians earlier in IPL 2015. In that match, AB de Villiers slammed 133 runs in only 59 balls including 19 fours and 4 sixes. Virat played a vital knock of 82 runs off 50 balls. RCB won this match by 39 runs as they restricted MI to 196/7 after scoring 235/1 in the first innings.
In IPL 2022, Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul registered a partnership of 210 runs for the newly added Lucknow Super Giants against KKR, this partnership is ranked among the third-best in the history of the Indian Premier League.
Against CSK in IPL 2024, skipper Shubman Gill and his opening partner B Sai Sudharsan both scored centuries and matched the previous highest opening partnership of 210 at Ahmedabad. The taget of 232 though, was too steep for CSK.
In IPL 2011, in a game against RCB, the Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist hit an amazing century scoring 106 runs off 55 balls. He added 206 runs for the second wicket with Shaun Marsh, who made 79 runs in 49 balls. Punjab posted 232/2 in their first innings and won the match by 111 runs in the end.
Virat shared a partnership of 204 runs for the second wicket along with Chris Gayle against the Delhi side in the IPL 2012 game. Gayle smacked 128 runs in 62 balls, while Virat scored 73 runs off 53 balls. RCB won this match by 21 runs with Zaheer Khan picking up 3 wickets. RCB had put up a total of 215/1 in the first innings, and Delhi managed to score 194/9 in the chase.
Highest Partnerships in IPL History from 2008 to 2024
| Partners | For wicket | Runs | Against | Year |
| Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers | 2nd | 229 | GL | 2016 |
| Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers | 2nd | 215* | MI | 2015 |
| Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul | 1st | 210* | KKR | 2022 |
| Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan | 1st | 210 | CSK | 2024 |
| Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh | 2nd | 206 | RCB | 2011 |
| Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle | 2nd | 204* | DC | 2012 |
*Last Updated on 26th April, 2024
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