Highest Opening Partnership in IPL: Providing the highest opening batting partnership plays a major role in the shortest format of cricket. While playing a short format game like the Indian Premier League it is very much essential to have a massive opening partnership.
Considering the fact that the ball helps the bowlers the most during the start of an innings, there is no denying that opening the innings is not an easy task.
But over the years, the game of cricket has witnessed some openers who have enthralled the world with their sheer brilliance at the top of the order.
Cricket players from all around the world join together to play the cash-rich Indian Premier League. International players join hands with Indian domestic cricketers and play as a team in IPL which paves the way for many players to make debuts in international format for their respective national team.
Highest Opening Partnership in IPL History
Since its inception in 2008, a lot of opening pairs have held the title of the highest opening partnership in IPL. The record has been constantly broken and a new benchmark of opening partnerships in T20 has been set each time.
The current record of IPL’s highest opening partnership belongs to KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock. In Lucknow Super Giants’ maiden IPL season, the opening batters made an unbelievable partnership of 210 runs.
Notably, de Kock scored his second IPL century and remains unbeaten for 140 runs. On the other hand, LSG captain KL Rahul scored 68 runs which led LSG to create a record in their maiden season.
Highest Opening Partnership in IPL – Top 20
Following are the details of the top 20 “Highest Opening Partnerships in IPL” with players, runs, teams, and venue details:
| Match Date | Partners | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground |
| 18 May 2022 | KL Rahul, Q de Kock | 210* | LSG | v KKR | DY Patil |
| 10 May 2024 | Shubman Gill, B Sai Sudharsan | 210 | GT | v CSK | Ahmedabad |
| 18 May 2025 | Shubman Gill, B Sai Sudharsan | 205* | GT | v DC | Delhi |
| 31 Mar 2019 | DA Warner, JM Bairstow | 185 | SRH | v RCB | Hyderabad |
| 7 Apr 2017 | CA Lynn, G Gambhir | 184* | KKR | v Guj Lions | Rajkot |
| 27 Sep 2020 | KL Rahul, MA Agarwal | 183 | Kings XI | v RR | Sharjah |
| 1 May 2022 | RD Gaikwad, DP Conway | 182 | CSK | v SRH | Pune |
| 4 Oct 2020 | SR Watson, F du Plessis | 181* | CSK | v Kings XI | Dubai (DICS) |
| 22 Apr 2021 | D Padikkal, V Kohli | 181* | RCB | v RR | Wankhede |
| 18 May 2023 | V Kohli, F du Plessis | 172 | RCB | v SRH | Hyderabad |
| 12 Apr 2025 | TM Head, Abhishek Sharma | 171 | SRH | v Punjab Kings | Hyderabad |
| 8 May 2024 | TM Head, Abhishek Sharma | 167* | SRH | v LSG | Hyderabad |
| 23 Apr 2013 | CH Gayle, TM Dilshan | 167 | RCB | v Warriors | Bengaluru |
| 29 May 2026 | Shubman Gill, B Sai Sudharsan | 167 | GT | v RR | New Chandigarh |
| 28 Apr 2025 | V Sooryavanshi, YBK Jaiswal | 166 | RR | v GT | Jaipur |
| 20 May 2012 | SR Tendulkar, DR Smith | 163* | MI | v RR | Jaipur |
| 8 Oct 2020 | DA Warner, JM Bairstow | 160 | SRH | v Kings XI | Dubai (DICS) |
| 28 May 2011 | M Vijay, MEK Hussey | 159 | CSK | v RCB | Chennai |
| 27 Apr 2008 | VVS Laxman, AC Gilchrist | 155* | Chargers | v MI | DY Patil |
| 22 Apr 2022 | D Padikkal, JC Buttler | 155 | RR | v DC | Wankhede |
| 3 Nov 2020 | DA Warner, WP Saha | 151* | SRH | v MI | Sharjah |
| 21 Apr 2013 | V Sehwag, DPMD Jayawardene | 151 | Daredevils | v MI | Delhi |
| 2 Apr 2023 | V Kohli, F du Plessis | 148 | RCB | v MI | Bengaluru |
| 29 Mar 2026 | RG Sharma, RD Rickelton | 148 | MI | v KKR | Wankhede |
| 18 May 2016 | V Kohli, CH Gayle | 147 | RCB | v Kings XI | Bengaluru |
| 23 Apr 2011 | DA Warner, V Sehwag | 146 | Daredevils | v Kings XI | Delhi |
| 19 Apr 2015 | SR Watson, AM Rahane | 144 | RR | v CSK | Ahmedabad |
| 4 May 2026 | RG Sharma, RD Rickelton | 143 | MI | v LSG | Wankhede |
| 7 May 2023 | Shubman Gill, WP Saha | 142 | GT | v LSG | Ahmedabad |
| 20 May 2023 | RD Gaikwad, DP Conway | 141 | CSK | v DC | Delhi |
| 21 May 2023 | Vivrant Sharma, MA Agarwal | 140 | SRH | v MI | Wankhede |
| 10 Apr 2013 | M Vijay, MEK Hussey | 139* | CSK | v Kings XI | Mohali |
| 30 Apr 2017 | DA Warner, S Dhawan | 139 | SRH | v KKR | Hyderabad |
| 10 Apr 2021 | PP Shaw, S Dhawan | 138 | DC | v CSK | Wankhede |
| 26 Apr 2024 | PD Salt, SP Narine | 138 | KKR | v Punjab Kings | Eden Gardens |
| 21 Apr 2016 | DA Warner, S Dhawan | 137* | SRH | v Guj Lions | Rajkot |
| 20 Apr 2023 | V Kohli, F du Plessis | 137 | RCB | v Punjab Kings | Mohali |
| 16 Apr 2011 | PC Valthaty, AC Gilchrist | 136 | Kings XI | v Chargers | Hyderabad |
| 5 May 2009 | GC Smith, NV Ojha | 135 | RR | v Kings XI | Durban |
| 27 Apr 2012 | V Sehwag, DPMD Jayawardene | 135 | Daredevils | v MI | Delhi |
| 15 May 2026 | MR Marsh, JP Inglis | 135 | LSG | v CSK | Lucknow |
| 20 May 2011 | SR Watson, R Dravid | 134* | RR | v MI | Wankhede |
| 13 May 2018 | SR Watson, AT Rayudu | 134 | CSK | v SRH | Pune |
| 19 Apr 2024 | KL Rahul, Q de Kock | 134 | LSG | v CSK | Lucknow |
| 28 May 2008 | SE Marsh, JR Hopes | 133 | Kings XI | v RR | Mohali |
Players involved in Most 150+ Partnership in IPL
[Openers]3 – David Warner
2 – Jonny Bairstow
2 – Devdutt Padikkal *#RRvsDC #IPL2022 | @timesofsports— Times of Sports (@timesofsports) April 22, 2022
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