Best partnership in IPL: Highest 1st wicket partnership in IPL

Best partnership in IPL: The LSG batting pair of KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock have smashed quite some IPL batting records versus KKR today.

During the 66th match of the ongoing 15th season of the Indian Premier League at the DY Patil Sports Academy Stadium in Mumbai, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) opening batting pair of skipper KL Rahul and wicket-keeper batter Quinton de Kock have smashed the Kolkata Knight Riders black and blue, as they ultimately head back towards the pavilion unbeaten, posting a gigantic total of 210/0 in their 20 Overs.

The duo made mockery of the KKR bowling line up, in what is a must-win match for them to keep their playoffs hope alive. Shattering multiple records, the Rahul-de Kock pair have now  registered the highest ever partnership in IPL history for the first wicket.

Also, the 210-run stand is the highest partnership for any wicket against the KKR, with the previous best being 167* between Rohit Sharma and Herschelle Gibbs for the second wicket in IPL 2012 for the Mumbai Indians.

Additionally, overall it is the third-highest stand for any wicket in the 15-year history of the marquee league.

Quinton de Kock, with his mind-blowing knock of 140* off mere 70 deliveries, was the aggressor-in-chief having smashed a total of 10 Fours and as many Sixes, at a strike rate of 200.

KL Rahul, on the other hand, scored 68* (51), with the help of three Fours and four Sixes, in what was his 5th score of 50+ in IPL 2022.

Best partnership in IPL

The record for highest and the best partnership in IPL history is held by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, who stitched together a 229-run stand for the 2nd wicket for RCB in the year 2016, against the Gujarat Lions (GL).

Players		Runs	Wicket	Team	Versus	Venue	Date
Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers		229	2nd	RCB	Gujarat Lions	Bengaluru	14-May-16
Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers		215*	2nd	RCB	Mumbai Indians	Wankhede	10-May-15
Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul		210*	1st	Super Giants	KKR	DY Patil	18-May-22
Adam Gilchrist, Shaun Marsh		206	2nd	Kings XI	RCB	Dharamsala	17-May-11
Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli		204*	2nd	RCB	Delhi Daredevils	Delhi	17-May-12

Highest 1st wicket partnership in IPL

Runs	Players	Team	Versus	Venue	Year
210	KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock	Luckow Super Giants	Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai	2022
185	Jonny Bairstow & David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Hyderabad	2019
184*	Gautam Gambhir & Chris Lynn	Kolkata Knight Riders	Gujarat Lions	Rajkot	2017
183	KL Rahul & Mayank Agarwal	Punjab Kings	Rajasthan Royals	Sharjah	2020
181*	Shane Watson & Faf du Plessis	Chennai Super Kings	Punjab Kings	Dubai	2020