Shubman Gill registers his fourth century in IPL: Key stats
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill produced a heroic display with the bat against Chennai Super Kings in Match 59 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Friday in Ahmedabad. Gill and fellow opener Sai Sudharsan toyed with the CSK bowlers to add a record 210-run opening stand. Gill got to his century off 50 balls as GT smashed 231/3.
GT openers floor CSK
Gill and Sudharsan maintained a solid tempo for GT on a good batting deck. The CSK bowlers were left clueless as the massacre continued from both batters. Gill got to his century first in the 17th over with a four. In the final ball of the same over, Sudharsan got to his maiden ton with a six. Gill was dismissed by Tushar Deshpande.
400-plus runs for Gill in IPL 2024
Gill scored a fluent 55-ball 104. His knock consisted of nine fours and six sixes (SR: 189.09). In the ongoing IPL 2024 season, Gill has raced to 426 runs from 12 matches at an average of 40-plus. He owns one century and two fifties.
Gill's brilliant IPL stats
As per ESPNcricinfo, for the Titans, Gill has raced to a total of 1,799 runs from 45 matches at 44.97. He owns four tons and 10 fifties (SR: 147.70). Overall, Gill has amassed 3,216 IPL runs at 38.38. The former Kolkata Knight Riders opener registered his 24th fifty-plus score (50s: 20). His strike rate reads 135.75. Versus CSK, Gill has 452 runs at 32.28.
Gill equals these batters with 4th IPL ton
Gill's fourth IPL ton sees him equal the likes of David Warner, Shane Watson and KL Rahul. Only Virat Kohli (8), Jos Buttler (7) and Chris Gayle (6) have more centuries.
6th T20 ton for Gill
Gill smacked his 6th T20 century. He has matched the tallies of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav (6 each) in terms of T20 tons by Indian players. Kohli owns nine T20 tons and is ahead of Rohit Sharma (8). Gill now owns 4,228 runs in the 20-over format. In addition to his six centuries, he has clobbered 24 fifties.
GT's highest partnership for any wicket in the IPL
Gill and Sudharsan's 210-run stand is GT's highest for any wicket in the competition's history. The previous best was 147 runs added between the pair for the second wicket against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad. This was the fourth century-plus stand between the pair. As per ESPNcricinfo, this was GT's maiden century-plus stand against CSK in the IPL.
4th T20 century for Gill in Ahmedabad
As per Cricbuzz, Gill smashed his 4th century in Ahmedabad (T20s). He has equalled Michael Klinger (4, Bristol) and Kohli (4, Bengaluru). Only, Gayle has more at a single venue (5, Mirpur).
