IND Vs NZ: Shubman Gill’s amazing half-century on New Zealand soil

Batting first in the match played between India and New Zealand at the Eden Park Stadium in Auckland, the Indian team has given a target of 307 runs to the hosts. In this match, Indian batsman Shubman Gill has surprised everyone with his explosive performance. Shubman Gill did not get a place in the T20 series.

 

In this match, Shubman Gill played an inning of 50 off 65 balls with the help of three sixes and one four. He stitched together a 124-run partnership with skipper Shikhar Dhawan to take India towards a strong score. Shubman hit three sixes and a four in his innings. In the year 2022, Shubman has made a very good game. This year, he has played 10 innings in ODIs, in which he has scored half-centuries in four innings. Shubman also scored a century in one of these innings. Talking about statistics, he has so far scored 629 runs in ODI cricket at an average of 57.18.

 

In this match, there was a century partnership between Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan. There was a partnership of 124 runs in 139 balls for the first wicket between the two batsmen. Shubman has been included in the squad after a long time. As soon as he got a chance in this match, he rocked the bat. Showing a strong game, Shubman licked the dust of the New Zealand bowlers. Captain Shikhar Dhawan also showed strong performance in this match, scoring 72 runs in 77 balls and hitting 13 fours.

 

Shubman Gill has also broken the record of Virender Sehwag while opening. Shubman has become the youngest batsman to score a half-century for India in New Zealand. Sehwag made this record in New Zealand at the age of 24 years and 70 days while Shubman Gill made this record at the age of 23 years and 78 days.