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[caption id="attachment_78446" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Image Source: IPL[/caption] XtraTime Web Desk: SunRisers Hyderabad star opening duo of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow creates a new record in the history of IPL as they shared the highest opening partnership of 185 runs breaking the earlier record of 184 runs set by Kolkata Knight Riders opening duo of Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn. The partnership broke when Jonny Bairstow got out on 114 off just 56 deliveries after scoring his maiden ton. He hit 12 boundaries and 7 huge sixes in the process. His partner remained not out on at the end of the innings on 100 off just 55 balls. Thanks to the century of both the openers SRH reached a mammoth of a total of 231 for 2 in 20 overs. The earlier record which was created by Gambhir and Lynn happened in 2017. It was the third match of that year’s IPL and Gujarat Lions were taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at Rajkot. Skipper Suresh Raina's 68 and Dinesh Karthik's 25-ball 47 propelled the Lions to a total of 183/4 in their 20 overs. In reply Gambhir was smashing boundaries in quick succession while Lynn was smashing fours and sixes in regular intervals. Both players reached their fifties and chased down 184 with more than 5 overs to spare. Gambhir ended with 76 from just 48 balls while Lynn smashed 93 from just 41 deliveries. The duo's partnership bettered the 167-run partnership between Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan against Pune Warriors India in 2013 and is currently the highest opening partnership in IPL history. Highest opening p'ship in IPL: 185*D Warner - J Bairstow SRH v RCB, Hyderabad, 2019 184*G Gambhir - C Lynn KKR v GL, Rajkot, 2017 167 C Gayle - T Dilshan RCB v PWI, Bengaluru, 2013 163*S Tendulkar - D Smith v RR, Jaipur, 2012