Shubman Gill not simply scored his maiden Indian Premier League century on Monday, however he additionally achieved the distinctive feat of scoring 100 within the IPL in addition to each worldwide format of the sport in the identical calendar yr.
Gill scored 101 off simply 58 balls for Gujarat Titans of their house sport in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The knock helped Gujarat win the sport by 34 runs and it booked the defending champions a spot within the playoffs, whereas knocking Sunrisers Hyderabad out of the race.
Gill began his yr by including himself to a prestigious checklist of some who’ve scored double 100 in an ODI. Against New Zealand, he scored 208 off 149 balls in Hyderabad.
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IPL 2023 now a part of Shubman Gill’s prolific yr
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<p>The star opener went on to attain his first century within the IPL in simply 56 balls on May 15 (Photo: BCCI/IPL)</p>
<p>Gill, who performs for Gujarat Titans within the IPL, scored 101 off 58 balls in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad (Photo: BCCI/IPL)</p>
<p>Gill additionally added 147 runs with Sai Sudharsan (47) to assist Gujarat submit a difficult 188/9, which proved to be a profitable whole (Photo: BCCI/IPL)</p>
<p>It was the sixth century of 2023 for the India and GT opener (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>
<p>Gill has scored 3 a whole bunch in ODIs, one in Tests, one in T20Is and one within the IPL this yr <br /></p>
<p>Gill has now change into the sixth participant to attain a century in IPL 2023 (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>
<p>Gill additionally turned the primary participant to attain 1,000 runs for GT whereas additionally going previous the 500-run mark in an IPL season for the primary time (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>
<p>It was Gill’s second century in T20 cricket this yr, each coming on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad (Photo: GT Twitter)<br /></p>
<p>His first Test century at house, within the 4th Test in opposition to Australia earlier this yr, had additionally are available in Ahmedabad<br /><br /></p>
Playing in his favorite floor at Ahmedabad, Gill scored his maiden T20I century in opposition to New Zealand. He scored 126 not out off 99 balls.
The GT batter, who hails from Chandigarh, scored his first Test century on house soil in Ahmedabad itself, in opposition to Australia within the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this yr. He scored 128 runs in that innings.
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In the continued IPL, he has scored 576 runs thus far at a median of 48.00 and a strike price of 146.19, together with 4 fifties and 100 in 13 matches, to be ranked second on the checklist of high scorers — behind RCB captain Faf du Plessis.
(With company inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
