Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): Persevering with to up his artwork of social media captions after each assertion knock and document, Indian skipper Shubman Gill made an icy-cold submit on social media following his double ton throughout a record-breaking chase of 406 runs in opposition to West Indies within the second ODI at Guwahati.
Regardless of Rohit Sharma’s 72-ball century, which noticed him breach the 12,000 ODI run mark, skipper Gill outshone the senior legends Rohit and Virat Kohli with a record-breaking 223* throughout a profitable chase of 406 runs at Guwahati, which can go down because the second-most profitable chase in ODI cricket and India’s largest ever within the format.
Following the match, Gill posted some snapshots of his batting on social media, with a caption: ‘406? Cool.’ The ultra-confident, aggressive caption showcased the Indian skipper’s purpose to chase down probably the most huge totals whereas placing the ending touches himself.
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Gill ended unbeaten in the course of the record-breaking chase of 406 runs at 223* in 133 balls, with 26 fours and eight sixes at a strike charge of over 167, which is the third-highest ODI rating by a batter, subsequent to Rohit Sharma (264) and New Zealand’s Martin Guptill (237*).
Gill overtook Ishan Kishan’s document of a 126-ball double ton in opposition to Bangladesh in 2022. Now, Gill, with two double tons, is the second batter alongside Rohit Sharma (3) with a number of double tons.
Gill’s feat additionally made him solely the second batter after Glenn Maxwell to attain an ODI double century whereas chasing. Maxwell had produced his outstanding 201 not out in opposition to Afghanistan on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in 2023 in the course of the 50-over World Cup.
Gill additionally surpassed Maxwell’s Wankhede miracle to register the very best particular person rating whereas chasing.
Gill additionally grew to become the first-ever cricketer to slam a double ton whereas main the aspect, having cracked a cultured 269 in opposition to England at Edgbaston final yr.
The Indian skipper additionally overtook Virender Sehwag’s 219 in opposition to WI in 2011 to register the highest-ever ODI rating by an Indian captain.
Gill reached his second-successive hundred of the collection and third-straight ODI ton on dwelling soil in simply 62 balls, overtaking Rohit’s document for quickest century by an Indian skipper. The ‘Hitman’ had cracked a 63-ball ton in opposition to Afghanistan within the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in Delhi.
The quickest ODI ton for India in males’s cricket, although, stays with Virat Kohli, who cracked a 52-ball ton in opposition to Australia in 2013.
Gill additionally raced to the 150-run mark in 89 balls, the quickest by an Indian in an ODI.
This yr in 11 ODIs and 10 innings, Gill has scored 894 runs at a mean of 127.71 and a strike charge of 119.51, together with three fours and 5 sixes.
In 69 ODIs and 68 innings, Gill has scored 3,712 runs at a mean of 65.12 and a strike charge of over 103, with 11 centuries and 20 fifties.
Coming to the match, India received the toss and elected to area first. Extremely paced centuries from John Campbell (101 in 68 balls, with 9 fours and 5 sixes), Shai Hope (104 in 94 balls, with eight fours and three sixes) and Amir Jangoo (114 in 77 balls, with 9 fours and three sixes) took WI to their highest ODI whole ever, of 405/7.
Gurnoor Brar (2/96), debutant Auqib Nabi (0/84 in 8.5 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/75) have been thrashed by WI batters. Kuldeep Yadav (2/65) delivered the perfect amongst bowlers.
Because of a 255-run stand between Rohit Sharma (101 in 75 balls, with 10 fours and 6 sixes), Gill’s double ton and cameos of 29 in 19 balls by Virat Kohli and 31* in 37 by Ruturaj Gaikwad, India has pulled off their highest ODI chase ever and total second-highest chase within the 50-over format with eight wickets in hand. (ANI)
