IND vs BAN, Asia Cup 2023: Shubman Gill slams 5th ODI ton; joins Sachin, Kohli in list of batters to cross 1000 runs in calendar year

Gill reached the hundred in 117 balls, hitting eight fours and five sixes during the innings.

India’s Shubman Gill raises his bat after scoring a half century. | Photo Credit: AP

Shubman Gill hit his fifth One-Day Internationals century during India’s Asia Cup match against Bangladesh at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

The 24-year-old struck six fours and four sixes on his way to the hundred, reaching the three-figure score in 117 deliveries. Gill, in the process, crossed 1000 runs in the format in the calender year 2023. He became the 13th Indian to achieve the feat. Sachin Tendulkar sits at the top of the list with 1894 runs in 1998.

Opening the batting for India, Gill guided India’s chase and held one end even as wickets tumbled at the other. Gill fell on 121 off 133 deliveries off Mahedi Hasan with India still needing 57 runs off 38.

India eventually fell just six runs short of the target and was bundled out for 259 runs.

The innings against Bangladesh was Gill’s fourth hundred-plus score in 2023. He also hit 208 against New Zealand in January this year.