Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill joined the aristocratic company of the batting icon Virat Kohli and the middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer was included as a skipper to score 500-Plus runs in a season as a skipper of the third Indian Premier League (IPL). Gill registered this achievement in his name during an IPL clash against Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. During the match, Gill played a captain’s knock, scoring 43 in 46 balls, three fours and six with 156 runs, which was affected by the rain.
Now in IPL 2025, Gill has scored 508 runs in 11 matches, with an average of 50.80 and more than five fifty rates. His best score is 90. He is the third largest run-match of the season. He is the third captain to score 500 runs in a season before the age of 26, currently 25 years and 241 days.
Back in 2013, during his first season as a captain, at the age of 24, Virat was the first captain to score 500 or more runs in a season before the age of 26. Virat was the third largest run-goldter in that season, with a strike rate of 45.28, 138.73 in 634 matches, with six half-incomplete scores.
In 2020, a 25 -year -old Shreyas, representing Delhi Capital (DC), reiterated the tricks as he scored 519 runs in 17 matches, an average of 34.60, a strike rate of over 123, three half -centuries and 88 best score. He emerged as the fourth biggest run-goat of the season and played an important role in his team’s run in the final.
Coming into the match, GT won the toss and opted for bowling first. A 71 -run stand between Will Jack (53 in 35 balls, with five fours and three sixes) and Suryakumar Yadav (35 in 24 balls, with five fours) were highlight as the wickets used to fall regularly, limit MI to 155/8 in their 20 overs.
Sai Kishore (2/34) was a bowlers’ pick for GT, while Mohammad Siraj, Prasad Krishna, Arshad Khan, Rashid Khan and Garald Koetzi took one wicket each.
The run-chase was a rollercaster ride for both teams. GT lost Sai Reformson quickly, but marked his 72 -run stand between skipper gill (43 in 43, three fours and one six) and Jose Butler (30 in 27 balls with 30, three fours and a six).
In the 14th over, with GT 107/2, a rain break was taken with GT according to the DLS method. After the break, Jasprit Bumrah (2/19) and Trent Bault (2/22) brought MI back to the game, dropping GT to 132/6 in 18 overs at the beginning of another rain break. This time, GT was behind.
When the game ended again, the revised target was another left with 147 runs. Rahul Tawatia (11*) and Garald Koetzi (12) finished work for GT, leading to a three-wicket win over a final ball thriller.
GT tops eight wins, three defeats and 16 points, while Mi ranks fourth with seven wins and five defeats, giving them 14 points. His six -match winning streak has finally broken.
Gill was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
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