IPL 2023: Subman Gill tops unique club of centurions

Shubman Gill on Friday set a new record as the Gujarat Titans opener blasted a 60-ball 129 to take his side to 233/3 against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023 Qualifier 2 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The batter shot his third century this IPL while setting career milestones.

This was, in fact, Shubman Gill's third century in four innings as the batter earlier scored back-to-back centuries (104* and 101) against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the fag end of the league phases. The 23-year-old batter also scored 94* against Lucknow Super Giants earlier this month as well.

Shubman Gill took his run-tally for IPL 2023 to 850-plus, becoming the third player since Jos Buttler and Virat Kohli to score 800 and more runs in a season. His entertaining knocks over the last four games made him the most successful batter at the age 23 or below as he became the only cricketer in the age group to hit the most centuries in the tournament's history.

We take a look at some of the records set by Shubman Gill during his entertaining knock:

Most IPL centuries at the age of 23 or less
3 - Shubman Gill
1 - Cameron Green
1 - Yashasvi Jaiswal
1 - David Miller
1 - Devdutt Padikkal
1 - Manish Pandey
1 - Rishabh Pant
1 - Prabhsimran Singh
1 - Ajinkya Rahane
1 - Sanju Samson
1 - Quinton de Kock
1 - David Warner

Highest IPL scores by India batters
132* - KL Rahul (PBKS) vs RCB, Dubai, 2020
129 - Shubman Gill (GT) vs MI, Ahmedabad, 2023
128* - Rishabh Pant (DC) vs SRH, Delhi, 2018
127 - Murali Vijay (CSK) vs RR, Chennai, 2010

Of the seven 100-plus partnerships for GT in the IPL, three have been between Gill and Sudharsan, and six overall, feature Gill.

Highest individual scores in IPL playoffs
129 - Shubman Gill (GT) vs MI, Ahmedabad, 2023 Q2
122 - Virender Sehwag (PBKS) vs CSK, Mumbai WS, 2014 Q2
117* - Shane Watson (CSK) vs SRH, Mumbai WS, 2018 Final
115* - Wriddhiman Saha (PBKS) vs KKR, Bengaluru, 2014 Final

Most sixes in an IPL playoffs innings
10 - Shubman Gill (GT) vs MI, Ahmedabad, 2023 Q2
8 - Wriddhiman Saha (PBKS) vs KKR, Bengaluru, 2014 Final
8 - Chris Gayle (RCB) vs SRH, Bengaluru, 2016 Final
8 - Virender Sehwag (PBKS) vs CSK, Mumbai WS, 2014 Q2
8 - Shane Watson (CSK) vs SRH, Mumbai WS, 2018 Final

India batsmen with 100-plus boundaries in an IPL season (4s+6s)
122 - Virat Kohli (RCB, 2016)
111 - Shubman Gill (GT, 2023)
108 - Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR, 2023)
105 - Rishabh Pant (DC, 2018)

Highest partnerships in IPL playoffs
159 - Michael Hussey, Murali Vijay (CSK) vs RCB, Chennai, 2011 Final
140* - Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina (CSK) vs MI, Delhi, 2013 Q1
138 - Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan (GT) vs MI, Ahmedabad, 2023 Q2
136 - Manvinder Bisla, Jacques Kallis (KKR) vs CSK, Chennai, 2012 Final
129 - Wriddhiman Saha, Manan Vohra (PBKS) vs KKR, Bengaluru, 2014 Final

Highest boundary count in an IPL season
128 - Jos Buttler (RR, 2022)
122 - Virat Kohli (RCB, 2016)
119 - David Warner (SRH, 2016)
111 - Shubman Gill (GT, 2023)

Most runs in an IPL season
973 - Virat Kohli (RCB, 2016)
863 - Jos Buttler (RR, 2022)
851 - Shubman Gill (GT, 2023)*
848 - David Warner (SRH, 2016)
735 - Kane Williamson (SRH, 2018)

Statistics credit: Cricbuzz and Twitter