Highest Partnerships in IPL- Unforgettable Duos Players

The IPL 2025 is about to start and people are all ready to anticipate the 18th season of the Indian Premier League and the bashful of cricket moves by the players. IPL is not just a game or a tournament that is held every year, it is a stage that has encountered some exceptionally great partnerships since it started. Over the years, the hype of IPL has increased and people are much more delved into the that IPL provides. Various players have hit some great records and they’re still remembered as the best.

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The newcomers are trying to overcome these records made by some legendary players. However one of those records is the highest partnership record in IPL history. We have always talked about how important one’s performance is in the IPL, but when the 2 best players come together and show their prowess then it leads to something epic. Various Indian players come together to play for their team but end up being the best duo and a perfect example of the highest partnerships in IPL history. In this article, we will be sharing details related to the highest partnership in IPL history.

List of highest partnerships in The Indian Premier League

Here we have provided the list of the highest partnerships in the Indian Premier League:

S.no	Highest Partnership	Year	Score	Team
1	AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli	2016	229	RCB
2	AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli	2015	215	RCB
3	KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock	2022	210	LSG
4	Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan	2024	210	GT
5	Shaun Marsh and Adam Gilchrist	2011	206	Kings XI Punjab
6	Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle	2012	204	Royal Challengers Bangalore
7	David Warner and Naman Ojha	2012	189	Delhi Daredevils
8	Jonny Bairstow and David Warner	2019	185	Sunrisers Hyderabad
9	Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn	2017	184	KKR
10	Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul	2020	183	Kings XI Punjab

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli are among the most famous partnerships of the Indian T20 league which occurred on 14th May 2016 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Lions. The match was held in Bangalore and the duo made a score of 229 runs for the second wicket and became the highest partnership. The players hit centuries individually leading to the victory of their team.

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli

Again AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli come together for the 2015 Indian T20 league the earth is to have secured the second spot for the highest partnership. The game was between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in Wankhede and the duo hated the score of 215 runs.

Kl Rahul and Quinton de Kock

Kl Rahul and Quinton de Kock secured the third position in the highest partnership in the Indian T20 league where the duo made a great score of 210 runs for the first wicket. The game was held in DY Patil stadium between Lucknow SuperGiants and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Shubhman Gill and B Sai Sudarshan

Shubhman Gill and B Sai Sudarshan came together for the 2024 Indian T20 league, representing Gujarat Titans against Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad. The duo hit the score of 210 runs and due to their amassing, they became the man of the match.

Shaun Marsh and Adam Gilchrist

Shaun Marsh and Adam Gilchrist played together in the 2011 T20 league, the duo was representing the Kings XI Punjab. They secured 206 runs for the second wicket while playing against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle

Virat Kohli and Chris Kyle played the 2012 Indian T20 league together where they made an unremarkable score of 204 runs at second wicket for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Delhi daredevils. The great performance and hits given by the players have led to the victory of the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

David Warner and Naman Ojha

David Warner and Naman Ojha have become a markable duo in the list of highest partnership in Indian Premier League. The duo played together for the 2012 Indian T20 league and hit a score of 189 runs for the second wicket. They were representing Delhi daredevils while playing against deccan chargers.

Jonny Bairstow and David Warner

Jonny Bairstow and David Warner again meet on the list of highest partnership in the IPL history in the Indian T20 league. David Warner played with Australian player Johnny Bairstow and the duo hit the score of 185 runs while representing Sunrisers Hyderabad against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019.

Gautam Gambhir and Chris Gayle

Two unbeatable players – Gautam Gambhir and Chris Gayle came together for the 2017 Indian T20 league where the duo have hit the score of 184 runs in 1^st wicket while representing Kolkata knight riders against Gujarat Lions in Rajkot.

Mayank Aggarwal and KL Rahul

The famous players of Kings XI Punjab KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal came together to play against Rajasthan Royals and hit the score of 183 runs at first wicket in the 2020 T20 league at Sharjah.

Conclusion

IPL is a short format game and encountering some great partnerships is quite uncommon but whenever it happens it leads to the whole stadium hauling for the duo. A good partnership is a necessary aspect in leading the victory and with unity, one can achieve the big hits and win the match. There are often situations when batters come and quickly leave the field but there are also some instances where the duo comes on the stage but only leaves the field after hitting the massive record. Below we have mentioned the list of the highest partnerships in the IPL history.

FAQs

1. Who has the highest partnership in T20 history?

Various players have played together and become a memorable duo by hitting an exceptionally great score. However, some of the famous highest partnerships in T20 history are:
-Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das
-L Yamamoto Lake and K Kadowaki – Fleming
-Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani
-Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers

Who is the IPL’s highest score player?

Chris Gayle is the IPL’s highest score player who has hit the score of 175 runs at 66 balls. Chris is one of the great and famous players of IPL, he is known for his eye and hand coordination and is regarded as the greatest batsman To ever play in T20 cricket.

Who has the highest partnership in IPL history?

The highest partnership in IPL history is between Virat kohli and AB de Villiers for RCB against Gujarat Lions. The match was played on 14th May 2016. The duo made 229 runs.

Who is the number 1 player in the IPL?

Virat Kohli is known to be the number one player in the IPL history as he has set many records and been the part of various national and international cricket matches. Hey Cortana can you have made 8 centuries and scored a huge score of 8000 four runs. His great skills and leadership is always being the topic of talk among the cricket enthusiasts.

Who is known as Mr. IPL?

Suresh Raina is known as Mr. IPL because of his breakthrough bowling which has always bowled out the batter. He is an essential part of Chennai super kings and was a left-handed batsman. Its striking bowling has always been commendable even under extreme pressure.