Young opener Shubman Gill was instrumental in taking Gujarat Titans to the IPL playoffs. Right-handed batsman Shubman played an unbeaten 63 off 49 balls in the match against Lucknow Super Giants. Gill not only won his team by 62 runs with this innings but also equaled the record of his childhood idol Sachin Tendulkar.
Shubman Gill came to the crease as an opener in this match. He played the entire 20 overs and during this time not a single six came off his bat. Earlier this unique record was achieved by master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin did not hit a single six on 18 April 2009 despite playing 20 overs in the IPL. Shubman has become the second player to achieve this feat.
Sachin also led Mumbai Indians to victory
Then Tendulkar made his debut for Mumbai Indians in IPL with Sanath Jayasuriya. The first match in IPL 2009 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. In that match, Sachin scored an unbeaten 59 off 49 balls. He had hit 7 fours during this. Sachin scored runs at a strike rate of 120.40. Mumbai scored 165 for 7 in this match played in Cape Town.
…then Shubman would not have been even 10 years old
In reply, the team of Chennai Super Kings could only score 146 runs for 7 wickets. In this way, CSCO lost this match by 19 runs. When Sachin played this innings in South Africa, then Shubman would not have been even 10 years old. Today this batsman is 22 years old and is included in the list of most successful batsmen in IPL.
Gill also hit 7 fours in 49 balls like Sachin
Gill opened the innings with Wriddhiman Saha. Gill also hit 7 fours in 49 balls like Sachin. Sachin was the only batsman to score a half-century in that match as well. Even against LSG, Shubman was the only batsman to hit Pachasa. Shubman also led his team Gujarat Titans to victory.
