Delhi: The 44th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKs) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Punjab made a great start in this match. Team captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first and Priyansh Arya and Prabhasimran Singh proved this decision absolutely correct.
Both batsmen shared a tremendous 120 runs for the first wicket. The pair set a record of the biggest opening partnership of any team in IPL 2025 against Kolkata. Earlier, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan of Gujarat Titans shared a 114 -run partnership.
Priyansh Arya completed his half -century in 27 balls and was dismissed for 69 runs. At the same time, Prabhasimran Singh scored a fifty in 38 balls and played a brilliant innings of 83 runs. Punjab scored a big score due to the batting of both.
Apart from this, 23 -year -old Priyansh Arya also became the highest run -scorer in Powerplay in IPL 2025. He has completed 222* runs in Powerplay this season. In this case, he left behind Yashasvi Jaiswal (213 runs).
The biggest opening partnership against KKR in IPL 2025:
| Salute pair | Run |
|---|---|
| Prabhasimran Singh and Priyansh Arya | 120 |
| Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan | 114 |
| Mitchell Marsh and Adon Markram | 99 |
| Virat Kohli and Phil Salt | 95 |
PBKS 100+ runs partnership against KKR:
| partnership | Run | Location and year | Wicket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wriddhiman Saha and Manan Vohra | 129 | Bengaluru, 2014 (Final) | Third wicket |
| Prabhasimran Singh and Priyansh Arya | 120 | Kolkata, 2025 | First wicket |
| Chris Gayle and KL Rahul | 116 | Kolkata, 2018 | First wicket |
| Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul | 115 | Abu Dhabi, 2020 | First wicket |
| Chris Gayle and Mandeep Singh | 100 | Sharjah, 2020 | Second wicket |
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