Ahead of the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League,let’s have a look at the memorable batting partnerships that saw an India and an overseas player coming together to create history.
Virat Kohli-AB de Villiers in 2016
Interestingly despite not winning a single IPL title yet, the Royal Challengers Bangalore batters are dominating the chart. Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers have been the mainstay for the side since their beginning. They have been the core strength of their leadership as well as their batting unit.Often both of the world dominators were seen taking RCB to new heights with the class act. During the IPL 2016. Virat Kohli was at his peak. In one of the games against now-defunct Gujarat Lions, Kohli scored 55-ball 109 whereas de Villiers remained unbeaten on 129 off 52. Once Chris Gayle left early, Kohli and de Villiers took the chargeto build the innings with 229-run partnership for second wicket on a batting-friendly Bangalore track. The South African legend was the more dominating one with 10 fours and 12 sixes and got the player of the match award deservingly as RCB won the game by 144 runs.
Virat Kohli- AB de Villiers in 2015
The duo holds the second place as well in the list as the second incident took place against the mighty Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. RCB won the toss and Virat Kohli decided to bat first to set the tone of the game. Gayle once again was dismissed for a mere 13 and the favourite RCB duo once again rose to the occasion to stabilize the innings. Kohli scored a fantastic 82* off 50 balls while AB de Villiersstunned everyone with his 133 runs off just 59 balls. RCB went on to score a gigantic 235 out of which 215 came from the partnership. Mumbai tried their bit but fell 39 runs short.
KL Rahul- Quinton de Kock in 2022
The latest inclusion of the chart is a devastating partnership between KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock that saw them shattering a number of IPL records during the IPL 2022. Lucknow Super Giants were playing their inaugural season of the Indian Premier League led by KL Rahul in 2022. During the 66th match against Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants batter first as KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock went berserk. They showed no mercy, remained unbeaten till the end, and came up with the highest opening partnership ever in the his of IPL. It was for the first time a team batted the entire 20 overs in the Indian Premier League without losing a wicket. KL Rahul scored 68* off 51 while de Kock scored 140* off 70 to put up 210 on board. It turned out to be a thriller as KKR lost the match by just two runs.
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