Against the Delhi Capitals, Ayush Badoni and Arshad Khan create history and forge a record-breaking alliance

NEW DELHI: During the encounter against the Delhi Capitals on Friday, Ayush Badoni and Arshad Khan of the Lucknow Super Giants created the greatest eighth-wicket partnership in the history of the competition, scribing their names in the IPL record books.

At the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, LSG was battling at 94/7 against the Delhi Capitals when the two got together at the crease. Nevertheless, they showed incredible tenacity and will, assembling an undefeated 73-run alliance.
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This partnership is the second-best for the eighth wicket or less in the tournament’s history, in addition to being the greatest eighth-wicket stand in IPL history.

The Gujarat Titans’ Rashid Khan and Alzarri Joseph hold the record for the greatest partnership in this category, having put up an 88-run stand against the Mumbai Indians in the previous season.
Third place is occupied by Brad Hodge and James Faulkner, who combined for 69 runs for the Rajasthan Royals against the Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad in 2014.
Badoni was instrumental in their innings, reaching his first IPL fifty in only 31 balls. Before launching his offensive against the pacers, he showed a combination of prudence against Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, the spinners. Arshad, however, showed off his batting skills and gave Badoni invaluable help by making significant runs.
After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, their outstanding batting performance made sure that LSG amassed a formidable score of 167/7 in the 20 overs that were given to them. This gave their bowlers a formidable goal to defend.