The Indian team beat New Zealand in Ahmedabad’s third and final T20I encounter by 168 runs. In this match, India’s opener batter Shubhman Gill scored 126* runs off 63 balls which includes 12 fours and 7 elegant sixes. With the help of Shubhman’s splendid knock Indian team set a mammoth total of 234/4 on the board. In the reply, the kiwi’s batter collapsed in front of the Indian bowler and registered 66/10 in 12.1 overs. With this win, the Indian team also clinched the series by 2-1.
Here is the list of records made by the Shubhman Gill and Indian team in the third T20I match.
- Gill became the youngest Indian batter to hit the T20I century. He scored a scintillating century at the age of 23 years, 146 days. He beat former Indian batter Suresh Raina, who completed it in 23 years and 156 days.
Pakistani batter Ahmed Shahzad is the youngest batter to knock the blistering T20I century. He was 22 years 127 days old when he completed this feat. - Shubhman scored 126* runs, which is the highest individual score by an Indian batter. He surpassed Veteran batter Virat Kohli, who scored 122 in Asia Cup 2022 against Afghanistan.
- Gill’s 126* against New Zealand set another record. This is the highest individual run scored by any batter in the world against New Zealand in T20Is. Before this, South African batter Richard Levi scored 117 in 2012.
- Shubhman became the youngest Indian batter to score centuries in all formats. He is the fifth Indian batter to do so after Raina, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul.
- India beat New Zealand by 168 runs to win the match. This is the biggest margin victory by any team in the T20Is.
- Indian team bowled out New Zealand on 66 runs. This is the lowest total by any team against India in T20Is.
- Team India set 234 on the board, which is the highest total against New Zealand in T20Is.
- Indian fast bowlers have taken all the 10 wickets of New Zealand. This is the first time that an Indian fast bowler bagged all the wickets of the opponent in T20Is.
- This is the first time when New Zealand lost all 10 wickets against fast bowlers.
- Team India have extended their victory in the home T20I series to 13. They have won 11 of those.