With this, they have overtaken the record of Sri Lankan greats Kumar Sangakara and Mahela Jayawardene, who had a stand of 166 runs for second wicket against West Indies back in 2010 edition of the tournament.
The Rally also brought to a close the 1st Edition of the W2RC, which consisted of the Dakar Rally 2022, followed by the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Rally du Maroc and the Andalucia Rally.
The eight-time World Champion Marc Marquez becomes just the fourth rider to achieve 100 podium finishes in the premier class, joining Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa in an exclusive club.
External Affairs Minister also mentioned about former India coach John Wright who hailed from New Zealand, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming who is currently head coach of Chennai Super Kings.
The Tigers bowed out despite winning the match by three wickets. That is because though they finished on the same number of points -- 5 -- as the Gujarat Giants, an inferior net run rate meant they finished at the bottom of the four-team table.