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Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Go Berserk To Form Record Fifth-Wicket KKR Stand In IPL, Here’s Top 5

Aakash Saini

Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh [Source: AP Photos]Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh [Source: AP Photos]

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mounted 200-6 from 20 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in match number 15 of the IPL 2025 season. Middle-order batters Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh went berserk in the backend of the innings by sharing 91 quick runs from just 41 deliveries.

Venkatesh blasted 60 runs during his 29-ball stay at the crease with seven boundaries and three huge sixes against the likes of Pat Cummins and Harshal Patel. Rinku, on the other hand, made 32 unbeaten runs off just 17 deliveries with four scorching boundaries and a six. Notably, their partnership now marks one of the highest fifth-wicket stands in the history of the KKR franchise.

A look at KKR’s highest fifth-wicket stands

Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh minted 91 runs from just 41 balls for the fifth wicket to airlift hosts KKR from a troublesome 106-4 to a monstrous 197-5 before the end of the innings. The franchise eventually finished the innings at 200-6 courtesy of the record partnership shared by the two cricketers.

Here is a look at five of the highest fifth-wicket partnerships formed by KKR batters in the history of the IPL.

Highest 5th-wicket partnerships for KKR in IPL:

Runs
Batters
Opponent
Venue, Year
134*Yusuf Pathan & Shakib Al HasanGujarat LionsKolkata, 2016
130*Angelo Mathews & Owais ShahDeccan ChargersDY Patil, 2010
118 Nitish Rana & Andre RussellRCBKolkata, 2019
96 Yusuf Pathan & Andre RussellRCBBengaluru, 2016
91Venkatesh Iyer & Rinku SinghSRHKolkata, 2025 (Tonight)*

Prior to the match, SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to field first. He and his new ball pace mate Mohammed Shami responded well with the early wickets of Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine respectively as the hosts slipped to 16-2 in less than three overs.

Thereafter, number four batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi clubbed a 32-ball half-century during a calculated partnership with captain Ajinkya Rahane (38 off 27). Their dismissals paved way for Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh to break through the shackles in the backend of the innings.