IPL 2023: Shubman Gill became the youngest batsman to score a century in knockout matches, also broke the record of Rishabh Pant and Sehwag
Shubman Gill IPL record: Shubman Gill scored the biggest score of the playoffs and broke Sehwag’s record and also became the Indian batsman with the second best innings of IPL.
In the second qualifier match of IPL 2023, Shubman Gill played an inning of 129 runs in 60 balls with the help of 10 sixes and 7 fours, which was the best individual innings of his IPL career. Apart from this, he became the youngest batsman to score a century in the IPL playoffs. He scored a century in the IPL playoffs at the age of 23 years 260 days. Not only this, it was also the best individual score made by any batsman in a playoff match in IPL history. On the basis of his innings, Gujarat made the biggest score in the playoffs in IPL. In this match, Gujarat scored 233 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs.
Shubman Gill broke Rishabh Pant’s record
Shubman Gill broke Rishabh Pant’s record by playing an inning of 129 runs and became the second Indian batsman to play the biggest innings in IPL history. Earlier, Rishabh Pant was present at number two with an unbeaten 128 runs, who now moved to number three.
Highest score by an Indian batsman in IPL
132* runs – KL Rahul
129 runs – Shubman Gill
128* runs – Rishabh Pant
127 runs – Murali Vijay
Virender Sehwag’s record broken
Now the record of scoring the most runs in the IPL playoffs has been recorded in the name of Shubman Gill. Earlier this record was recorded in the name of Virender Sehwag who scored 122 runs against CSK. Now Gill pushed Sehwag to number two.
Highest score in IPL playoff
129 runs – Gill vs MI
122 runs – Sehwag vs CSK
117* Runs – Watson vs SRH
115* runs – Saha vs KKR
Gill became the 7th batsman to score a century in the IPL playoffs
Shubman Gill became the 7th batsman to score a century in the IPL playoffs while the first from Gujarat to do so.
Batsmen who scored centuries in IPL playoffs
Murali Vijay vs DD (2012)
Virender Sehwag vs CSK (2014)
Wriddhiman Saha vs KKR (2014)
Shane Watson vs SRH (2018)
Rajat Patidar vs LSG (2022)
Jos Buttler vs RCB (2022)
Shubman Gill vs MI (2023)
Gill became the fourth batsman to score 800 plus scores in a season of IPL
Gill became the fourth batsman to score more than 800 runs in an IPL innings. Earlier Virat Kohli, David Warner and Jos Buttler have done this feat. Gill has now joined the list of these giants.
800 plus runs in one season of IPL
Virat Kohli (2016)
David Warner (2016)
Jos Buttler (2022)
Shubman Gill (2023)
Shubman Gill broke David Warner’s record
In terms of scoring the most runs in an IPL season, Gill has now come at number three and left behind David Warner.
Most runs in a season of IPL
973 runs – Virat Kohli (RCB, 2016)
863 runs – Jos Buttler (RR, 2022)
851 runs – Shubman Gill (GT, 2023)
848 runs – David Warner (SRH, 2016)
735 runs – Kane Williamson (SRH, 2018)
Gill broke the record of Gayle, Sehwag and Watson
Gill became the batsman to hit the most sixes in an innings of IPL playoffs and left behind batsmen like Chris Gayle, Sehwag and Shane Watson.
Most sixes in an innings of IPL playoffs
10 – Shubman Gill (GT) vs MI, Ahmedabad, 2023 Q2
8 – Wriddhiman Saha (PBKS) vs KKR, Bengaluru, 2014 Final
8 – Chris Gayle (RCB) vs SRH, Bengaluru, 2016 Final
8 – Virender Sehwag (PBKS) vs CSK, Mumbai WS, 2014 Q2
8 – Shane Watson (CSK) vs SRH, Mumbai WS, 2018 Final
