This article explores the elite IPL batting pairs that have crossed the century mark on consecutive occasions, defining some of the greatest partnerships in the history of the Indian Premier League.
Leading pairs scoring most 100 runs in IPL
| partners | Turn | 100 partnerships | highest partnership | total runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli | 76 | 10 | 229 | 3123 |
| Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli | 59 | 9 | 204* | 2787 |
| Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill | 38 | 7 | 210 | 2216 |
| Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner | 50 | 6 | 139 | 2357 |
| Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli | 41 | 6 | 172 | 2032 |
| Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head | 34 | 5 | 171 | 1595 |
| Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul | 33 | 5 | 183 | 1731 |
| Jonny Bairstow, David Warner | 25 | 5 | 185 | 1401 |
| Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa | 48 | 5 | 158 | 1906 |
| Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad | 24 | 4 | 182 | 1215 |
| Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson | 19 | 4 | 176* | 898 |
| Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell | 11 | 4 | 127 | 661 |
| Chris Gayle, KL Rahul | 37 | 4 | 120 | 1633 |
| Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal | 34 | 4 | 181* | 1602 |
Highlights on the highest century partnerships in IPL history
AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli have made the most century partnerships in the IPL, they have had 10 such partnerships.
The former RCB duo converted two of their 10 century partnerships into double century partnerships, which is the joint-highest in the league. Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill are the second pair.
The double century partnership between ABD and Kohli is the highest by any pair in an IPL innings. He added 229 runs for the second wicket against Gujarat Lions in 2016.
Sudarshan-Gill and Quinton de Kock-KL Rahul have jointly created the record for the highest opening partnership in the IPL. Both the pairs added 210 runs together against CSK and KKR in 2024 and 2022 respectively.
Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner had six century partnerships for the first wicket, the most by any opening pair in the IPL.
Warner is the only batsman to have made five or more century partnerships for the first wicket with two partners in the league. He made five stands with Jonny Bairstow.
Ambati Rayudu is the only batsman to have made three century partnerships with three different partners for the fifth wicket or less in the IPL.
four out of five hundred partnerships between Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa Came while chasing the target, the highest by any pair in IPL.
Three of these partnerships came in successful run chases, which is the joint-highest in the league with Dhawan-Warner, Faf du Plessis-Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal-Kohli.
Gayle-Kohli and Mayank Agarwal-KL Rahul are the joint players with the highest century partnerships in defeats, with four partnerships each.
ABD and Kohli produced five of their 10 century partnerships in 2016, the most by any pair in an IPL season.
Gayle and Kohli made six of their nine partnerships at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This is the most number of hundred stands by a pair at a single venue.
Gayle and Kohli had made five century partnerships against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), the most by a pair against an IPL team.
Here’s how Virat Kohli performed in both IPL and international cricket in 2016.
