Team India defeated New Zealand by 168 runs in the third T20 match. 23-year-old opener Shubman Gill was the hero of India’s victory. Gill, who scored three centuries in the last four matches in ODIs, did not perform well in the first two T20s. He made up for it at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the third match, he played a strong inning of 126 runs. With this, Gill became the batsman who played the biggest innings for India in T20 International. He has broken the record of Virat Kohli (122 runs).

Read further about Gill and other special records made by Team India in the third T20…

First look at the stats of Gill’s record-breaking innings.

Became India’s youngest centurion in T20
Gill has now become India’s youngest centurion in T20 format. He has broken the record of Suresh Raina. See the details of this record in the next graphic.

Indian batsmen’s 13th century so far
Gill’s century is the 13th century by Indian batsmen in T20 Internationals. Rohit Sharma leads the list with four centuries. See all 13 centuries in the next graphic.

Century in all three formats in 6 months
The amazing form Gill is in can be gauged from the fact that he has scored centuries in all three formats i.e. Test, ODI and T20 in the last 6 months. Gill has become only the fifth Indian batsman and 21st batsman in the world to score a century in all three formats. Before Gill, Suresh Raina, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have done this feat.

Gill is the second youngest batsman in the world to score a century in all three formats. Mohammad Shahzad of Pakistan achieved this feat at the age of 22 years and 127 days. Gill has done this feat in 23 years 146 days.

Kiwi team is the least run out team in India
The New Zealand team was all out for just 66 runs in the third T20. This is the lowest score of any team in T20 International on Indian pitches. See the three lowest scores in the next graphic.

Biggest defeat by a Test team
New Zealand’s defeat is the biggest defeat of any Test team in T20 International. The biggest victory of any Test team is in the name of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka beat Kenya by 172 runs in 2007. India has made a record of the second biggest win of the Test team in T20.

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Gill broke Virat’s record

Team India defeated New Zealand by 168 runs in the third T20 match. 23-year-old opener Shubman Gill was the hero of India’s victory. Gill, who scored three centuries in the last four matches in ODIs, did not perform well in the first two T20s. He made up for it at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In the third match, he played a strong inning of 126 runs. With this, Gill became the batsman who played the biggest innings for India in T20 International. He has broken the record of Virat Kohli (122 runs). Click here to read the full news.

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