During his 129-run victory over Mumbai Indians. Shubman Gill stunned Rohit as well as commentators Gavaskar and Bishop with a tennis-like shot.
In Friday night’s IPL 2023 Qualifier 2 match. Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill scored 129 runs in just 60 deliveries to lead the team to a 62-run victory over Mumbai Indians.
The Titans will face Chennai Super Kings in the 2023 Indian Premier League final thanks to their victory.
The youthful opener crushed 10 sixes and seven fours on the way to the record-breaking thump in Ahmedabad. Gill’s 129 is presently the most elevated individual score in IPL end of the season games history.
Gill crushed the MI bowlers by and large around the recreation area in a stunning showcase strokeplay.
In his own words, he set himself up for a big score in the game when he hit Akash Madhwal for three sixes in an over.
Even Rohit Sharma was taken aback by a shot against Cameron Green in the 17th over of the innings, and he was clearly dumbstruck by it.
Even the on-air commentators Ian Bishop and Sunil Gavaskar were perplexed as Gill charged down the track and played a slap shot over deep midwicket that was almost tennis forehand-like as Green bowled a short-pitched delivery.
The latter described it as a “parallel six!” and called it a “tennis” shot. It’s practically similar to a tennis shot!”
In the 2023 season, Gill scored a century for the third time. On the way to his thump, he likewise crossed the 800-run mark in the current year’s release.
Turning out to be just the third player throughout the entire existence of the competition to do as such (after Virat Kohli and Jos Buttler).
Gill is likely to finish the IPL 2023 season with the Orange Cap, and he holds the record for most runs scored.
Devon Conway of the Chennai Super Kings, who has scored 625 runs so far this season. Is the team that is closest to him among the remaining teams in the season.
Madhwal eventually bowled Gill out in the 17th over of the innings. To a standing ovation from the Titans dugout and the fans.
The Titans will be attempting to settle their differences with the Super Kings in the edition’s final on May 28. MS Dhoni’s men had enrolled a 15-run prevail upon GT in the main qualifier recently.