IPL 2023: Shubman Gill hits 3rd hundred of the season after crossing 800-run milestone

Shubman Gill hit his third hundred of the 2023 Indian Premier League for Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad on Friday (May 26)

Shubman Gill hit his third hundred of the 2023 Indian Premier League for Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad on Friday (May 26). Gill is already set to win the Orange Cap and became the fourth batter in IPL history to go past 800 runs in a single season.

Shubman Gill is also the third batter after Virat Kohli and Jos Buttler to score more than two hundreds in a single edition of the Indian Premier League. Kohli had hit 4 hundreds in 2016 when he finished the season with 973 runs while Buttler hit 4 hundreds in 2022 when he amassed 863 runs for Rajasthan Royals.

Shubman Gill is also the seventh batter after Murali Vijay, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha, Shane Watson, Jos Buttler and Rajat Patidar to score a hundred in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League. He is also the youngest batter to do so at 23.