IND vs NZ: Shubman Gill Breaks Virat Kohli’s Massive Record In ODIs

Shubman Gill, who has been in stellar form in ODIs recently, achieved yet another milestone during the third One-Day International match against New Zealand in Indore on Tuesday, January 24th.

The opening batter delivered a magnificent performance, scoring 112 runs off 78 balls with an impressive strike rate of 143.59. His belligerent knock was studded with 13 boundaries and 5 sixes.

Shubman Gill Broke Virat Kohli’s Record of Most Runs in 3-match ODI Series:

With this, Gill shattered Virat Kohli’s record for the most runs in a bilateral ODI series consisting of three matches. Before the match, Kohli held the record for most runs by an Indian in a three-match ODI bilateral series.

The former India skipper scored 283 runs against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded series in 2023, where Kohli played a 166 runs knock in the 3rd ODI. Gill now has 360 runs in a three-match ODI series.

Most Runs In Bilateral Three-Match ODI Series:

Runs	Player	Against	Year
360	Babar Azam	West Indies	2016
360	Shubman Gill	New Zealand	2023
349	Imrul Kayes	Zimbabwe	2018
342	Quinton de Kock	India	2013
330	Martin Guptill	England	2013

Notably, it was second century in the ongoing series as he clobbered a sensational double hundred in the series opener against New Zealand. This performance by Gill is a testament to his skill and consistency as a batter.

Kohli had achieved the feat only in the last ODI series against Sri Lanka, where he scored two hundreds in three matches – 113, 4, 166. Gill has one equalled Pakistan captain Babar Azam in the elite list for most runs in a 3-match bilateral series.

As for the match, Shubamb Gill and Rohit Sharma provided a stellar start to India, having clobbered 212 runs from 161 balls. The Indian captain also ended his ODI century drought, smacking a sensational hundred. Shubman Gill was eventually dismissed for 112 runs off 78 balls by Blair Tickner.