Good Openers are crucial in any format of the game. If your openers fire at the beginning of the innings it’s always going to be easy for the middle order to put on a big total at the end, know the list of the highest opening partnership in the IPL
Some openers have such great understanding between them that they end up finishing the whole game for their team. Today we are gonna about the Top 5 Highest Opening Partnerships in IPL.
Top 5 Highest Opening Partnership Full List In IPL History And Score
5. Ruturaj Gaikwad & Devon Conway vs SRH 2022 (182)
The newly formed opening pair of CSK has been quite impressive in the IPL 2022 despite a forgettable season of the franchise. CSK is known for its iconic opening pairs like Hussey-Vijay, FAF-Watson, Smith-McCullum, and FAF-Gaikwad. In the 46th match of IPL 2022 RUTU and Conway took the charge against the SRH bowling lineup. The openers put on an opening stand of 182 runs in just 17.5 overs. Gaikwad missed a well-deserved century by just 1 run. Conway went not out on 85* and stretch CSK innings to 202 runs.
4. KL Rahul & Mayank Aggarwal vs RR 2020 (183)
In the 9th game of IPL 2020, it was raining sixes at the Sharjah as both of the teams scored 25 sixes in the game combined. Punjab put on a mammoth score of 223 runs in front of Rajasthan with the help of Mayank’s flawless ton. KL and Mayank put on a 183 runs partnership in 99 deliveries. The game was won by RR at the end thanks to Tewatia’s blinder of an innings. He smashed 5 sixes in a single over of Sheldon Cottrell and took the game away from Punjab.
3. Gautam Gambhir & Chris Lynn vs Gujrat Lions 2017 (184*)
The KKR team under Gautam Gambhir’s captaincy was something else. They shuffle their opening pair according to the situation. Gujrat posted a commendable score of 183 runs on the board and left the job on the shoulders of the bowlers to defend it. Chris Lynn and Gautam Gambhir had other plans as they looked in hurry to finish the game as quickly as possible. The opening pair finished the game on their own by scoring 184* in just 14.5 overs.
2. Johnny Bairstow & David Warner vs RCB 2019 (185)
The 2nd one on the list of Top 5 Highest Opening Partnerships in IPL is Bairstow & Warner’s carnage at the Hyderabad stadium. The opening ran riots against the weak-looking bowling lineup of RCB. Both of the openers scored a century in that game and put on an opening stand of 185 runs in just 98 balls.
1. KL Rahul & De Kock vs KKR 2020 (210*)
The new entrant in the list of the list is the LSG opening pair of De Kock and KL Rahul. Kl and De Kock went not out in the first innings and put on a score of 210 runs on board. Quinton scored a historic knock of 140* which is the third-highest individual score of any batsman in IPL.
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