In the inaugural game of the ongoing three-match series against New Zealand, Shubman Gill, slammed his first ODI doubleಞ-century ♔at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
It was Gill’s second consecutive three-figure score in the 50-over format. A few days back, he scored a century in the third and final game against Sri Lanka and helped India register a record win.
Batting first, India started well with Gill and Rohit Sharma establishing a 60-run openinಞg partnership, but soon after the dismissal of Rohit, wickets kept falling for the Men in Blue.
However, at one end, Gill batted tremendously and kept scoring runs throughout the innings. The 23-year-old reached the three-figure mark in 87 deliveries and became the fastest Indian batter and second across the world to touch the 1000-run mark in the fewest ODI innings. He took just 19 innings to reach the milestone. Notably, the record belongs to Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan,🌼 who achieved the feat in 18 innings.
In the penultimate over of India’s innings, Gill reached the 200 milestone. He became the 5th Indian and 12th overall cricketer to smash a double century in ODIs. For India, before Gill, only Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Ishan Kishan had scored a double ton.
In his knock of 208 ruꦫns in 1✤49 deliveries, Gill hammered nine sixes and fourteen fours to power India to a massive total of 349/8. The Punjab lad also etched the highest individual score by an Indian against New Zealand.
Fans on social media were thrilled to see Gill reaching the milestone, and love poured in for t💯he right-handed batter from all over the world.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
ICYMI – 𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏. 𝘼. 𝙆𝙉𝙊𝘾𝙆! 💪 💪
That celebration says it ALL 👌 👌Follow the match 👉 | |
— BCCI (@BCCI)
Whꦅat an innings- 200 runs crossed majestically with 3 sixes. Looked like heꦰ was playing GILLi danda- and of course the danda was
— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka)
We Believed And He Did It .
Hail ShubmanGill !! 🙇♂️ ||
— Sir BoiesX 🕯 (@BoiesX45)
The roar in the eyes of Shubman Gill
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
It has been so enjoyable to see Shubman Gillᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ batting in these last few games. The promise was impossible to miss but he has ꧟now married consistency to it. A 1000 runs in 19 innings is exceptional.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Double hundred by in 145 ball’s
– he is breaking the records at the age of 23.
– becomes the 5th Indian to smash a double century.— Shubhankar Mishra (@shubhankrmishra)
Just seen a super special innings 👏🏻👏🏻
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar)
DIL DIL SHUBMAN GILL! 🙌🏽
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Only One Men Played Today.🔥
— Aviral Varshney ॐ (@AviralVarshney3)
Most ODI Runs after 19 Inngs
🇮🇳Shubman Gill : 1102
🇵🇰Fakhar Zaman : 1089
🇵🇰Imam-ul-Haq : 1011Most runs after 20꧙ & 21 Inngs in ODIs are 1089 & 1090, so Gill will hold the record in next 2ജ inngs as well even if he gets out on ducks.
— Prathik 🇮🇳 (@traphikp)
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Welcome to rohit sharma academy of 200 🙏🙏
Yeh club ka mazza alag hai 🐐— ΝΘᏴᏆͲᎪ🇮🇳🚩❤️💯 (@Nobita45264)
