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Shubman Gill etched his name in some new record books with a brilliant century against New Zealand in the third T20I (AP Image)
Shubman Gill also became the youngest Indian (23 years old) to score a T20I century.
Shubman Gill continued his scintillating form with the bat and smashed his maiden T20I century on Wednesday to enshrine his name in the record books. The talented young batsman helped by scoring an unbeaten 126 India Post a mammoth score of 234/4 in 20 overs in the 3rd T20I against New Zealand. Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Shubman with his sensational innings Virat Kohli To post the highest score by an Indian in T20Is. Kohli scored an unbeaten 122 runs Afghanistan In Asia Cup 2022 which was also his first T20I century. However, it didn’t last too long as Shubman played a brilliant knock of 126 on Wednesday.
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Highest score by an Indian in T20Is
- Shubman Gill – 126* vs New Zealand in 2023
- Virat Kohli – 122* vs Afghanistan in 2022
- Rohit Sharma – 118 vs Sri Lanka in 2017
- Suryakumar Yadav – 117 vs England in 2022
- Suryakumar Yadav – 112* vs Sri Lanka in 2023
Meanwhile, the 23-year-old Gill also became the fifth Indian batsman after Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli to score a century in all three formats. He also became the youngest Indian (23 years old) to score a T20I century.
Gill, who failed to score big in the first two T20Is, made up for it and hit 12 fours and 7 sixes during his brutal innings. He reached his hundred with a cracking boundary over cover and then roared loudly to celebrate the special feat.
He lost his opening partner Ishan Kishan in the second over itself, but the 23-year-old joined hands with Rahul Tripathi to help India recover from that blow. The former Kolkata Knight Riders duo shared an 80-run partnership for the second wicket and set up a huge score for India. Tripathi put pressure on the Kiwi bowlers by scoring 44 off 22 balls.
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After his departure, Shubman got some support from Suryakumar Yadav who scored 24 runs. When skipper Hardik Pandya came out to bat, he switched to his ultra-attacking approach as the duo put on a massive 103-run stand to help India cross the 200-run mark. His sensational innings continued after the century as Gill hit Benjamin Lister for a six and a four in the 19th over to score 17 runs.
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