Highest partnership in IPL

The Indian Premier League (IPL), organized by the BCCI, begins on March 22, 2025, with a match against the defending champions KKR and three-time finalists RCB. Over the past 17 seasons, the IPL has witnessed players breaking numerous records, such as the highest partnership, the highest score set by an individual player in T20s, and much more.

As of March 2025, RCB's former captain Virat Kohli and retired South African middle-order batter AB de Villiers have the highest and the second-highest batting partnerships. Shaun Marsh and Adam Gilchrist were the first duo to score a 200+ partnership in the league (May 2011). Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul have also marked their name on the list with the highest-opening partnership (210 runs).

Highest partnership in the IPL

Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers hold the record for the highest partnership in Indian Premier League history, as of March 2025. Their 229-run partnership against the Gujarat Lions came during the 2016 season. Kohli scored 109 off 55 while ABD remained unbeaten on 129 off 52, guiding RCB to a winning first-innings score of 248/3. Kohli and ABD also hold the record for the 2nd highest partnership in IPL history. The duo scored an unbeaten 215 runs between them during an encounter against the Mumbai Indians in 2015. De Villiers was the standout performer in this inning as he smashed 133 off 59 balls while Kohli played the supporting act with 82 runs off 50 balls.

The third-highest partnership stand in IPL history belongs to LSG's former opening duo of Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul. They added a record-breaking 210 for the first wicket partnership against KKR in IPL 2022. This also remains the highest opening partnership in the league's history, as of March 22, 2025. Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan matched this record (210 runs) while playing for the Gujarat Titans in 2024 against CSK.

Former Kings XI Punjab duo Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh were the first pair to rack up a 200+ (206) stand in IPL history. The Australian duo achieved the feat during the 2011 season after they scored 206 runs against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Gilchrist scored 106 runs off 55 balls and Marsh remained unbeaten on 79 runs off 49 balls. This is the 5th highest partnership in the history of the IPL as of the 2024 season. Exactly a year later, on May 17, 2012, Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli became the 2nd duo to add 200+ runs in the IPL. The duo added 204* runs for the 2nd wicket partnership against the Delhi Daredevils.

The following list comprises the highest partnerships in IPL, as of March 22, 2025:

Partners	Runs	Wickets	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
V Kohli, AB de Villiers	229	2nd	RCB	v Guj Lions	Bengaluru	14 May 2016
V Kohli, AB de Villiers	215*	2nd	RCB	v MI	Wankhede	10 May 2015
KL Rahul, Q de Kock	210*	1st	LSG	v KKR	DY Patil	18 May 2022
Shubman Gill, B Sai Sudharsan	210	1st	GT	v CSK	Ahmedabad	10 May 2024
SE Marsh, AC Gilchrist	206	2nd	Kings XI	v RCB	Dharamsala	17 May 2011
V Kohli, CH Gayle	204*	2nd	RCB	v Daredevils	Delhi	17 May 2012
DA Warner, NV Ojha	189*	2nd	Daredevils	v Chargers	Hyderabad	10 May 2012
DA Warner, JM Bairstow	185	1st	SRH	v RCB	Hyderabad	31 March 2019
CA Lynn, G Gambhir	184*	1st	KKR	v Guj Lions	Rajkot	7 Apr 2017
KL Rahul, MA Agarwal	183	1st	Kings XI	v RR	Sharjah	27 Sep 2020
RD Gaikwad, DP Conway	182	1st	CSK	v SRH	Pune	1/5
SR Watson, F du Plessis	181*	1st	CSK	v Kings XI	Dubai (DICS)	4 Oct 2020
D Padikkal, V Kohli	181*	1st	RCB	v RR	Wankhede	22 Apr 2021
KS Williamson, S Dhawan	176*	2nd	SRH	v Daredevils	Delhi	10 May 2018
V Kohli, F du Plessis	172	1st	RCB	v SRH	Hyderabad	18 May 2023
RG Sharma, HH Gibbs	167*	2nd	MI	v KKR	Eden Gardens	12 May 2012
TM Head, Abhishek Sharma	167*	1st	SRH	v LSG	Hyderabad	8 May 2024
CH Gayle, TM Dilshan	167	1st	RCB	v Warriors	Bengaluru	23 Apr 2013
V Kohli, WG Jacks	166*	2nd	RCB	v GT	Ahmedabad	28 April 2024
RV Uthappa, S Dube	165	3rd	CSK	v RCB	DY Patil	12 April 2022
SR Tendulkar, DR Smith	163*	1st	MI	v RR	Jaipur	20 May 2012
DA Warner, JM Bairstow	160	1st	SRH	v Kings XI	Dubai (DICS)	8 Oct 2020
M Vijay, MEK Hussey	159	1st	CSK	v RCB	Chennai	28 May 2011
RV Uthappa, G Gambhir	158	2nd	KKR	v Supergiant	Pune	26 April 2017
CL White, KC Sangakkara	157	3rd	Chargers	v Warriors	Cuttack	1 May 2012
V Kohli, AB de Villiers	157	2nd	RCB	v SRH	Bengaluru	12 Apr 2016
VVS Laxman, AC Gilchrist	155*	1st	Chargers	v MI	DY Patil	27 Apr 2008
V Kohli, AB de Villiers	155	2nd	RCB	v Supergiants	Pune	22 Apr 2016
D Padikkal, JC Buttler	155	1st	RR	v DC	Wankhede	22 Apr 2022
SS Iyer, JP Duminy	154	2nd	Daredevils	v MI	Delhi	23 Apr 2015
JH Kallis, G Gambhir	152*	2nd	KKR	v RR	Jaipur	15 Apr 2011
BA Stokes, SV Samson	152*	3rd	RR	v MI	Abu Dhabi	25 Oct 2020
M Vijay, JA Morkel	152	3rd	CSK	v RR	Chennai	3 Apr 2010
DA Warner, WP Saha	151*	1st	SRH	v MI	Sharjah	3 Nov 2020
V Sehwag, DPMD Jayawardene	151	1st	Daredevils	v MI	Delhi	21 Apr 2013
SV Samson, JC Buttler	150	2nd	RR	v SRH	Delhi	2 May 2021
SE Marsh, Azhar Mahmood	148	3rd	Kings XI	v MI	Dharamsala	18 May 2013
V Kohli, F du Plessis	148	1st	RCB	v MI	Bengaluru	2 Apr 2023
SV Samson, JC Buttler	148	2nd	RR	v RCB	Jaipur	6 Apr 2024
V Kohli, CH Gayle	147	1st	RCB	v Kings XI	Bengaluru	18 May 2016
Shubman Gill, B Sai Sudharsan	147	2nd	GT	v SRH	Ahmedabad	15 May 2023
DA Warner, V Sehwag	146	1st	Daredevils	v Kings XI	Delhi	23 Apr 2011
RV Uthappa, MK Pandey	145*	3rd	Warriors	v Daredevils	Pune	24 Apr 2012
SR Watson, AM Rahane	144	1st	RR	v CSK	Ahmedabad	19 Apr 2015
SO Hetmyer, Gurkeerat Singh	144	4th	RCB	v SRH	Bengaluru	4 May 2019
DA Warner, MR Marsh	144	2nd	DC	v RR	DY Patil	11 May 2022
SA Yadav, NT Tilak Varma	143*	4th	MI	v SRH	Wankhede	6 May 2024
SV Samson, RR Pant	143	2nd	Daredevils	v Guj Lions	Delhi	4 May 2017
SK Raina, S Badrinath	142*	3rd	CSK	v MI	Brabourne	25 Mar 2010
Shubman Gill, WP Saha	142	1st	GT	v LSG	Ahmedabad	7 May 2023
RD Gaikwad, DP Conway	141	1st	CSK	v DC	Delhi	20 May 2023
SK Raina, MEK Hussey	140*	2nd	CSK	v MI	Delhi	21 May 2013
V Shankar, MK Pandey	140*	3rd	SRH	v RR	Dubai (DICS)	22 Oct 2020
SA Yadav, N Wadhera	140	3rd	MI	v RCB	Wankhede	9 May 2023
Vivrant Sharma, MA Agarwal	140	1st	SRH	v MI	Wankhede	21 May 2023
M Vijay, MEK Hussey	139*	1st	CSK	v Kings XI	Mohali	10 Apr 2013
DA Warner, S Dhawan	139	1st	SRH	v KKR	Hyderabad	30 Apr 2017
PP Shaw, S Dhawan	138	1st	DC	v CSK	Wankhede	10 Apr 2021
SV Samson, JC Buttler	138	2nd	RR	v SRH	Jaipur	7 May 2023
Shubman Gill, B Sai Sudharsan	138	2nd	GT	v MI	Ahmedabad	26 May 2023
PD Salt, SP Narine	138	1st	KKR	v Punjab Kings	Eden Gardens	26 Apr 2024
M Vijay, SK Raina	137*	2nd	CSK	v KKR	Chennai	13 Apr 2010
DA Warner, S Dhawan	137*	1st	SRH	v Guj Lions	Rajkot	21 Apr 2016
SK Raina, MEK Hussey	137	2nd	CSK	v RR	Chennai	4 May 2011
AT Rayudu, PA Patel	137	2nd	MI	v Kings XI	Mohali	25 Apr 2016
V Kohli, F du Plessis	137	1st	RCB	v Punjab Kings	Mohali	20 April 2023
PC Valthaty, AC Gilchrist	136	1st	Kings XI	v Chargers	Hyderabad	16 April 2011
JH Kallis, MS Bisla	136	2nd	KKR	v CSK	Chennai	27 May 2012
V Kohli, CH Gayle	136	2nd	RCB	v Kings XI	Bengaluru	14 May 2013
KS Williamson, S Dhawan	136	2nd	SRH	v Daredevils	Hyderabad	19 Apr 2017
GC Smith, NV Ojha	135	1st	RR	v Kings XI	Durban	5 May 2009
V Sehwag, DPMD Jayawardene	135	1st	Daredevils	v MI	Delhi	27 Apr 2012
DA Miller, GJ Maxwell	135	3rd	Kings XI	v CSK	Cuttack	7 May 2014
KS Williamson, MK Pandey	135	3rd	SRH	v RCB	Bengaluru	17 May 2018
SR Watson, R Dravid	134*	1st	RR	v MI	Wankhede	20 May 2011
Shakib Al Hasan, YK Pathan	134*	5th	KKR	v Guj Lions	Eden Gardens	8 May 2016
KK Nair, Q de Kock	134	3rd	Daredevils	v RCB	Bengaluru	17 Apr 2016
SR Watson, AT Rayudu	134	1st	CSK	v SRH	Pune	13 May 2018
KL Rahul, Q de Kock	134	1st	LSG	v CSK	Lucknow	19 Apr 2024
R Parag, YBK Jaiswal	134	3rd	RR	v SRH	Hyderabad	2 May 2024
DA Warner, V Shankar	133*	3rd	SRH	v Guj Lions	Kanpur	13 May 2017
G Gambhir, S Dhawan	133	2nd	Daredevils	v Chargers	Delhi	15 May 2008
LA Pomersbach, SE Marsh	133	2nd	Kings XI	v MI	Wankhede	21 May 2008
SE Marsh, JR Hopes	133	1st	Kings XI	v RR	Mohali	28 May 2008
SK Raina, MEK Hussey	133	2nd	CSK	v SRH	Hyderabad	8 May 2013
SK Raina, KD Karthik	133	3rd	Guj Lions	v Daredevils	Delhi	4 May 2017
RG Sharma, KD Karthik	132	3rd	MI	v Daredevils	Wankhede	9 Apr 2013
Yuvraj Singh, AB de Villiers	132	4th	RCB	v RR	Bengaluru	11 May 2014
PP Shaw, S Dhawan	132	1st	DC	v KKR	Ahmedabad	29 Apr 2021
RG Sharma, CJ Anderson	131*	4th	MI	v KKR	Eden Gardens	8 Apr 2015
DB Ravi Teja, S Dhawan	131	1st	Chargers	v Kings XI	Dharamsala	21 May 2011
CH Gayle, AB de Villiers	131	4th	RCB	v Kings XI	Mohali	20 Apr 2012
MK Pandey, JH Kallis	131	2nd	KKR	v MI	Abu Dhabi	16 Apr 2014
DA Warner, JM Bairstow	131	1st	SRH	v KKR	Hyderabad	21 Apr 2019
TM Head, Abhishek Sharma	131	1st	SRH	v DC	Delhi	20 Apr 2024
OA Shah, AD Mathews	130*	5th	KKR	v Chargers	DY Patil	12 Mar 2010
R Sathish, DA Miller	130*	5th	Kings XI	v RCB	Mohali	6 May 2013
LMP Simmons, AT Rayudu	130	2nd	MI	v SRH	Hyderabad	12 May 2014
DA Warner, S Dhawan	130	1st	SRH	v KKR	Visakhapatnam	22 Apr 2015
SPD Smith, AM Rahane	130	2nd	RR	v DC	Jaipur	22 Apr 2019

*Last updated on March 22, 2025