Shubman Gill completes 5,000 runs in First-Class cricket: Key stats
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A record-breaking Shubman Gill has added another feather in his illustrious cap. The Team India skipper has completed 5,000 runs in First-Class cricket. Gill came into the 2nd Test versus England at Edgbaston with 4,742 runs. He needed 258 runs to reach the landmark. Gill perished for 269 runs in the 2nd. Here are the details and stats.
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Gill scores 269 runs, shares two massive stands
Gill scored 269 runs from 287 balls. He slammed 30 fours and 3 sixes. Josh Tongue dismissed Gill in the 144th over. Notably, Gill was part of a 203-run stand alongside Ravindra Jadeja and another 144-run stand with Washington Sundar.
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Gill owns 16 tons and 19 fifties in FC cricket
Playing his 63rd First-Class match (110 innings), Gill has completed 5,000 runs at over 47, as per ESPNcricinfo. He owns 16 tons and 19 fifties. Gill also registered his highest score in FC cricket. Notably, over 2,300 of his FC runs have come for India in Test cricket. He has slammed 7 tons and 7 fifties. Gill hit his maiden double-century in Tests.
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India score 587 in the 1st innings
India scored 587 in the 1st innings from 151 overs. Apart from Gill's 269, Jadeja hammered 89 and Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed 87. For England, spinner Shoaib Bashir picked three wickets.