Shubman Gill became the fastest batter to reach 2500 ODI runs.© BCCI
India's vice-captain Shubman Gill continued his great form on Wednesday with a record-breaking century in the third and final one-day international against England in the Narendra Modi Stadium. The 25-year-old opener reached his seventh ODI hundred out of just 95 balls, in which he confirmed his reputation as one of the most consistent batters in the format. Gill's milestone Knock also saw him reach two remarkable records. He became the fastest batter who reached 2500 ODI runs, and reached the performance in his 50th competition, which exceeds Hashim Amla in South Africa, who had previously held the record on 51 innings. In addition, the captain of Gujarat Titans reached 5000 international runs in just 131 innings in different sizes.
His impressive versions in the ODI series against England also saw him climbing to second place in the latest ICC ODI batting rankings, causing India skipper to catch up with Rhit Sharma. Gill's scores of 87 and 60 In the first two ODIs had already brought him into battle for a top spot, and his century in Ahmedabad has further stimulated his status among the elite stroke people of the world.
Gill's love affair with Ahmedabad when a batting location continued to exist while he delivered another dominant performance. The right-handed person had previously registered his highest T20i score of an unbeaten 126 against New Zealand at the same location in February 2023.
A month later he scored his first test on the same land against Australia in the Border Gavaskar trophy, making 128 of 251 balls. Over nine innings in Ahmedabad, Gill has an excellent average of almost 80, making it his second most productive location after Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe, where he also collected more than 400 points.
Gill left after scoring 112 runs of 102 deliveries, consisting of 14 boundaries and three maxima.
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