IPL 2020: Top 3 opening combinations in IPL history

#2 David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner.

The opening combination has always been the main strength of the Sunrisers Hyderabad side in the IPL. The side has had a rich history of openers, with the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, Aaron Finch, and Jonny Bairstow all having opened the innings for them. Out of all the combinations, the pair of Dhawan and Warner stayed together for the longest time and was the most successful of the lot.

Warner has been associated with the side since 2014 while Dhawan had been a part of the franchise ever since its existence (but will now be turning out for team Delhi).

The fans will always remember the pair for their mega-partnerships at the top. They once had a match-winning opening partnership of 137 runs against the Gujarat Lions in Rajkot during IPL 2016. The next year, they added 139 runs for the first wicket against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Apart from that, they have two other century stands as an opening pair in the league (130 against KKR and 116 against CSK), taking their total tally to four.