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Sunday, May 10, 2015

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli set an IPL record partnership of 215 in 102 balls against Mummbai Indians Sunday May 10,2015

AB De Villiers 133*(59 Balls 4x19 & 6x4) and Virat Kohli added 215 runs for the second wicket with the former getting his second IPL century and his partner, Virat Kohli remaining unbeaten on 82 - 19th half-century in IPL

They broke the previous record set by the Australian duo of Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh, of 206 runs for the second wicket.Gilchrist and Marsh had added 206 runs and ironically the Royal Challengers Bangalore were on the receiving end back then, in the IPL 2011 at Dharamsala.

The previous record for RCB of the highest partnership for any wicket was between Chris Gayle and Kohli, who added 204 runs for the second wicket against the Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2012

5 highest partnerships in T20 cricket:
Batsmen R W For  Vs
AB de Villiers & Virat Kohli 215* 2nd Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians
Adam Gilchrist & Shaun Marsh 206 2nd Kings XI Punjab Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chris Gayle & Virat Kohli 204* 2nd Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Daredevils
Manpreet Juneja & Abulahad Malek 202* 4th Gujarat Kerala
Peter Ingram & Jamie How 201 1st Central Districts Wellington

 
Match REsult -RCB won by 39 Runs

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