It is said that partnership is crucial in cricket as it helps to score big and chase big across all formats. All the partnerships are crucial, but opening holds a special place. When the opener makes a partnership, things get easy for the rest of the players, and other batters take advantage of it. If we see cricket updates, IPL is one of the biggest cricketing leagues, and batters across the world participate in it. In this article, we are going to see the biggest opening partnership in IPL history.

Quinton De Kock and KL Rahul (210*)

The partnership between Quinton De Kock and KL Rahul is at the 1st place. In IPL 2022, LSG and KKR were playing against each other in the 66th match of the IPL, and LSG batted first. Quinton De Kock and KL Rahul came to open and both the batter made sure LSG won’t lose any wickets. Quinton de Kock played an outstanding inning and scored 140 runs in just 70 balls with the help of 10 fours and 10 sixes. On the other hand, KL Rahul supported him and scored 68 runs in 51 balls with the help of 3 fours and 4 sixes. LSG posted 210 runs on the scoreboard.

The KKR opener couldn’t control their nerves and returned to the pavilion. Mohsin Khan took the wicket of both the openers. Nitish Rana and Shreyas Iyer made a partnership of 56 runs for the third wicket, and it pushed KKR closer to the target. When everyone was writing KKR off to the chase, Rinku Singh played a heroic inning, and Sunil Narine supported him in the end. In the end, Rinku Singh had to return to the pavilion after a stunning catch by Evin Lewis, and KKR fell short by 2 runs. According to IPL cricket news, it was one of the most thrilling matches in IPL history.

Jonny Bairstow and David Warner (185)

The partnership between Jonny Bairstow and David Warner is in 2nd place. In IPL 2019, SRH and RCB were playing against each other in the 11th match, and SRH batted first. Jonny Bairstow and David Warner opened for SRH and made a partnership of 185 runs. Jonny Bairstow scored 114 runs in 56 balls with the help of 12 fours and 7 sixes before getting out. David Warner also scored a hundred in 55 balls with the help of 5 fours and 5 sixes. SRH posted 231-2 in 20 overs.

RCB came to chase, and their openers didn’t control their nerves and got out very early. Mohammad Nabi took the wicket of Shimron Hetmyer and Parthiv Patel. In the end, Colin de Grandhomme scored a few runs, but RCB batters struggled to score runs and got out at 113 runs and lost the match by 118 runs.

Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn (184*)

The partnership between Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn is next on the list with 184 runs. In IPL 2017, GL and KKR faced each other in the 3rd match and GL batted first. Gujrat Lions posted 183 runs on the board and GL’s batter made a good contribution to it. Jason Roy was the first batter to return to the pavilion. Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina made a partnership for the second wicket. Suresh Raina scored a half-century and Dinesh Kartik also played a crucial knock in the end.

Chasing 184 runs, Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn came to bat and didn’t get out. Gautam Gambhir scored 76 runs in 48 balls with the help of 12 fours. Chris Lynn scored 93 runs in 41 balls with the help of 6 fours and 8 sixes.

KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal (183)

The partnership KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal faced each other in the 9th match of IPL 2020. Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul made a partnership of 183 runs for the first wicket. KL Rahul scored 69 runs in 54 balls with the help of 7 fours and one six. Mayank Agarwal scored 106 runs in 50 balls with the help of 10 fours and 7 sixes. Kings XI Punjab posted 223 runs on the scoreboard in 20 overs.

Rajasthan Royals came to bat and lost the first wicket very early as Jos Buttler returned to pavilion. Steven Smith and Sanju Samson made a partnership of 81 runs for the second wicket and scored 50 runs and 85 balls, respectively. Rahul Tewatia played a wonderful inning in the end and Rajasthan chased the total. Tewatia smashed sixes on Sheldon Cottrell and it was the IPL cricket news.

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