Gill maintained pressure on the West Indies bowlers from the beginning. His partnership with Rohit Sharma gave a strong base to the run chase. After Rohit was out after scoring 101 runs, Gill took charge and crossed the double century mark by hitting brilliant shots all around the ground.
Double century in 117 balls, Ishan Kishan’s record broken
Shubman Gill completed 200 runs in 117 balls, which is the fastest double century in ODI cricket. Earlier this record was in the name of Ishan Kishan, who had scored a double century in 126 balls against Bangladesh in Chattogram in 2022. Glenn Maxwell achieved this feat in 128 balls against Afghanistan in 2023.
Fastest ODI double century
- 117 balls – Shubman Gill vs West Indies, Guwahati, 2026
- 126 ball – Ishan Kishan vs Bangladesh, Chattogram, 2022
- 128 balls – Glenn Maxwell vs Afghanistan, Wankhede, 2023
- 136 balls – Pathum Nissanka vs Afghanistan, Pallekele, 2024
- 138 balls – Chris Gayle vs Zimbabwe, Canberra, 2015
Gill scored a double century for the second time in ODI
This is Shubman Gill’s second ODI double century against West Indies. Earlier in 2023, he had played a brilliant inning of 208 runs against New Zealand in Hyderabad.
With this, Gill has become the second Indian batsman after Rohit Sharma to score two or more double centuries in men’s ODI cricket. Rohit has three double centuries in his name in ODIs.
223 runs unbeaten in 133 balls
Gill did not stop even after completing his double century. The Indian captain continued his innings and returned to the pavilion after scoring unbeaten 223 runs in 133 balls. His innings included 26 fours and 8 sixes. Gill’s strike rate was 167.67.
| figure | Display |
| final score | 223* |
| ball | 133 |
| fours | 26 |
| sixes | 8 |
| strike rate | 167.67 |
| completed a double century | 117 ball |
Gill made a new record in run chase also
Gill’s double century was not special only in terms of speed. He created a new record even while chasing a big target. With 223 runs, Gill became the batsman with the highest individual innings during run chase in ODI.*
Highest individual score while chasing runs in ODI
- 223 – Shubman Gill vs West Indies, Guwahati, 2026*
- 201 – Glenn Maxwell vs Afghanistan, Wankhede, 2023*
- 193 – Fakhar Zaman vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2021
- 185 – Shane Watson vs Bangladesh, Mirpur, 2011*
- 183 – MS Dhoni vs Sri Lanka, Jaipur, 2005*
- 183 – Virat Kohli vs Pakistan, Mirpur, 2012
333 runs in two consecutive ODI innings
The consistency of Shubman Gill’s bat can be gauged from this figure. He has scored 333 runs in his last two ODI innings. Gill first played an inning of 110 runs and then an unbeaten 223 runs. In this case, Gill is second after Martin Guptill’s 342 runs.
Most runs in two consecutive ODI innings
- 342 – Martin Guptill (105 & 237*), 2015
- 333 – Shubhman Gill (110 and 223*), 2026
- 324 – Shubhman Gill (116 and 208), 2023
- 316 – Rohit Sharma (52 and 264), 2014
- 316 – Shawn Williams (174 & 142), 2023
Shubman Gill’s ODI double century
| Run | ball | opposition team | place | Year |
| 208 | 149 | New Zealand | Hyderabad | 2023 |
| 223* | 133 | west indies | Guwahati | 2026 |
The most special thing about Gill’s Guwahati innings was that he completed his double century in 117 balls, but even after this he continued to bat aggressively and reached unbeaten 223 runs in 133 balls.
Gill’s record made India’s historic run chase special
Batting first, West Indies scored 405/7 runs in 50 overs. John Campbell, Shai Hope and Aamir Jangu scored centuries. In response, Rohit Sharma played a brilliant inning of 101 runs and Shubman Gill scored unbeaten 223 runs to take India to the target.