Shubman Gill Hits Maiden IPL Century, Crosses 500-Run Mark in IPL 2023 for Gujarat Titans

Shubman Gill's sublime form got one notch better on Monday as the young Gujarat Titans opener slammed his maiden IPL century in a match against SunRisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad. Gill reached the century mark in just 56 balls and with it became the first centurion for the defending champions. He reached the 50-run mark off just 22 balls and then kept his cool despite wickets falling at the other end to reach the triple-figure mark in just 56 balls. Gill now has a century in Tests, ODIs, T20Is and even the IPL now. He is one of very few players to achieve the feat. He has also crossed the 500-run mark tally in the IPL 2023.

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If you want to be reminded of why Shubman Gill is a very special player, watch this innings. 56(23) without a 6 or a shot played in anger. Just sublime timing.

Gill slammed 101 off just 58 balls with the help of 13 fours and one six, and added 147 runs for the second wicket with Sai Sudharsan (47 off 36 balls). Towards the end, SRH rode on Bhuvneshwar's brilliant bowling to restrict GT under 200.

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Sent into bat, GT suffered an early blow as they lost Wriddhiman Saha for a duck in the third ball of the innings, nicking one to Abhishek Sharma at second slip.

After a sedate start, GT broke the shackles in the third over with Gill and Sai Sudharsan hitting Bhuvneshwar for three