In the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings, once again Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and scored 250+. This is the sixth 250+ score of this season. In this match, due to the excellent performance of the opening batsmen of Kolkata Knight Risers, the team scored 261 runs in 20 overs. This season, KKR’s plan of getting Sunil Narayan to open has proved to be quite correct. He has already scored a century this season. He scored 71 runs on 32 balls in the match played against Punjab Kings. During this time, Sunil Narayan along with his teammate Phil Salt has also made a special record.
Record partnership of Narayan and Salt
Both of them created history by achieving KKR’s second highest partnership, breaking the record of Gautam Gambhir-Robin Uthappa’s partnership of 121 runs. The 184-run partnership between Gambhir and Chris Lynn is still the biggest partnership for the Knight Riders. Meanwhile, the 138-run partnership between Narayan and Salt has also become the biggest opening partnership of the season.
Biggest opening partnership for KKR in IPL
- 184* runs – Gautam Gambhir, Chris Lynn vs Gujarat Lions (Rajkot, 2017)
- 138 runs – Sunil Narine, Phil Salt vs Punjab Kings (Kolkata, 2024)
- 121 runs – Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa vs Rajasthan Royals (Ahmedabad, 2014)
- 113 runs – Gautam Gambhir, Brendon McCullum vs Pune Warriors India (Kolkata, 2012)
Biggest opening partnership in IPL 2024
- 138 runs – Sunil Narine, Phil Salt vs Punjab Kings, Kolkata
- 134 runs – Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul vs Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow
- 131 runs – Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head vs Delhi Capitals, Delhi
- 125 runs – Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli vs Rajasthan Royals, Jaipur
After a brilliant partnership between Salt and Narine, quick innings from Andre Russell, captain Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer helped the Knight Riders reach their second highest score in IPL history. This is the sixth time this season that a team has scored 250+. This was the 7th highest team score in IPL history, while it was the highest score at Eden Gardens, KKR has broken the record of Chennai Super Kings, Chennai had scored 235 runs on this ground in the year 2023.
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