Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer accomplished remarkable achievements in the 33rd match between India and Sri Lanka at the ODI World Cup. In the ICC World Cup 2023, Indian opener Shubman Gill played a determined innings for Rohit Sharma’s team against Sri Lanka.
He achieved a significant milestone, surpassing Pakistan’s Babar Azam to become the top run-scorer in the 2023 season. Gill partnered with Virat Kohli, and their impressive performances contributed to India’s formidable total against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium.
Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer accomplished great achievements at the Wankhede Stadium
Kohli and Gill batted together, making 189 runs for the second wicket, which is the highest partnership for India in a World Cup game at home. Kohli scored 88 runs from 94 balls, and Gill, the opening batsman, outperformed everyone with his 92 runs from the same number of deliveries.
This made Gill score more than Pakistan’s Babar and Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka. Gill has also achieved the most 50-plus scores in the 2023 season.
Shubman Gill outperforms Babar
In the 2023 One Day International (ODI) format, Gill has notched up 12 scores of 50 or more in 25 matches. Babar, the Pakistan captain, has achieved this 11 times in 23 matches this year. Sri Lanka’s Nissanka, a star player, has managed 11 scores of 50 or more in 27 matches in 2023. Former India captain Kohli and current captain Rohit have each scored 50 or more on 10 occasions in 2023.
Gill, the opening batsman, struck 11 fours and two sixes in his impressive inning of 92 from 92 balls. In the year 2023, Gill has amassed over 1420 runs at an average of 67. He has hit five centuries and seven half-centuries in the 2023 season. In the ICC World Cup 2023, the 24-year-old has scored 196 runs in five matches.
Shreyas Iyer achieves a great milestone in the same World Cup watch
After Kohli and Gill’s exceptional half-centuries, middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer played a remarkable inning of 82 runs from 56 balls, featuring six sixes. Only Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh have hit more sixes than Iyer in a World Cup match for India (7 each).
Additionally, Iyer became the third-fastest Indian batter to reach 2,000 runs in the 50-over format, achieving this milestone in 49 innings for India.
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