Shubman Gill’s efforts made him the youngest hitter to complete a double century in the ODI.
Fresh from the ODI ton, Shubman Gill made his case stronger as he became the fifth Indian batsman to hit a double century in the series opener against New Zealand in Hyderabad. Gill, who opened the inning with skipper Rohit Sharma, stayed firmly in the middle after India made his first at-bat, until the final when he piled up a huge 349/8 on the board.
Youngest to score 200 in an ODI
23y 132d Shubman Gill vs NZ Hyderabad 2023
24y 145d Ishan Kishan vs Ban Chattogram 2022
26y 186d Rohit Sharma vs Aus Bengaluru 2013
Gill was sacked by Shipley for 208 of 149 pitches, but his job is going well at that point, with Gill’s spectacular knocks featuring 4s for 19 and 6s for 9. While tapping, Gill also broke many records, including one held by batting legend Sachin Tendulkar. Gill’s efforts made him the youngest hitter to complete a double century in the ODI. He reached the milestone at 23 years and 132 days. Ishankishan held the all-time record when he hit two tons against Bangladesh last month. The wicket-keeper hitter has accomplished the feat at 24 years and his 145 days.
Highest individual score against New Zealand in ODIs
208 Shubman Gill Hyderabad 2023
186* S Tendulkar Hyderabad 1999
181* M Hayden Hamilton 2007
169* D Callaghan Centurion 1994
Gill also has the highest singles score against New Zealand in his format of 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar’s undefeated 186 in the same city was ODI’s best hitter against a blackcap to date.
Fewest innings to 1000 ODI runs
18 Fakhar Zaman
19 Imam-ul-Haq/ Shubman Gill
21 Viv Richards/ Kevin Pietersen/ Jonathan Trott/ Quinton de Kock/ Babar Azam/ Rassie vd Dussen
Gill scored his ODI Century for the third time in his 19th innings, and in his second-fewer innings among Indian batsmen he achieved 3 tons. Only Sikar Dhawan hit a 3-ton ODI in fewer innings than Gill. Dhawan accomplished the feat in 17 his ODI innings.