Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis made their 8th 50+ partnership yesterday against Gujarat Titans in the season’s final league match, which is the most by a pair in an IPL season. The pairs Virat Kohli and Ab de Villiers, Jonny Bairstow and David Warner and Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad hold second place with 7 50+ scores in an IPL season. Unfortunately, the brilliant effort of batters in RCB was let down by the bowlers as they couldn’t defend the target of 199 and was eliminated from the tournament. Mumbai Indians advance to the playoffs along with GT, CSK and LSG.
Most 50-plus partnerships in an IPL season
8 - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (RCB, 2023)
7 - Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers (RCB, 2016)
7 - Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK, 2021)
7 - Jonny Bairstow, David Warner (SRH, 2019)