Shubman Gill Lit up the Stadium with fabulous Double Ton, Breaks Tendulkar’s record of highest runs against New Zealand
Shubman Gill became the youngest to score a double ton as India set a daunting 350 run target in Hyderabad. Gill scored 208 off just 149 balls, taking apart the NZ attack in style. Interestingly, Gill who has been pointed out for slow strike rates, claimed this feat with three consecutive sixes. Smashing sharp Kiwi bowler Lockie Ferguson all over the park, Gill with this innings roved his mantel.
He scored 208 off 149 deliveries before getting out on the hands of Henry Shipley. Moreover, his innings saw a total of 9 sixes and 19 fours at a strike-rate of almost 140 as India reach 349 runs after 50 overs of play.
Moreover, Shubman Gill rewrote record books on Wednesday as he became the fastest Indian to score 1000 ODI runs. Gill, who slammed his second successive hundred inside four days, took only 19 innings to attain the milestone, surpassing Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan’s record of 24 innings.
While Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya all got starts but failed to convert them into a big score. 23-year-old Gill surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to score the highest individual score against New Zealand in ODI. In 2009, Sachin Tendulkar scored a brilliant century and had a chance to score his first limited-overs double hundred, but he retired hurt on 163 in the 45th over.
Shubman Gill roars and spreads his limbs to celebrate the moment
After clinically whitewashing Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma and Co. get ready for their next assignment against New Zealand. While the Lankans did not test the hosts, New Zealand – who are No. 1 in ODIs – is set to give India a real run for their money. With the ODI World Cup set to take place in India, these matches would be important.
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