IPL 2023 Orange Cap: Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill scored a brilliant 129 runs in the qualifier match-2 of the season. Shubman, who completed his century in just 49 balls, has not only become the youngest batsman to score a century in the playoffs, but with this century, his Orange Cap has also been confirmed for this season. Shubman has become the most deserving of this title by defeating Faf du Plessis, who was leading in the Orange Cap race. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Faf Duplessis was on top with 730 runs in 14 matches. But Shubman, who finished second by just eight runs, has left everyone far behind by scoring a fiery century in Qualifier-2.
See the list of top scorers of IPL season-16
name team run match
Shubman Gill GT 851 16Faf du Plessis RCB 730 14Virat Kohli RCB 639 14Yashshvi Jaiswal RR 625 14Devon Conway CSK 625 15Suryakumar Yadav MI 605 16Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK 564 15David Warner DC 516 14Rinku Singh KKR 474 14Ishan Ki Shan MI 454 16
Shubman Gill scored the third century of his career
Qualifier-2 proved to be a great opportunity for Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill. He has scored the third century of his career while playing against Mumbai Indians. In his explosive innings, he completed his century in just 49 balls. Gill has scored three centuries this season. Shubman Gill scored 129 runs in 60 balls at a strike rate of 215.00. He included 7 fours and 10 sixes. He is the youngest batsman to score a century in the playoffs. So with this he has also become entitled to the Orange Cap. Earlier, Faf Duplessis was on top of the list of most contenders for Orange Cap with 730 runs. Shubman was 8 runs behind him and was second with 722 runs. But in Qualifier-2 on Friday, he left everyone behind by scoring a century. Shubman has reached the top of the Orange Cap contenders with 851 runs while RCB’s Faf du Plessis has no chance to chase further as his team is out.
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