The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most followed T20 franchise tournament in the world. Partnerships are the building blocks of a substantial team total in any form of cricket, and it is much the same in the IPL as well.

Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers hold the record for the highest partnership in the history of the IPL. The duo put together 229 runs for the 2nd wicket for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) against the Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016.

Let us take a look at the 6 highest partnerships by an Indian pair in the history of the IPL.

Highest IPL partnerships by an Indian pair

6: Parthiv Patel and Ambati Rayudu – 137 runs

Parthiv Patel and Ambati Rayudu hold the joint-fifth spot in the list of highest partnerships by an Indian pair in the IPL. The duo strung together a 137-run partnership for the 2nd wicket for the Mumbai Indians (MI) against the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in IPL 2016.

5: Murali Vijay and Suresh Raina – 137* runs

Murali Vijay and Suresh Raina are the other Indian pair in the joint-fifth position in the list of highest partnerships in the IPL. The duo added an unbeaten 137 runs for the 2nd wicket for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2010.

4: Suresh Raina and Subramaniam Badrinath – 142* runs

Raina was also involved in the 4th highest partnership by an Indian pair in the history of the IPL. He and Subramaniam Badrinath put together an unbeaten 142 runs for the 3rd wicket for CSK against MI in IPL 2010.

3: Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant – 143 runs

Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant occupy the 3rd spot in the list of highest partnerships by an Indian pair in the IPL. The young duo stitched together a partnership of 143 runs for the 2nd wicket for the Delhi Capitals (DC) against the Gujarat Lions in IPL 2017.

2: Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey – 145* runs

Manish Pandey and Robin Uthappa have to their name the second-highest partnership between an Indian pair in the IPL. The Karnataka duo added an unbeaten 145 runs for the 3rd wicket for the Pune Warriors against the Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) in IPL 2012.

1: Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa – 158 runs

Gautam Gambhir and Uthappa hold the distinction of the highest partnership by an Indian pair in the IPL. The duo joined forces to put on 158 runs for the 2nd wicket for KKR against the Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) in IPL 2017.