The pair of Plessis-Virat became superior to the good guys! Making history all season long

On Monday (May 29), the final match of Indian Premier League 2023 will be between Gujarat Titans vs. Played for Chennai Super Kings. Chennai won the match by 5 wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis rule and claimed the title for the fifth time. Like every year, this year also many new records were created in IPL. Experienced as well as young players made their mark in batting. At the same time, the pair of RCB captain Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli recorded a special feat.

RCB’s performance in IPL 2023 has not been as expected. His team finished sixth in the points table. However, the team’s captain Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli’s opening pair single-handedly steered the team. The duo added 939 runs in 14 matches. Earlier, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers combined to score 939 runs in the 2016 IPL season. This remains the best combined performance in IPL history. After Virat and Plessis, Chennai openers Rituraj Gaikwad and Devon Conway scored the most runs. He scored 849 runs this season. Then David Warner and Jonny Bairstow scored 791 runs in 2019 while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

If we consider the individual performance of Virat and Plessis this season, Plessis scored 730 runs in 14 matches at an average of 56.14. He was number one in the Orange Cap race until the end of the chain round. On the other hand, Virat scored 639 runs at an average of over 53. However, RCB had to be eliminated from the tournament after losing the last league match.

(RCB Openers Faf Du Plessis And Virat Kohli Scored Most Runs As Partnership In IPL History)

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