IPL 2024 has been a season of breaking records, especially when it comes to scoring. Teams have breached the 200 and 250-run mark very easily this season and some teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have done it consistently too.
If a team can reach a big-score depends on the kind of start they get. If a team can accelerate quickly in the powerplay overs, there’s a massive chance of that team posting a huge total for the opponents to chase down.
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Two of those most destructive opening pairs this season have been that of Sunil Narine and Phil Salt for KKR and Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head for SRH.
Highest opening partnerships of IPL 2024:
Here’s a comprehensive list of the top five highest opening partnerships of the IPL for the first wicket this season. The list includes the theatrics of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma against DC to KL Rahul and Quintin de Kock's patient and steady knocks.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Runs | Balls faced | Opponent | Run Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT | Shubman Gill | Sai Sudharsan | 210 | 103 | CSK | 12.23 |
| SRH | Travis Head | Abhishek Sharma | 167 | 58 | LSG | 17.7 |
| KKR | Phil Salt | Sunil Narine | 138 | 63 | PBKS | 13.34 |
| LSG | KL Rahul | Quinton de Kock | 134 | 90 | CSK | 8.94 |
| KKR | Travis Head | Abhishek Sharma | 131 | 38 | DC | 21.12 |
| RCB | Virat Kohli | Faf du Plessis | 125 | 84 | RR | 8.92 |
| DC | Abhishek Porel | Jake Fraser-McGurk | 114 | 46 | MI | 15.40 |
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Best opening pairs of the IPL 2024 season
A lot depends on the runs that a opening pair add up during the initial six overs of the powerplay, setting the course of play for the rest of the innings. The Sporting News brings you the highest overall runs that some of these opening pairs that have added up for the first wicket partnership in the IPL this season
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| Team | Opening pair | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| KKR | Phil Salt - Sunil Narine | 553 |
| RCB | Faf du Plessis - Virat Kohli | 550 |
| SRH | Travis Head - Abhishek Sharma | 417 |
| MI | Ishan Kishan - Rohit Sharma | 416 |
| LSG | Quinton de Kock - KL Rahul | 287 |
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