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).
Information
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).
Score
Third-quickest to 150 in ODIs among Indians
Despite battling cramps in Lucknow's scorching heat, Gill constantly rotated the strike. Although Gill lost Ishan Kishan in the 37th over, he took the hosts past 350 along with Shreyas Iyer. Gill eventually fell to Nangeyalia Kharoti for 154 off 110 balls (4s-22 and 6s-2). He took 108 balls to reach 150, the third-quickest for India in ODIs, according to Cricbuzz.
Career
A look at his numbers
Gill, who has been among India's prolific batters, now has 3,191 runs from 63 ODIs. He has a strike rate of 101.04. His average of 59.09 is the best for a Full Member batter. At home, Gill has raced to 1,868 runs from 31 ODIs at an even more remarkable average of 66.71. Six of his nine tons have come in home ODIs.