Sunil Narine and Phil Salt recorded the highest opening partnership in IPL 2024 as they scored 261 runs in KKR’s run game against PBKS.

Kolkata Knight Riders move to Sunil Narine continues to work wonders in 2024 edition The West Indies all-rounder scored his second half-century of the season in another match against Kings XI Punjab at the Eden Gardens on Friday, April 26. The duo started the innings well with a 76-run blast in the powerplay to bring up their maiden century of the tournament.

The pair created history by becoming KKR’s second highest partnership, surpassing Gautam Gambhir-Robin Uthappa’s record of 121 runs. The 184-point gap between Gambhir and Chris Lynn remains the Cavaliers’ highest. Meanwhile, the 138-run stand between Narine and Salt is also the highest opening stand of the season.

KKR’s Top Opening Pair in IPL

184* – Gautam Gambhir, Chris Lynn v GL (Rajkot, 2017)

138 – Sunil Narine, Phil Salt v PBKS (Kolkata, 2024)
121 – Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa v. RR (Ahmedabad, 2014)
113 – Gautam Gambhir, Brendon McCullum v PWI (Kolkata, 2012)

IPL Top Open Partner 2024

138 – Sunil Narine, Phil Salt v PBKS, Kolkata
134 – Quinton de Kock, Kuala Lumpur Rahul vs CSK, Lucknow
131 – Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head v DC, Delhi
125 – Fif du Plessis, Virat Kohli VS RR, Jaipur

Salter and Narine scored 70-plus runs, followed by quick cameos from Andre Russell, captain Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer to help the Knight Riders post a record-breaking 261 at home on Tuesday for the second-highest total. It is the seventh-highest score by a team in IPL history and the highest ever at the Eden Gardens, breaking the record of KKR Chennai Super Kings, who scored 235 runs at Joy City in the 2023 edition.

Team’s Highest Score in IPL

287/3 – SRH v RCB (Bengaluru, 2024)
277/3 – SRH v MI (Hyderabad, 2024)
272/7 – KKR v DC (Visakhapatnam, 2024)
266/7 – SRH v DC (Delhi, 2024)
263/5 – RCB v PWI (Bangalore, 2013)
262/7 – RCB v SRH (Bengaluru, 2024)
261/6 – KKR v PBKS (Kolkata, 2024)

KKR team’s highest score in IPL

272/7 vs. DC (Visakhapatnam, 2024)
261/6 v. PBKS (Calcutta, 2024)
245/6 vs KXIP (Indore, 2018)

The pace of the pitch is good but as the pace changes, the pitch will become tough and the Kings XI Punjab batsmen will have their work cut out for them.