Shubman Gill slams maiden ODI ton as captain: Key stats
What's the story
India's ODI captain, Shubman Gill, has raced to his ninth century in the format. Gill reached the landmark in the 2nd ODI against Afghanistan at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium. The Indian skipper added an 87-run stand with Rohit Sharma after the hosts lost Yashasvi Jaiswal early on. He then joined forces with Ishan Kishan before bringing up his ton. Here are the key stats.
Knock
Gill's fluent ton in Lucknow
After a match-winning 84* in the series opener, Gill displayed positive footwork in Lucknow. The Indian skipper continued to find boundaries as Afghanistan relied on spinners. Gill and Rohit took India to 96/1 before the latter departed. In the 17th over, Gill brought up his 38-ball half-century with a six. Joining forces with Ishan, the opener reached his ton off 77 balls.
Numbers
A look at his numbers
According to ESPNcricinfo, Gill completed his ninth century in ODIs. Six of those have come in home ODIs. In the series opener, he became the fastest Indian to 3,000 runs in the format. While Gill took 62 innings, only former South Africa batter Hashim Amla has reached the milestone faster (57 innings), as per ESPNcricinfo. Overall, he has 27 fifty-plus scores in the format.
Milestone
Fifth-fastest ton by an Indian captain
According to Cricbuzz, Gill now has the fifth-fastest century (by balls) by an Indian captain in ODI cricket. He is behind Rohit Sharma (63 balls vs AFG, Delhi, 2023), Virender Sehwag (69 balls vs WI, Indore, 2011), Virat Kohli (76 balls vs SL, Colombo, 2017), and Rohit (76 balls vs ENG, Cuttack, 2025).
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Fifth-fastest ODI ton against Afghanistan
As per Cricbuzz, Gill also recorded the fifth-fastest ODI ton against Afghanistan (by balls). Ishan Kishan, who reached his ton in the same over, now has the third spot here (71 balls).