NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill added another feather to his cap on Sunday, becoming the second-fastest Indian to reach 5000 T20 runs during a high-octane IPL 2025 match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
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DC vs GT, IPL 2025Gill achieved the milestone in 154 innings, placing him behind only KL Rahul, who reached the mark in 143 innings.
Fastest to 5000 runs in T20s (by innings)132 - Chris Gayle
143 - KL Rahul
144 - Shaun Marsh
144 - Devon Conway
145 - Babar Azam
154 - Shubman Gill*
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Gill’s milestone came amidst a crucial 100-run partnership with fellow opener Sai Sudharsan while chasing a target of 200.
Who's that IPL player?It was the pair’s seventh 100+ stand in IPL, taking them to third on the all-time list behind only Virat Kohli-AB de Villiers (10) and Kohli-Chris Gayle (9). Their fluent partnership not only kept Gujarat in command but also took them closer to a playoff berth for the 2022 champions.
Most 100-plus partnerships by a pair in IPL10 - Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers (RCB)
9 - Virat Kohli & Chris Gayle (RCB)
7 - Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan (GT)*
6 - Shikhar Dhawan & David Warner (SRH)
6 - Virat Kohli & Faf du Plessis (RCB)
The match was a record-laden affair. Earlier in the day, KL Rahul produced a batting masterclass, smashing an unbeaten 112 off 65 balls —
the first century by a right-handed batter this season and the highest individual score ever against Gujarat Titans, surpassing Suryakumar Yadav’s 103* in 2023.
Rahul also became the fastest Indian to 8000 T20 runs, achieving the feat in 224 innings — ahead of Virat Kohli’s 243.
All four previous centurions this IPL season — Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Priyansh Arya, and Vaibhav Suryavanshi — are left-handers, making Rahul’s ton a standout effort. However, his heroics might fall short with Gujarat’s openers making the 200-run target look increasingly modest.
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