Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)
New Delhi: Shubman Gill struck with a fluent half-century as Gujarat Titans registered a convincing seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Sunday.Chasing 165, the Gujarat Titans rode Gill’s 56 off 40 balls, while Jos Buttler provided the finishing touch with his 60 off just 27 deliveries.
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The chase was completed comfortably, helping the GT climb to fifth on the points table. They now have two wins and two losses from four games, with four points and a net run rate of -0.029.The match also marked a milestone for Gill, who became the youngest player in the history of the Indian Premier League to reach 4,000 runs. At 26 years and 216 days, he broke the previous record held by Virat Kohli, who achieved the feat in 2016 at the age of 27 years and 195 days.Gill now has 4,031 runs in 118 innings in the IPL at an impressive average of 39.91, including 28 half-centuries and four hundreds. In terms of innings played, he is the fifth-fastest batsman to reach the milestone, with Rahul topping the list, having reached there in just 104 innings.Gujarat Titans will next take on Kolkata Knight Riders on April 17, while Lucknow Super Giants, who dropped to sixth after the defeat, will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 15.