Table toppers Gujarat Titans defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in the last league-round match of IPL 2023 on Sunday. Batting first, Bangalore scored 197 runs losing five wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Gujarat achieved the target by losing four wickets in 19.1 overs. For Bangalore, 'King' i.e. Virat Kohli played an excellent inning of 101 not out in 61 balls.

In his innings, he hit 13 fours and a six. At the same time, Shubman Gill, who is considered the successor of 'Prince' ie Kohli for Gujarat, scored an unbeaten 104 in 52 balls. He hit five fours and eight sixes in his innings. Due to this inning, Shubman made many records in his name. His innings knocked Kohli's RCB out of the tournament. Shubman was also adjudged Player of the Match.

This century of Shubman was his second consecutive century in IPL. Earlier, in Gujarat's last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he scored 101 runs in 58 balls with the help of 13 fours and a six. Even in the overall IPL career so far, Shubman has scored only two centuries. Shubman is only the fourth player to score two consecutive centuries in IPL. Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan achieved this position in the year 2020 while living in Delhi Capitals, Jos Buttler in the year 2022 while living in Rajasthan Royals and RCB's Virat Kohli achieved this position in the match against Gujarat this year itself.

Kohli had scored 100 runs in 63 balls with the help of 12 fours and four sixes in RCB's last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad before Gujarat. Now Shubman has sealed the point of Kohli being the right replacement by scoring two consecutive centuries against these two teams. Shubman scored against Bangalore on Sunday at a strike rate of 200 and returned to the pavilion only after finishing the match. Apart from finishing the match with a six, he also completed a century. Kohli himself congratulated Shubman with a hug after the match.

Batsman who scored two consecutive centuries in IPL
batter team year
Shikhar Dhawan Delhi Capitals 2020
jos buttler rajasthan royals 2022
Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bangalore 2023
Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans 2023


Shubman also has three best individual scores in IPL for Gujarat Titans. He is also the only batsman to score a century for this team. The two best opening scores for this team are both Shubman's centuries. His 104 not out against Bangalore and 101 against Hyderabad are the highest individual scores for GT. After this, only Shubman played an inning of 96 runs against Punjab Kings in 2022 at Brabourne Stadium. Apart from him, David Miller's unbeaten 94 against Chennai in Pune in 2022 is fourth in the list and Shubman's unbeaten 94 against Lucknow in Ahmedabad in the same season is at number five.

Best individual score for Gujarat Titans
104*: Shubman Gill vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2023
101: Shubman Gill vs SRH, Ahmedabad, 2023
96: Shubman Gill vs PBKS, Brabourne, 2022
94*: David Miller vs CSK, Pune, 2022
94*: Shubman Gill vs LSG, Ahmedabad, 2023

Shubman has reached number two for Gujarat in terms of hitting the most sixes in an inning. Rashid Khan holds the record for most sixes in an innings for Gujarat. He hit 10 sixes in the match against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede this year. At the same time, Shubman hit eight sixes in this innings. Shubman is also in third place with seven sixes. He had hit so many sixes this season against Lucknow Super Giants in Ahmedabad. David Miller is at number four with six sixes. He had hit so many sixes in the match against Chennai Super Kings in Pune in 2022.

They Batsman with the most sixes in an inning for Gujarat
10: Rashid Khan vs MI, Mumbai, 2023
8: Shubman Gill vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2023
7: Shubman Gill vs LSG, Ahmedabad, 2023
6: David Miller vs CSK, Pune, 2022

The team of defending champions Gujarat Titans is running in excellent form this season as well. Ever since the Gujarat team has come to the IPL, i.e. till now in the years 2022 and 2023, Gujarat has had no match in terms of the run chase. Gujarat has chased runs in 17 matches so far. Out of this, they have won 14, while the team has lost only three matches. Apart from Shubman, Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, and Captain Hardik Pandya himself turn the tide of any match.

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Now Gujarat has to face four-time champions Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier-1. This match will be played in Chepauk, Chennai. The winning team will directly advance to the final, while the losing team will get another chance in the form of Qualifier-2. The team that reached Qualifier-II will play the team that won the Eliminator.