IPL 2009/10 · Season leaderboard
Highest opening partnerships
Highest opening partnerships, IPL 2009/10: MS Bisla & RS Bopara — 129 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 | MS Bisla & RS BoparaPBKS | 129 | 85 balls |
| 2 | MJ Lumb & NV OjhaRR | 109 | 57 balls |
| 3 | BJ Hodge & MK TiwaryKKR | 101 | 70 balls |
| 4 | BB McCullum & SC GangulyKKR | 97 | 83 balls |
| 5 | CH Gayle & SC GangulyKKR | 94 | 62 balls |
| 6 | JH Kallis & MK PandeyRCB | 93 | 64 balls |
| 7 | S Dhawan & SR TendulkarMI | 92 | 53 balls |
| 8 | JH Kallis & MK PandeyRCB | 85 | 59 balls |
| 9 | JH Kallis & MK PandeyRCB | 74 | 49 balls |
| 10 | JH Kallis & MK PandeyRCB | 71 | 55 balls |
| 11 | CH Gayle & SC GangulyKKR | 70 | 66 balls |
| 12 | MJ Lumb & NV OjhaRR | 69 | 44 balls |
| 13 | ML Hayden & PA PatelCSK | 65 | 52 balls |
| 14 | M Vijay & ML HaydenCSK | 62 | 35 balls |
| 15 | AC Gilchrist & VVS LaxmanDECCAN-CHARGERS | 61 | 35 balls |
| 16 | S Dhawan & SR TendulkarMI | 61 | 41 balls |
| 17 | M Vijay & ML HaydenCSK | 61 | 41 balls |
| 18 | NV Ojha & SR WatsonRR | 59 | 45 balls |
| 19 | CH Gayle & SC GangulyKKR | 56 | 44 balls |
| 20 | AC Gilchrist & VVS LaxmanDECCAN-CHARGERS | 55 | 28 balls |
| 21 | MJ Lumb & NV OjhaRR | 55 | 39 balls |
| 22 | S Dhawan & SR TendulkarMI | 53 | 37 balls |
| 23 | CH Gayle & SC GangulyKKR | 52 | 32 balls |
| 24 | DPMD Jayawardene & MS BislaPBKS | 51 | 29 balls |
| 25 | MJ Lumb & NV OjhaRR | 47 | 24 balls |
All IPL 2009/10 leaderboards: /season/ipl-2009-10 · Across all seasons: all-time highest opening partnerships.
Provenance. Derived from the IPL historical SETU snapshot (Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL 2009/10), cricsheet.org under CC BY 3.0. Sample-size floors enforced.