Highest Partnerships by Wicket in IPL

For Wicket	Partners	Runs	Against	Year
1st	Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul	210*	KKR	2022
2nd	Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers	229	GL	2016
3rd	Robin Uthappa and Shivam Dube	165	RCB	2022
4th	Shimron Hetmyer and Gurkeerat Singh	144	SRH	2019
5th	Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan	134*	GL	2016
6th	Ambati Rayudu and Kieron Pollard	122*	RCB	2012
7th	Jagadeesha Suchith and Harbhajan Singh	100	PBKS	2015
8th	Brad Hodge and James Faulkner	69	MI	2014
9th	Rashid Khan and Alzarri Joseph	43	MI	2023
10th	Shikhar Dhawan and Mohit Rathee	55*	SRH	2023

(*) - Not Out

The Indian Premier League is taking shape as players and fans are gearing up for the 16th edition of the extravagant tournament to kick start from 31st March 2023 where 10 franchises will battle it out to engrave their name on the championship gold.

The IPL is like an action movie filled with entertainment in the form of runs, wickets, dramatic last ball finishes, super overs and what not. Amongst these blitzes of cricket amusement, watching two batsmen taking on the opposition and making them sweat with fine tune of understanding between the wickets as well as crisp shot making is a delight to the eyes.

Today, we closely look at the highest stands by wicket in the history of the IPL from the 1st to the 10th wicket!

Quinton de Kock & KL Rahul - 210 : 1st wicket

In the league game against Kolkata Knight Riders played at the DY Patil Stadium in 2022, Lucknow Super Giants were chasing a target of 209 runs. A pretty stiff target on any day in context of a T20I, Quinton de Kock and LSG skipper KL Rahul broke records when they partnered for 210 runs and made Lucknow win the game by 10 wickets. Quinton de Kock scored a blazing 140* while Rahul hit a knock of 68 runs. This is the highest partnership for the opening wicket in the IPL.

Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers - 229 : 2nd wicket

In the home fixture against Gujarat Lions played in the 2016 season of the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore came out to bat first. After losing their first wicket for 19, captain Virat Kohli, and Ab de Villiers were out in the middle to take things forward and boy did they take them too far. The famous duo jotted a 229- run stand for the second wicket where they both notched brilliant centuries and completely rattled the Gujarat bowling attack. The partnership got broken on the second last ball of the innings when the score read 248-2, which still remains an iconic match till date.

Robin Uthappa & Shivam Dube - 165 : 3rd wicket

In the previous season of the IPL, Chennai Super Kings locked horns with arch rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. After losing the toss, CSK went out to bat, the franchise lost two quick wickets with just 36 on the board. Robin Uthappa was joined by Shivam Dube and they gave the spectators a show to remember. They launched a counter-attack against the RCB and added 165 runs for the 3rd wicket where Dube was the aggressor who remained not out on 95. While Uthappagot out for an astonishing 88 in the 19th over. This propelled the Super Kings to put up 216 on the board in their 20 overs.