Best Opening Pairs in IPL

I have listed the best Opening Pairs and Partnerships in Indian Premier League History. 

Most Aggregate Runs by Opening Partners 

Innings	Runs	Batsman1	Batsman2	For	Avg	50s	100s	HS
28	1105	Mike Hussey	Murali Vijay	CSK	40.92	8	2	159
19	705	Chris Gayle	Tillakaratne Dilshan	RCB	47.47	6	2	167
24	842	Adam Gilchrist	Herschelle Gibbs	DC	35.08	6	1	101
24	732	Virender Sehwag	Gautam Gambhir	DD	30.5	4	1	122
29	728	Virender Sehwag	David Warner	DD	25.6	1	1	146
20	718	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sachin Tendulkar	MI	35.9	4	1	127
19	705	Rahul Dravid	Ajinkya Rahane	RR	44.06	7	0	99
10	533	Brendon McCullum	Gautam Gambhir	KKR	53.33	4	1	113
17	516	Adam Gilchrist	Paul Valthaty	KXIP	30.35	2	1	136
15	496	Matthew Hayden	Parthiv Patel	CSK	33.06	4	1	106

Only pair to add 1000+ runs opening in IPL

Best Average for Opening Pairs 

Innings	Runs	Batsman1	Batsman2	For	Avg	50s	100s	HS
7	440	Rahul Dravid	Shane Watson	RR	73.33	3	1	134*
6	335	Brendon McCullum	Mahela Jayawardene	KTK	55.83	1	1	128
10	533	Brendon McCullum	Gautam Gambhir	KKR	53.33	4	1	113
8	362	Dwayne Smith	Sachin Tendulkar	MI	51.71	0	1	163*
9	413	Adam Gilchrist	VVS Laxman	DC	51.63	2	1	155*

Highest Runs for the First Wicket 

Runs	Balls	Batsman1	Batsman2	For	vs	Venue
167	82	Chris Gayle	Tillakaratne Dilshan	RCB	PWI	Bangalore
163*	108	Dwayne Smith	Sachin Tendulkar	MI	RR	Jaipur
159	89	Mike Hussey	Murali Vijay	CSK	RCB	Chennai
155*	72	Adam Gilchrist	VVS Laxman	DC	MI	Mumbai
151	95	Virender Sehwag	Mahela Jayawardene	DD	MI	Delhi
146	70	Virender Sehwag	David Warner	DD	KXIP	Delhi
139*	104	Mike Hussey	Murali Vijay	CSK	KXIP	Mohali
136	84	Adam Gilchrist	Paul Valthaty	KXIP	DC	Hyderabad
135	89	Naman Ojha	Graeme Smith	RR	KXIP	Durban
135	79	Virender Sehwag	Mahela Jayawardene	DD	MI	Delhi

Record for the highest opening partnership in IPL 

* Updated till 6th May 2013