Published 23:16 IST, November 1st 2019
Shubman Gill registers highest List A score in Deodhar Trophy match
Shubman Gill smashed 143 runs off 142 balls as India C dominated India A to win the match by 232 runs and enter the final of this year's Deodhar Trophy.
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India C skipper Shubman Gill on Friday played a match-winning kck of 143 runs off 142 balls as India C crushed India A by 232 runs to enter final of Deodhar Trophy. century also helped him register his highest List A score of career, surpassing 124 runs he scored last year.
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Shubman Gill batting against India A
Gill along with Team India Test opener Mayank Agarwal (120 of 111) shared a 226-run stand for first wicket. Gill smashed half a dozen sixes besides 10 fours. Suryakumar Yadav produced some fireworks (72 t out off 29) towards backend of innings to propel team to 366 for 3 in 50 overs.
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India A's chase was derailed by off-spinner Jalaj Saxena, whose spell of 7/41 bulldozed opponents' batting line-up.
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Shubman Gill's 124 against Karnataka in 2018
Last year, Gill played a brilliant unbeaten kck of 123 runs for Punjab against Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy. It helped his side make 269 for 3 in 42 overs. match was delayed due to a wet outfield. He had also equalled record of Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh of hitting 6 sixes in a List A innings. Punjab ultimately won match by 4 runs.
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Gill, who led India A in second ufficial Test against South Africa A in September, scored 90 and 92 in first innings of first and second ufficial Tests against South Africa A, respectively. He also scored an unbeaten double century against West Indies A at Tarouba in August, this year, that earned him his maiden call-up to Indian senior Test squad.
18:21 IST, November 1st 2019