Shubman Gill scores a ton: Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill was in his element in an IPL 2023 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad today (May 15) as he scored his maiden IPL ton to grab the Orange Cap from RCB's Faf du Plessis.

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Playing at at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gill shot 13 boundaries and a six in his fast-paced 101-run knock.

Gill's century is the sixth ton in IPL 2023 as Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Harry Brook, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Prabhsimran Singh have already cracked a 100 each. 

Gill started on a high note as he completed his 50 runs in just 22 balls with the help of nine boundaries.

He slowed down a bit, but he didn't give breathing space to Hyderabad bowlers as he completed another 50 runs in just 34 balls to complete the century in just 56 balls.

He played just two balls more before departing at 101.

The young batsman is in superb form as he also scored 94 not out in 54 balls against Lucknow Super Giants in his previous match.

He had also scored two 50s before his innings against Lucknow.  

With a ton today, Gill has scored 634 runs in 14 matches in IPL 2023.

He is three runs ahead of second-placed Du Plessis of Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

List of batsmen with a ton in IPL 2023

S.No Player CENTURIES SCORE TEAM OPPOSITION  
1 Suryakumar Yadav 1 103* Mumbai Indians Gujarat Titans  
2 Venkatesh Iyer 1 104 Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai Indians  
3 Harry Brook 1 100* Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata Knight Riders  
4 Yashasvi Jaiswal 1 124 Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Indians  
5 Prabhsimran Singh 1 103 Punjab Kings Delhi Capitals  
6 Shubman Gill 1 101 Gujarat Titans Sunrisers Hyderabad