By Gaurav Tripathi
India defeated New Zealand by 70 runs in the first semi-final of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, with Shubman Gill scoring an unbeaten 80 off 66 balls.
This was Gill's fourth 50-plus score against the Kiwis in ODIs, accumulating 590 runs at an average of 84.28.
Having played 43 ODIs, the star batter has raced to 2,267 runs at an average of 62.97. The tally also includes six centuries.
Gill's current ODI average of 62.97 is the second-highest among batters with at least 1,000 runs. He is only behind the former Netherlands all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate (67).
Gill has raced to 1,580 in 28 ODIs in 2023 at an average of 65.83. Notably, Gill is the only active batter to accomplish 1,500 ODI runs in a calendar year.