Shubman Gill created history by scoring a century in the playoffs, becoming the first IPL captain to do so.

IPL 2026 GT vs RR Qualifier 2: Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill has announced his plans for IPL 2026. Qualifier-2 He created a stir against Rajasthan Royals (RR) and played an innings which will be remembered for a long time. Gill, who is looking forward to making a comeback in the T-20 International team, has hit the bat at the right moment. After scoring 6 consecutive half-centuries this season, he finally ended the century drought and completed his brilliant century in just 47 balls.

This is the 5th century of Shubman Gill’s IPL career and the first century of this season. The most important thing is that this century came at a very critical juncture, when Gujarat Titans were chasing Rajasthan Royals’ huge target of 215 runs.

Gill created history, made a great record

With this innings, Shubhman Gill has registered his name in the pages of history. He has become the first captain in IPL history to score a century in a playoff match. Before this, no captain had been able to achieve this feat in the knockout or playoff stage.

Along with this, this is also the fastest century in the history of Gujarat Titans. In this explosive innings, Gill hit 15 fours and 3 skyscraper sixes and scored runs at a strike rate of more than 200. Earlier, his fastest century had come in 49 balls, but today he left behind his own old pace.

Also read: GT vs RR Q1 Highlights: Gill’s century shocked Rajasthan; GT won Qualifier-2, now title battle with RCB

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