Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill played a fluent half-century as Gujarat Titans recorded a convincing seven-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Sunday.Chasing 165 balls, Gujarat Titans rode on Gill’s composed 56 off 40 balls, while Jos Buttler provided the final flourish with a blistering 60 off just 27 deliveries.
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Rovman Powell reacts after KKR’s heartbreaking home defeat The chase was completed comfortably and helped the GT move up to fifth in the points table. They are now two wins and two losses in four games with four points and a -0.029 net pace.The match also marked a significant milestone for Gill, who became the youngest player in IPL history to reach 4,000 runs. At 26 years and 216 days, he broke the previous record held by Virat Kohli, who achieved it in 2016 at the age of 27 years and 195 days.Gill now has 4,031 runs in 118 IPL innings at an impressive average of 39.91, including 28 half-centuries and four hundreds. In terms of innings taken, he is the fifth fastest batsman to reach the milestone with KL Rahul leading the list as he got there in just 104 innings.Gujarat Titans will next face Kolkata Knight Riders on April 17, while Lucknow Super Giants, who slipped to sixth place after the defeat, will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 15.
