On Friday, September 15 at R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the final Super 4 match of the Asia Cup 2023 will pit India vs. Bangladesh.
After choosing to bat first, Bangladesh was invited to do so by Indian captain Rohit Sharma. In response, the team captained by Shakib Al Hasan posted a respectable total of 265/8 in the stipulated 50 overs, with their captain setting the tone with his innings of 80 (85).
In response, India didn’t have the best of starts as Tilak Varma (5 off 9) and Rohit (0 off 2) left the game early. Shubman Gill, on the other hand, managed to hold one end while advancing the innings with his magnificent half-century. The 24-year-old celebrated the occasion in grand fashion by launching Mahedi Hasan over the deep wicket boundary in the 20th over after dancing down the track against him.
The ball sounded lovely as it left Gill’s bat and soared high into the night sky. After taking some early hits, the opener stabilised the Indian innings by reaching his fifty in 61 balls.
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FIFTY for Shubman!
A towering six brings up back to back fifties for @ShubmanGill as he continues to lead #TeamIndia‘s charge in a critical run-chase!
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Shubman Gill has scored the most runs in ODIs in 2023.
With 972 runs scored from 17 innings in ODIs at an average of 69.42 and a strike rate of 102.63, three hundreds, and five fifty-sixes to his credit, the Punjab-born hitter is in the best shape of his life in 2023. Additionally, earlier this year against New Zealand, he made a double hundred (208) and became the eighth batsman in history to do so.
Returning to the game, Gill and KL Rahul had a crucial 57-run partnership for the third wicket off 87 balls. Along with Suryakumar Yadav, he scored a crucial 45 runs off 55 balls for the fifth wicket. India was left floundering at 141/5 after 33 overs with Gill 75* (98) and Ravindra Jadeja 1* (1) at the crease after Suryakumar’s dismissal.
India and Sri Lanka will square off in the championship match on Sunday, September 17, at the same location, following this game.
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