The highest partnerships in IPL history! Virat Kohli-AB de Villiers lead the charts

Ritabrata Banerjee

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There have been many iconic batting partnerships over the course of IPL which began in 2008. Numerous star batsmen have come together on several occasions to mesmerise the fans in the IPL's 16 year history. 

The combination of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers at Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is considered among the greatest duos in IPL's history.

The duo has played several memorable innings' together and has knitted some of the greatest partnerships ever.

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In fact, the top two highest partnerships in IPL history involved the two great RCB batsmen.

Not just with AB de Villiers, but Virat Kohli also shared a camaraderie with another former RCB star Chris Gayle. The duo had formed several memorable partnerships, the most iconic one being the one against Delhi Capitals in 2012 when together posted 204 runs.

Which are the top 10 highest partnerships in IPL history?

Virat Kohli is the only player who has been involved in three out of the top 10 highest partnerships in IPL history.

There have been only five occasions in the tournament's history that a partnership crossed the 200-mark run out of which two involve Kohli and AB de Villiers.

PlayersRunsTeamOppositionYear
Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers219RCBGL2016
Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers215*RCBMI2015
Quinton de Kock & KL Rahul210*LSGKKR2022
Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan210GTRCB2024
Adam Gilchrist & Shaun Marsh206PBKSRCB2011
Chris Gayle & Virat Kohli204*RCBDC2012
David Warner & Naman Ojha189*DCDC (Deccan Chargers)2012
Jonny Bairstow & David Warner185SRHRCB2019
Gautam Gambhir & Chris Lynn184*KKRGL2017
KL Rahul & Mayank Agarwal183PBKSRR2020

Which are the top 10 highest partnerships in IPL 2024?

IPL 2024 has seen some incredible power-hitting and batting. Let's take a look at the top 10 partnerships in IPL 2024.

PlayersRunsTeamOppositionDate
Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan210GTCSK10/5/2024
Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head167*SRHLSG8/5/2024
Will Jacks & Virat Kohli166*RCBGT28/4/2024
Jos Buttler & Sanju Samson148RRRCB6/4/2024
Tilak Varma & Suryakumar Yadav143*MISRH6/5/2024
Sunil Narine & Phil Salt138KKRPBKS26/4/2024
Quinton de Kock & KL Rahul134LSGCSK19/4/2024
Yashasvi Jaiswal & Riyan Parag134RRSRH2/5/2024
Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head131SRHDC20/4/2024
Riyan Parag & Sanju Samson130RRGT10/4/2024

Ritabrata Banerjee