Shubman Gill smashes his third century of IPL 2023; joins Virat Kohli, Jos Buttler in elite checklist

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On Friday, Shubman Gill achieved a exceptional feat by scoring his third Indian Premier League century towards the Mumbai Indians within the second Qualifier on the Narendra Modi Stadium. 

Gill, who had beforehand scored two tons towards Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore, displayed his distinctive batting expertise by hitting 8 sixes and 4 fours in simply 49 balls to succeed in his newest century. The swashbuckling batter continued to dominate the sport till he was ultimately caught out by Tim David, the identical man who had earlier dropped him.

In distinction, Gill’s century towards RCB within the final match of the group stage was achieved with 5 fours and eight sixes. This spectacular efficiency helped GT get rid of RCB from the competitors, with Mumbai Indians clinching the final playoff spot.

The former KKR batter has achieved a exceptional feat by turning into the second Indian to attain three or extra centuries in a single season, trailing solely behind Virat Kohli’s 4 100s within the 2016 season. 

Most tons of in an IPL season

4 – Virat Kohli (RCB, 2016)

4 – Jos Buttler (RR, 2022)

3 – Shubman Gill (GT, 2023)

Earlier, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma received the toss and selected to subject. However, the toss was delayed resulting from rain, and it lastly befell at 7.45 PM, with the match scheduled to begin at 8 PM.

Both groups made some modifications to their lineups, with Mumbai Indians bringing in Kumar Kartikeya for Hrithik Shokeen, whereas Gujarat Titans drafted in Josh Little and Sai Sudharsan for Dasun Shanaka and Darshan Nalkande.

READ| GT vs MI, Qualifier 2: Shubman Gill surpasses Faf Du Plessis as main run-scorer in IPL 2023




Nilesh Desai
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