V Kohli and AB de Villiers script a new record partnership in Indian Premier League Matches
V Kohli and AB de Villiers posted 215 runs in an unfinished partnership fof the second wicket in the game between Bangalore and Mumbai at Mum-WS on 10.05.05 to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in the history of Indian Premier League games. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | V Kohli, AB de Villiers | 215* | 2nd | Bangalore | Mumbai | Mumbai | 10 May 2015 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist, SE Marsh | 206 | 2nd | Punjab | Bangalore | Dharamsala | 17 May 2011 |
| 3 | CH Gayle, V Kohli | 204* | 2nd | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 17 May 2012 |
V Kohli and AB de Villiers posted 215 runs in an unfinished partnership fof the second wicket in the game between Bangalore and Mumbai at Mum-WS on 10.05.05. This partnership represents the highest partnership for any wicket in the history of Indian Premier League games. The previous best was the 206 runs partnership for the second wicket between Punjab and Banglaore at Dharamsala on 17.05.11. Both the occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | V Kohli, AB de Villiers | 215* | 2nd | Bangalore | Mumbai | Mumbai | 10 May 2015 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist, SE Marsh | 206 | 2nd | Punjab | Bangalore | Dharamsala | 17 May 2011 |
It is interesting to note that all the three 200 plus runs partnerships in the history of Indian Premier Laeauge games, Bangalore has been one of the two teams involved
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | V Kohli, AB de Villiers | 215* | 2nd | Bangalore | Mumbai | Mumbai | 10 May 2015 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist, SE Marsh | 206 | 2nd | Punjab | Bangalore | Dharamsala | 17 May 2011 |
| 3 | CH Gayle, V Kohli | 204* | 2nd | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 17 May 2012 |
It’s just a statistical coincidence that all the three 200 plus runs partnerships posted in Indian Premier League games are for the second wicket
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | V Kohli, AB de Villiers | 215* | 2nd | Bangalore | Mumbai | Mumbai | 10 May 2015 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist, SE Marsh | 206 | 2nd | Punjab | Bangalore | Dharamsala | 17 May 2011 |
| 3 | CH Gayle, V Kohli | 204* | 2nd | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 17 May 2012 |