‘Told Abhishek, I will hit you for a six:’ GT’s Gill after century against SRH

Gujarat Titans batsman Shubman Gill, who was the player of the match in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, revealed that hitting Abhishek Sharma for a six was the most enjoyable thing for him in the entire innings.

Shubman Gill’s century and Mohammed Shami’s impressive performance with the ball powered Gujarat Titans to a 34-run win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday. Shubman said in the post-match presentation, “Abhishek Sharma’s six was the most enjoyable thing for me. I told him that if you bowl to me, I will hit you for a six.” (‘I am in Gujarat, my food is not…’ Shami’s cheeky reply to Shastri wins hearts)

Shubman and Abhishek were part of the team that won the U19 World Cup 2018. They also played together for Punjab in first-class cricket.

Shubman also said that life has come a full circle as he scored his maiden century against the team for which he made his IPL debut. (Watch: Big scare for GT as Noor Ahmed gets help from teammates to leave field after injury)

“I made my IPL debut against SRH and got my first hundred against them, so life has come a full circle. Hopefully many more to come. It’s all about the bowlers and the situation and I’m on my last innings.” Doesn’t pay much attention. It is important to pay attention to the situation in front,” Shubman said.

Shubman Gill’s century and Mohammed Shami’s impressive performance with the ball powered Gujarat Titans to a 34-run win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday.

With this win, Gujarat Titans became the first to qualify for the playoffs. They have 18 points in the table with nine wins and four losses. While SRH are second in the table with eight points. He has won four matches and lost eight.

Batting first, GT scored 188/9 with the help of Shubman Gill’s brilliant IPL century. Young batsman Sai Sudarshan also played an innings of 47 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar performed exceptionally well taking five wickets for 30 runs. Fazalhaq Farooqui, T Natarajan and Marco Jansen took one wicket each.

Chasing a total of 189 runs, GT’s opening bowling duo came on fire as the opening pair of Anmolpreet Singh and Abhishek Sharma respectively. SRH got off to a poor start as they were 45/4 at the end of the powerplay.

Heinrich Klaasen’s aggressive 64 off 44 balls did not cross the total as wickets kept falling at regular intervals from the other end. SRH’s batting was restricted to 154/9, failing to chase down the total.

Mohammed Shami and Mohit Sharma shared eight wickets, where they dismissed four batsmen each. Yash Dayal also took a skull. Shubman Gill was awarded the “Player of the Match” for his blistering knock of 101 off 58 balls.