Shubman Gill turned India’s highest particular person scorer in T20Is when he scored an unbeaten 126 in opposition to New Zealand in Ahmedabad within the third T20I on Wednesday.
With his rating, Gill surpassed Virat Kohli’s 122 which he scored in opposition to Afghanistan within the 2022 Asia Cup and Rohit Sharma’s 117 in opposition to Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017.
The innings which was peppered with 12 fours and 7 sixes helped regular India after the hosts had misplaced Ishan Kishan early.
After that, an in-form Gill struck two boundaries off Lockie Ferguson within the subsequent over. Gill was at his ominous finest, be it choose up hits, drives or pulls to proceed his onslaught. He hit Blair Tickner for 3 fours within the fifth over as India reached 44 for 1.
Young Rahul Tripathi (44 off 22), who has immense potential however but to fireplace within the sequence, then struck Ferguson for a boundary and a six in consecutive balls to maintain up the tempo. Tripathi then pulled Santner over short-fine leg earlier than coming down and lofting the left-arm spinner for a straight six.
Tripathi confirmed his attacking class and dispatched Ish Sodhi over additional cowl for his third six of the innings however perished within the subsequent ball seeking one too many, holing out at deep sq. leg to Ferguson.
Gill reached his maiden T20I fifty off 35 balls with a single off Santner.
While Gill held one finish, Suryakumar Yadav (24 off 13) confirmed glimpses of his class however fell within the thirteenth over, brilliantly caught by Ferguson at mid-off because the batter mistimed his shot.
Gill introduced up his century with a 4 over the mid-off fielder off the bowling of Ferguson within the first ball of the 18th over.
He broke free and clobbered Ferguson over mid-wicket for an enormous six within the subsequent ball.
It was mayhem as skipper Hardik Pandya (30 off 17) too went ballistic.
But it was Gill who stole the present as he continued along with his attacking photographs after the ton, discovering the boundaries at will as New Zealand assault seemed listless.