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Ever since its inception, the Indian Premier League has seen some of the very best cricketers in the world try their hand in T20 cricket. It has seen many excelling in the format as well as many finding their way into international cricket.
Over the last 10 years, the IPL has seen many exciting matches and a numerous mesmerizing performances with bat and ball. It has also seen some tremendous partnerships. So far, there have been four 200+ partnerships, and nineteen 150+ partnerships in the history of the IPL.
Many partnerships in the IPL were record partnerships in Twenty20 cricket at the time and some still remain to be. So without any further ado, let's take a look at the highest partnership for each wicket in IPL history.
1st Wicket - 184 by Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn against Gujarat Lions at Rajkot, 2017
It was the third match of last year's IPL and Gujarat Lions were taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at Rajkot. Skipper Suresh Raina's 68 and Dinesh Karthik's 25-ball 47 propelled the Lions to a total of 183/4 in their 20 overs.
KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir opened the batting with Chris Lynn and both batsmen began smashing the GL bowlers in their own fashion.
Gambhir was smashing boundaries in quick succession while Lynn was smashing fours and sixes in regular intervals. Both players reached their fifties and chased down 184 with more than 5 overs to spare.
Gambhir ended with 76 from just 48 balls while Lynn smashed 93 from just 41 deliveries. The duo's partnership bettered the 167-run partnership between Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan against Pune Warriors India in 2013 and is currently the highest opening partnership in IPL history.
2nd wicket- 229 by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers vs Gujarat Lions at Bangalore, 2016
This was Match-44 of IPL 2016 and Royal Challengers Bangalore were up against Gujarat Lions at Bangalore. RCB were in a tough situation with 4 wins and 6 losses from their previous 10 games. Gujarat Lions, on the other hand, needed just one more win cement their place in the playoffs.
Gujarat Lions won the toss and Suresh Raina put RCB into bat first. Gujarat Lions got an early breakthrough thanks to Dhawal Kulkarni who bowled Chris Gayle for 6. However, that wicket became GL's worst nightmare as in came AB de Villiers to join Virat Kohli.
The duo began smashing fours and sixes all around the park and RCB were in a commanding position. However, the best of both players came during the final five overs as they added 112 runs from it.
De Villiers was the aggressor from the start but Kohli joined the party during the death overs. The duo added 229 for the second wicket which bettered their own record of 215 against Mumbai Indians in 2015 for the highest partnership in IPL and T20 history.
Kohli ended with 108 from 58 deliveries while ABD ended with 129 from 52 deliveries and RCB added 248/3 in their 20 overs.
In reply, Gujarat Lions were skittled out for 104 thanks to some sensational bowling by Chris Jordan, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Sachin Baby. RCB won the match by 144 runs which at the time, was also the record for the largest margin of victory in an IPL match.
3rd Wicket- 157 by Cameron White and Kumar Sangakkara vs Pune Warriors India at Cuttack, 2012
It was the 42nd match of IPL 2012 where Pune Warriors India were up against Deccan Chargers at Cuttack. The Chargers were in a disastrous position and were in desperate need of a win while PWI needed a win to better their position in the table.
Deccan Chargers batted first and lost Parthiv Patel in the very first delivery. They lost Shikhar Dhawan shortly after and were 23/2. At this point, Kumar Sangakkara and Cameron White were at the crease.
The duo began slowly but as the innings progressed, they began to elevate DC's run-rate. White and Sangakkara were smashing the Pune bowlers all across the ground. Both players reached their fifties and added 157 runs for the third wicket, bettering the 152-run stand between Murali Vijay and Albie Morkel against Rajasthan Royals in 2010.
White scored 74 from 45 deliveries while Sanga scored 82 from 52 deliveries. Deccan Chargers posted 186 on the board. Pune Warriors India fell short of the target by 13 runs.
4th Wicket- 132 by AB de Villiers and Yuvraj Singh vs Rajasthan Royals at Bangalore, 2014
It was the 35th match of IPL 2014 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at Bangalore. The Royals were in a good position with 5 wins from 8 matches. RCB's position from 8 matches was the exact opposite. They had lost 5 matches and were on a two-match losing streak.
RCB batted first but were off to a poor start as they lost Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, and Vijay Zol early. The Royal Challengers were 40/3 in 8.1 overs when AB de Villiers and Yuvraj Singh were at the crease.
The duo began smashing the Rajasthan bowlers all across the ground and were dealing mainly in sixes. Yuvi was the aggressor while De Villiers made the most out of the opportunity whenever he was on strike.
Yuvi and ABD added 132 for the 4th wicket from just 65 deliveries which was a new record. The duo bettered the 131-run stand between De Villiers and Gayle against Kings XI Punjab in 2012.
The partnership came to an end when Yuvi was dismissed for a brilliant 83 from 38 deliveries. ABD went on to make 58 from 32 balls before being dismissed. RCB posted 190/5.
However, some terrific batting from Karun Nair, Steve Smith, and James Faulkner won the match for RR with 7 balls to spare.
5th wicket- 134 by Yusuf Pathan and Shakib al Hasan vs Gujarat Lions at Kolkata, 2016
It was match 38 of IPL 2016 and Kolkata Knight Riders were up against Gujarat Lions. Both teams were in a good position with KKR having won 6 of their previous 9 games while GL won 6 of their last 10 games.
KKR batted first but were off to a disastrous start as they were tottering at 24/4 by the end of the powerplay. However, Yusuf Pathan and Shakib al Hasan resurrected the KKR innings through their hitting and added 134 runs for the 5th wicket. The duo bettered the previous record of 130 which was also held by a KKR batting pair- Owais Shah and Angelo Mathews against Deccan Chargers in the IPL 2010 opener.
The pair batted till the end and KKR's innings ended at 158/4. Yusuf Pathan scored 63 from 41 deliveries while Shakib al Hasan scored 66 from 49 deliveries. However, a brilliant 29-ball 51 from Dinesh Karthik and a 10-ball cameo of 29 from Aaron Finch won the match for the Lions with two overs to spare. It also broke their three-match losing streak.
6th wicket- 122 by Ambati Rayudu and Kieron Pollard vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore, 2012
It was the 62nd match of IPL 2012 between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mumbai Indians needed a win to ensure their qualification to the playoffs while RCB needed a win to keep their playoff chances alive.
The Royal Challengers batted first and posted 171/6 on the board thanks to a 30-ball 64 from Mayank Agarwal.
Mumbai Indians were off to a shaky start as they lost Sachin Tendulkar, Herschelle Gibbs, and Rohit Sharma early. They lost a couple more wickets and were struggling at 51/5. At this point, Kieron Pollard came in to join Ambati Rayudu at the crease.
The pair brought Mumbai Indians back in the game by bashing the RCB bowlers all across the park. Both players batted till the end and won the match for MI which ensured their qualification to the playoffs.
Rayudu and Pollard added 122 for the 6th wicket, bettering the 104-run stand between David Hussey and Wriddhiman Saha against KXIP in IPL-1. The partnership between Rayudu and Pollard is also the second-highest 6th wicket stand in T20 history.
7th wicket- 100 between Jagadeesha Suchith and Harbhajan Singh against Kings XI Punjab at Mumbai, 2015
It was the 7th game of IPL 2015 and Mumbai Indians were up against Kings XI Punjab at Mumbai. Both teams were eager to register their first win of the tournament.
KXIP batted first and posted a total of 177 on the board thanks to skipper George Bailey's 32-ball 61 and chippings from openers Murali Vijay and Virender Sehwag.
In reply, Mumbai Indians were in a bizarre situation as they were struggling at 59/6 in the 14th over. At this stage, Harbhajan Singh and Jagadeesha Suchith were at the crease. The match was well out of MI's reach but Bhajji and Suchith tried to take MI to a respectable total.
Harbhajan was facing most of the deliveries and was smashing the Punjab bowlers all across the park. Suchith also showed briskness during the times he got to be on strike. The pair added 100 for the 7th wicket which at that time was the highest 7th wicket partnership in T20 history.
The partnership came to an end when Bhajji was dismissed for 64 from 24 deliveries. Mumbai Indians eventually fell 18 runs short of the target.
8th wicket- 69 between Brad Hodge and James Faulkner against Mumbai Indians at Ahmedabad, 2014
It was the 44th match of IPL 2014 between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians at Ahmedabad. The Royals needed a win to qualify for the playoffs while MI needed a win to stay in the tournament.
Mumbai Indians batted first and posted 178/3 on the board thanks to fifties from Lendl Simmons and Mike Hussey and a quick-fire 40 from skipper Rohit Sharma.
In reply, Rajasthan Royals were struggling as apart from Karun Nair, none of their middle-order batsmen ticked. RR were tottering at 75/7 when James Faulkner came in to join Brad Hodge at the crease.
The Australian duo batted well and added 69 runs from 41 balls for the 8th wicket. Their partnership came to an end when Hodge was dismissed by Krishmar Santokie for 41. RR eventually fell 25 runs short of the target.
Hodge and Faulkner's 69-run stand remains to be the highest 8th wicket partnership in IPL history.
9th wicket- 41 between Dwayne Bravo and Imran Tahir vs Mumbai Indians at Mumbai, 2018
This partnership came a few weeks back in the opening match of this year's IPL between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai. Mumbai Indians batted first and posted 165/4.
In reply, Chennai Super Kings were struggling at 84/6. However, they saw a glimmer of hope when Dwayne Bravo began hitting some big shots. Following Mark Wood's dismissal, CSK were 118/8 in 16.3 overs.
At this point, Imran Tahir came in to join Bravo. Bravo was on strike most of the time and made the most out of it by smashing a few sixes. The duo added 41 for the 9th wicket from just 15 deliveries. The partnership came to an end after Bravo's dismissal for a massive 68 which is the highest score by a number 7 batsman in IPL history.
CSK eventually won the match after an injured Kedar Jadhav came back to bat (he had retired hurt during the 13th over) and hit a four and a six in the final over.
10th wicket- 29 between Munaf Patel and Siddharth Trivedi vs Delhi Daredevils at Bloemfontein, 2009
It was the 50th match of the second season of IPL. Delhi Daredevils were up against Rajasthan Royals at Bloemfontein. The Daredevils had already qualified to the semi-finals with 8 wins from their 11 matches while Rajasthan Royals needed a win to confirm their place in the semis.
The Daredevils batted first and a 79 from AB de Villiers took them to 150/3. In reply, RR lost three early wickets but a 55-run partnership between Johan Botha and Ravindra Jadeja brought them back into the game.
However, the end of the Botha-Jadeja partnership triggered another collapse and the then defending champs were struggling at 107/9 from 17 overs.
Munaf Patel and Siddharth Trivedi were at the crease and the duo stitched a partnership of 29 in the final three overs to make sure the RR innings lasted the entire 20 overs. Munaf Patel hit five boundaries and ended his innings at 23 which is also the highest score by a No.11 batsman in IPL history.
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