Shubman Gill has scored a century against England at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This is the 7th century of Shubman Gill’s ODI career. The Indian opener completed his century in 95 balls. Apart from this, he has hit 14 fours and 2 sixes in his innings so far.
England captain Jose Butler won the toss and decided to bowl. Team India did not have a good start to bat first. Indian captain Rohit Sharma quickly returned to the pavilion, but after this Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli shared a brilliant partnership of 116 runs. Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion after scoring 52 runs off 55 balls, but Shubman Gill continued his strong batting.
Shubman Gill made his 50th ODI memorable
Shubman Gill has scored a century in his 50th ODI. He is the first Indian to do so. This is also the 7th century of his ODI career. He completed his century on the 95th ball.
Gill broke the world record
- Shubman Gill has made a big record in this match against England. He broke Hashim Amla’s record of scoring the fastest 2500 runs for South Africa. Amla achieved this feat in 53 innings while Gill achieved this feat in just 50 innings.
- Shubman Gill has joined the list of players who have scored 50 or more runs in every match of the bilateral series played in ODI cricket. Prior to Gill, 6 Indian batsmen, including MS Dhoni and Shreyas Iyer, have done this.
- Shubman Gill has also become players to score the fastest 7 ODI centuries. He achieved this feat in 50 innings. Earlier, he also became an Indian player to score 6 ODIs in the lowest innings.
- Shubman Gill has also become players to score the best average in 50 ODI innings. His average in the first 50 innings has been 60.16.
Shubman Gill became part of this special list
Apart from this, Shubman Gill’s name has been included in a very special list. Shubman Gill has joined the list of batsmen who have achieved the achievement of scoring a century in all three formats on the same ground. Apart from the Test, Shubman Gill has scored centuries in ODI and T20 formats at Narendra Modi Stadium. The list also includes the name of former South African veteran Faf du Plessis. Faf du Plessis has scored a century in all three formats on the grounds of Johannesburg. While David Warner achieved this feat at the Adelaide Oval ground. Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has scored a century in ODI and T20 format in addition to Tests at the National Stadium in Karachi. Apart from this, Quinton de Kock has achieved this feat in Centurion.
