IPL 2025: Shubman Gill scored history even after missing a century, Kohli’s Virat T20 record
Gujarat Titans captain and star batsman Shubman Gill (Shubman Gill 5000 T20 Runs) on Sunday (May 18) Delhi Capitals The Indian Premier League played against the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi made history with a brilliant innings. For Gujarat chasing the huge target, Gill scored an unbeaten 93 in 53 balls, hitting 3 fours and 7 sixes. During this brilliant innings, Gill completed his 5000 runs in T20 cricket.
Gill has reached second number in terms of fastest 5000 runs in T20, he left behind Virat Kohli in 154 innings. Kohli achieved this figure in 167 innings. KL Rahul is number one in this list with 143 innings.
Gill has performed excellent in the current season. He has scored 601 runs in the 12 matches played so far at an average of 60.10 and is second in the list of players who have scored the most runs.
Significantly, Gujarat defeated Delhi by 10 wickets in this match. With this victory, the Gujarat team has reached the playoffs, while the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings have also made their place in the top 4.
After getting the first batting invitation, Delhi scored 199 runs at the loss of 3 wickets thanks to the century of KL Rahul (112 not out). In response, Gujarat won 19 overs without any loss. Apart from Gill for Gujarat, Sai Sudarshan scored an unbeaten 108 runs.