Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) openers Jonny Bairstow and David Warner broke the record for highest opening partnership in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they added a 185 run opening stand against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Earlier, Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn held the record for an opening partnership of 184 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders against Gujarat Lions in the IPL 2017.
Bairstow slammed his second century in T20s and his first in the IPL smashing 12 boundaries and 7 sixes in his innings of 114 off 56 balls. His partner at the other end, David Warner smashed his first century of the season – 100 not out off 55 balls.
Riding on Bairstow and Warner’s centuries SRH posted a mammoth total of 231 for 2 on the board.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Watching @jbairstow21 & @davidwarner31 bat. Must say everything about their partnership has been extraordinary. Some serious shots and hard running between the wickets in this heat. Truly remarkable…#SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/X4Xl1fpfv1
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 31, 2019
Johnny Johnny… hitting sixes? Yes papa #SRHvsRCB
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 31, 2019
Warner 100no after 85 and 69 in first two games. HE IS A MACHINE.
— Peter Lalor (@plalor) March 31, 2019
#DavidWarner is showing what can be done when you channelise all the criticism and negative energy to one positive direction. It should be a great second half.. #SRHvRCB #VIVOIPL
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) March 31, 2019
SRH's 3rd consecutive century partnership! Tells us alot about their road ahead, RCB looked clueless, somewhere still I believe in RCB batting to put up a fight! #IPL
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) March 31, 2019
England's @jbairstow21 is on fire for @SunRisers! 🔥
He brings up his maiden @IPL century in just his third match at the tournament, off 52 balls! 💯 #SRHvRCB #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/yiPwMHETfa
— ICC (@ICC) March 31, 2019
Power hitting to another level @jbairstow21 and @davidwarner31 💪🏏🔥🔥 @IPL @SunRisers vs @RCBTweets
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 31, 2019
Wow 👀 🔥🔥🔥
— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt) March 31, 2019
Spectacular century by Bairstow. Dudn’t even realise Warner’s at the other end batting 64!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 31, 2019
Warner and Bairstow – What a performance. Absolute Carnage – Welcome and Welcome back! #SRHvRCB
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) March 31, 2019
IPL 100s by Englishmen
107* – Jonny Bairstow for SRH in 2019 – now the 33rd batsman to register the 54th #IPL 100
103* – Kevin Pietersen for DD in 2012
103* – Ben Stokes for RPS in 2017#SRHvRCB#IPL2019— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 31, 2019
Brilliant from Jonny Bairstow. The sound of his bat has been sensational
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 31, 2019
David Warner looked hungry for a 100!!!
AND HE GETS IT IN JUST 54 BALLS!!!!! 🧡🧡#OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/N4eVdFofKO
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 31, 2019
Wow, what a spectacular knock from Jonny Bairstow! Has fit right into the #SRH set-up. Not feeling Dhawan's absence at all are SRH. #SRHvsRCB #IPL2019
— Kritika Naidu (@Kritzika) March 31, 2019
CENTURY WARNER 😍
Oh what a player! Magnificent innings from @davidwarner31 as he brings up his 4th #VIVOIPL 💯 pic.twitter.com/sGiZ2Wez4R
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 31, 2019
That was extraordinary @jbairstow21 … Great to see England players lighting up the #ipl2019 !!
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 31, 2019
Go Jonny go!! @jbairstow21 awesome 💯 🔥🔥 @SunRisers @IPL #SRHvRCB
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) March 31, 2019
Aussie-English pair doing wonders for Hyderabad, this is the beauty of IPL! A very well made hundred!😇
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) March 31, 2019
Not in a million years would you think of an #Aussie & #Englishman in a HUGE HUG at the centre of a cricket field…THAT is the beauty of the #VivoIPL! #Bairstow + #Warner – easily the best batting partnership of #IPL2019 & fantastic running between the wickets!#SRHvRCB #Runs pic.twitter.com/kL5pAu6WCB
— Suhail Chandhok (@suhailchandhok) March 31, 2019
First the leap and then the 🤗🤗, @jbairstow21 celebrates as he brings up his maiden #VIVOIPL ton 👏👏🙌
SRH 184/0 after 16 pic.twitter.com/NByrk5BlKX
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 31, 2019
To be honest, Johnny is making David look more like a side kick! One of the best IPL partnership perhaps? #SRHvRCB #Bairstow #Warner
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) March 31, 2019
👏👏🧡🧡
🙌 @jbairstow21 🙌#OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/C52pKyR5v6
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 31, 2019
