India vs Zimbabwe: It's a special hundred, this one is for my dad, says Shubman Gill

The 22-year-old, who made his International debut in an ODI in 2019, scored 130 off 97 balls as India posted 289 for eight against Zimbabwe and completed a 3-0 clean sweep of the hosts with a 13-run win.

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Sikandar Raza's lion-hearted effort took Zimbabwe on the cusp of a famous victory before India held their nerves to pull off a 13-run win in the third ODI and complete a series sweep on Monday. It was Shubman Gill who had set up the game for India as he smashed his maiden international hundred to

"My heart was beating when I got into the 90s. I had got out in the 90s thrice before and never got a hundred in International cricket. It's always special to get a hundred," Gill said at the presentation ceremony. Gill also topped the run chart in the series with 245 runs at an average of 122.50 to be adjudged both the man-of-the-match and man-of-the-series. Known to have all the classical shots in his repertoire, Gill, who has played 11 Tests and nine ODIs, has often copped and criticised for not being able to convert his starts.

1/9In Pics: Shubman Gill's maiden ton propels India to ODI series sweep against ZimbabweShow Captions<p>Shubman Gill struck a maiden one-day international century to steer India to a nervy 13-run victory over hosts Zimbabwe on Monday and complete a clean sweep of their three-match series at the Harare Sports Club. (AFP Photo)</p><p>Gill hammered 130 runs off 97 balls as India recovered from a slow start to score an imposing 289 for eight after winning the toss and electing to bat first, before bowling Zimbabwe out for 276 in the last over of the home side's innings. (AP