Shubman Gill, captain of Gujarat Titans, scored a quick half-century in style during the IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday, May 21. Gill reached the milestone on the final ball of the seventh over.
Noor Ahmad delivered a fuller ball on middle stump, and the right-hander smashed it over mid-wicket for a six to complete his fifty in just 23 balls. Watch the video of the moment here:
6️⃣th fifty in TATA IPL 2026 for Shubman Gill! 👏
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This was Shubman Gill’s sixth fifty of the current season and the 31st half-century of his IPL career, along with four centuries overall.
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan Fifties Give GT a Strong Start
Ruturaj Gaikwad, captain of Chennai Super Kings, won the toss and chose to bowl first. Openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan gave Gujarat Titans a strong start, helping the team reach 62 without losing a wicket at the end of the powerplay.
Gill completed his half-century with a six off Noor Ahmad in the seventh over. The opening pair continued to dominate as GT crossed the 100-run mark on the first ball of the 10th over. Sudharsan also impressed with the bat, reaching his fifty in 35 deliveries.
At the time of writing, GT were 124/0 after 12 overs, with Gill unbeaten on 64 and Sudharsan batting on 51.
Playing XI of both sides:
Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Nishant Sindhu, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj
Impact Subs: Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Matthew Short, Shivam Dube, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh
Impact Subs: Kartik Sharma, Macneil Noronha, Sarfaraz Khan, Kuldip Yadav, Aman Khan
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