Top 3 highest opening partnerships in the tournament

Indian Premier league is going to enter its 15th season with ten teams that will play against each other for the title. But for the glory to be achieved, franchises will be looking to have a good start in the tournament. A good foundation can lead the team to a strong position and hence a good opening partnership is important for a team to reach to a good total. Throughout the years, there have been some extraordinary opening partnerships in IPL between the batters that helped their team to go down the. Let’s have look at the highest opening partnerships in the history of IPL.

Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn - 184 runs

The opening pair of Kolkata Knight Riders made a good total of Gujarat Lions look like an easily achievable target in the 2017 IPL season. Batting first, Gujarat posted a total of 183 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. GL skipper Suresh Raina led from the front, scoring 68 off 51 deliveries. In response, KKR openers started smashing and achieved the target of 184 with all the 10 wickets in hand and 31 balls to spare. Making a cricket news, Lynn scored blistering 93 off balls 41 balls, while the skipper Gambhir contributed by scoring 76 runs from 48 balls.

Jonny Bairstow and David Warner - 185 runs

The English and Australian batting combination of Sunrisers Hyderabad were on the fire mode as they gave flying start to their team in a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019. The opening pair smashed 185 runs before the fall of the first wicket in 16.2 overs where both the partners scored centuries. With David Warner remaining unbeaten on 100 off 55 balls and Jonny Bairstow smashing 114, SRH posted a total of 231 for 2 in  their 20 overs. RCB were nowhere close to chasing this total as they collapsed to 113 runs in 19.5 overs, losing the match by 118 runs. Bairstow was awarded Player of the Match for his glorious ton.

KL Rahul and Quinton de Cock - 210 runs

The opening pair from Lucknow Super Giants registered the highest and the longest opening partnership in the tournament’s history. In a match against KKR, LSG skipper KL Rahul and Quinton de Cock scored 210 runs in 20 overs and the LSG didn’t lose a single wicket in their course of 20 overs. Rahul made 68 from 51 deliveries while de Kock smashed 140 off just 70.. Chasing the total, KKR also gave a tough fight to LSG till the very end as they fell short by just 2 runs from winning the match.