Asia Cup 2023: Shubman Gill Scripts Huge ODI Record, Goes Past This South Africa Great In Elite List

06.09.2023 - 11:53 sports.ndtv.com

Young India opener Shubman Gill on Monday crossed the milestone of 1,500 runs in One-Day Internationals. Gill achieved the feat during an Asia Cup group game against Nepal in Kandy.

He now has 1,514 runs in 29 ODI innings, making him the fastest player to achieve the landmark. In doing so, Gill broke former South Africa batter Hashim Amla's record of completing 1500 runs in 30 matches.

So far, Gill has one double century, three tons and seven fifties to his name in ODI cricket. On Monday, Gill and Rohit Sharma's unbeaten opening partnership helped India defeat Nepal by 10 wickets via the DLS method in a rain-curtailed match.

With this, India has secured a total of three points in their two group-stage matches and advanced to the Super 4 stage. India will face arch-rival Pakistan in their Super Four match on Sunday.

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