IPL 2007/08 · Season leaderboard
Highest opening partnerships
Highest opening partnerships, IPL 2007/08: AC Gilchrist & VVS Laxman — 155 Runs.
Largest 1st-wicket opening partnerships in IPL history (18 seasons, 2007/08–2025). Opening stand size is one of the strongest predictors of a team winning in T20 cricket.
| # | Player | Runs | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Gilchrist & VVS LaxmanDECCAN-CHARGERS | 155 | 73 balls |
| 2 | JR Hopes & SE MarshPBKS | 133 | 82 balls |
| 3 | GC Smith & SA AsnodkarRR | 127 | 67 balls |
| 4 | G Gambhir & V SehwagDC | 115 | 68 balls |
| 5 | GC Smith & YK PathanRR | 109 | 76 balls |
| 6 | GC Smith & SA AsnodkarRR | 109 | 74 balls |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist & HH GibbsDECCAN-CHARGERS | 101 | 68 balls |
| 8 | SR Tendulkar & ST JayasuriyaMI | 96 | 69 balls |
| 9 | G Gambhir & V SehwagDC | 90 | 42 balls |
| 10 | KC Sangakkara & SE MarshPBKS | 84 | 46 balls |
| 11 | SR Tendulkar & ST JayasuriyaMI | 82 | 44 balls |
| 12 | AC Gilchrist & HH GibbsDECCAN-CHARGERS | 79 | 67 balls |
| 13 | GC Smith & SA AsnodkarRR | 78 | 61 balls |
| 14 | G Gambhir & V SehwagDC | 75 | 42 balls |
| 15 | SR Tendulkar & ST JayasuriyaMI | 71 | 66 balls |
| 16 | SR Tendulkar & ST JayasuriyaMI | 70 | 43 balls |
| 17 | ML Hayden & PA PatelCSK | 66 | 50 balls |
| 18 | GC Smith & SA AsnodkarRR | 65 | 40 balls |
| 19 | S Vidyut & SP FlemingCSK | 62 | 37 balls |
| 20 | BB McCullum & SC GangulyKKR | 61 | 32 balls |
| 21 | AC Gilchrist & HH GibbsDECCAN-CHARGERS | 61 | 48 balls |
| 22 | PA Patel & SP FlemingCSK | 60 | 55 balls |
| 23 | JR Hopes & K GoelPBKS | 56 | 35 balls |
| 24 | PA Patel & SP FlemingCSK | 55 | 48 balls |
| 25 | G Gambhir & V SehwagDC | 53 | 30 balls |
All IPL 2007/08 leaderboards: /season/ipl-2007-08 · Across all seasons: all-time highest opening partnerships.
Provenance. Derived from the IPL historical SETU snapshot (Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL 2007/08), cricsheet.org under CC BY 3.0. Sample-size floors enforced.