GT vs RR, IPL 2026: Shubman Gill delivered at the right place at the right time as the Gujarat Titans skipper played a captain’s knock in the Qualifier 2 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Mullanpur Stadium on Friday, 29th May to slam a 5th hundred in the Indian Premier League.
The Gujarat Titans skipper’s innings was laced with 15 boundaries and 3 towering sixes, which helped him reach the milestone in 47 balls. With this latest ton, he now is now the first-ever captain in the history of IPL Playoffs to score a hundred. He finally finished on 104 before getting trapped on the pads by Jofra Archer.
With his 16th run of the contest, Gill completed 4,500 IPL runs. He reached the landmark in 130 innings over 133 matches. Gill now has five tonnes and 32 fifties in the contest. Gill made his IPL debut with the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018. He went on to play for the franchise for four seasons, accumulating 1417 runs from 58 matches at 31.48.
Gill made his IPL debut in 2018 for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He went on to play four seasons for the franchise, accumulating 1,417 runs in 58 matches at 31.48. He scored 10 fifties for KKR.
Gill has 3,171 runs at 46.63 for Gujarat, their top scorer. He has 22 fifties and 5 hundreds for Gujarat. Gill has scored 718 runs at 47.86 in 19 IPL games against RR (17 innings). He scored his maiden tonne (50s: 4). He is one of the three batters with 700-plus runs against RR. Gill and Sudharsan starred for Gujarat in chase of 215.
Both players showed their experience and presence in this high profile contest. Gill got his hundred before Sudharsan got out in the 13th over due to an unfortunate hit-wicket incident. Earlier, he had scored a 50 off 30 balls for Gujarat. Gill was finally sent packing by Jofra Archer in the 15th over. Thereafter Gujarat won the contest.
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