KKR vs PBKS: Kolkata's opening batsmen made this special record

• Sunil Narine also made a special record with his partner Phil Salt.
  
• Gautam Gambhir-Robin Uthappa's record-breaking partnership of 121 runs created history
  
• The 138-run partnership between Narine and Salt was also the biggest opening partnership of this season.
  

In the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings, once again Kolkata Knight Riders batted first and scored 250+ runs. This is the sixth 250+ score of the season. In this match, due to the excellent performance of the opening batsmen of Kolkata Knight Risers, the team scored 261 runs in 20 overs. KKR's plan of getting Sunil Narine to open this season has proved to be quite correct. He has already scored a century this season. He scored 71 runs in 32 balls in the match played against Punjab Kings. During this, Sunil Narine also made a special record with his teammate Phil Salt.

Record partnership of Narayan and Salt

Both of them created history by breaking the record of Gautam Gambhir-Robin Uthappa's partnership of 121 runs by making the second biggest partnership of KKR. The partnership of 184 runs between Gambhir and Chris Lynn is still the biggest partnership for Knight Riders. Meanwhile, the 138-run partnership between Narine and Salt also became the biggest opening partnership of this season.

Biggest opening partnership for KKR in IPL

184* runs – Gautam Gambhir, Chris Lynn vs Gujarat Lions (Rajkot, 2017)

138 runs – Sunil Narine, Phil Salt vs Punjab Kings (Kolkata, 2024)

121 runs – Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa vs Rajasthan Royals (Ahmedabad, 2014)

113 runs – Gautam Gambhir, Brendon McCullum vs Pune Warriors India (Kolkata, 2012)

Biggest opening partnership in IPL 2024

138 runs – Sunil Narine, Phil Salt vs Punjab Kings, Kolkata

134 runs – Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul vs Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow

131 runs – Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head vs Delhi Capitals, Delhi

125 runs – Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli vs Rajasthan Royals, Jaipur

This is the sixth time a team has scored 250+ this season

A brilliant partnership between Salt and Narine followed by a quick inning from Andre Russell followed by captain Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer helped the Knight Riders reach the second-highest total in IPL history. This is the sixth time this season that a team has scored 250+. This was the 7th highest team score in IPL history, while it was the highest score at Eden Gardens, KKR broke the record of Chennai Super Kings, Chennai had scored 235 runs at this ground in 2023.