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The Indian Premier League is synonymous with explosive batting and short-lived batting innings. However, at times, players establish long partnerships on the pitch that frustrate their opponents and propel their teams to a massive score. Since we are discussing long-batting partnerships in the IPL, let’s dig into the list of the top 10 partnerships formed by pairs in IPL history.
Highest Batting Partnerships in IPL
| Players | Runs | Opposition | Year |
| Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers (RCB) | 229 | GJ Lions (Now Defunct) | 2016 |
| Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers (RCB) | 215* | MI | 2015 |
| Quinton de Kock – KL Rahul (LSG) | 210* | KKR | 2022 |
| Shubman Gill- Sai Sudarshan (GT) | 210 | CSK | 2024 |
| Adam Gilchrist- Shaun Marsh(PBKS) | 206 | RCB | 2011 |
| Chris Gayle -Virat Kohli (RCB) | 204* | DC | 2012 |
| David Warner-Naman Ojha (Deccan Chargers) | 189* | Deccan Chargers (Now Defunct) | 2012 |
| Jonny Bairstow-David Warner (SRH) | 185 | RCB | 2019 |
| Gautam Gambhir- Chris Lynn (KKR) | 184* | GJ Lions (Now Defunct) | 2017 |
| KL Rahul -Mayank Agarwal (PBKS) | 183 | RR | 2020 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad-Devin Conway (CSK) | 183 | SRH | 2022 |
Highest Partnerships According to Batting Order in IPL
On one side, the partnership of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers of 229 runs for the 2nd wicket is the highest IPL partnership ever, whereas Shikhar Dhawan and Mohit Sharma’s pair for the 10th wicket is still the highest 10th wicket partnership in IPL history.
Speaking of the batting contribution according to the batting order, let’s scroll down to find out the IPL partnership list by their batting position.
| Wicket | Players | Runs | Opposition | Year |
| 1st | Quinton de Kock – KL Rahul (LSG) | 210* | KKR | 2022 |
| 1st | Shubman Gill- Sai Sudarshan (GT) | 210 | CSK | 2024 |
| 2nd | Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers (RCB) | 229 | GL(De- Funct) | 2016 |
| 3rd | Robin Uthappa and Shivam Dube (CSK) | 165 | RCB | 2022 |
| 4th | Shimron Hetmyer and Gurkeerat Singh (RCB) | 144 | SRH | 2019 |
| 5th | Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan (KKR) | 134* | GL (De-Funct) | 2016 |
| 6th | Ambati Rayudu and Kieron Pollard (MI) | 122* | RCB | 2012 |
| 7th | Jagadeesha Suchith and Harbhajan Singh (MI) | 100 | PBKS | 2015 |
| 8th | Brad Hodge and James Faulkner (RR) | 69 | MI | 2014 |
| 9th | Sam Curran and Imran Tahir (CSK) | 43 | MI | 2020 |
| 10th | Shikhar Dhawan and Mohit Rathee (PBKS) | 55* | SRH | 2023 |
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