Watch: Shubman Gill hit Shoaib Bashir for two sixes in the space of three balls to bring up a crucial match-winning fifty in the second innings at Ranchi today (February 26) as India clinched the series 3-1 with one game to go against England.
India needed 192 to win the series on the difficult wicket of Ranchi but found themselves in trouble as they fell from 84-0 to 120-5. Gill, who dropped out at number three, played cautiously and at one point hit nine off 34 balls despite the rapid fall of wickets around him.
However, he held his own and led India to victory along with wicketkeeper Dhruv Jhuler. The duo overcame repeated field changes and exceptional bowling from the English spinners to reach an unbeaten score of 72 and lead India to yet another home series victory.
Gill, whose standings were under scrutiny ahead of the Test series, reached the milestone in Ranchi by hitting Bashir for six on the third ball of his 60 overs, earning all the critics a score of 50 or above for the third consecutive year. silenced. He came down the track and although he missed the ball, he swung it over the line and hit it over the middle of the wicket, reaching the milestone with 122 balls and needing six more for victory. Ta.
It was also his second boundary of the innings, coming two balls before the first. The batsman was hit by a ball thrown over the track by Hartley and sent the ball to long-off to unshackle him.
Gill remained unbeaten with 52 runs, while Jurrell, who scored 90 runs in the first innings, scored important runs to extend his unbeaten run to 39 runs.
Watch Gill’s twin sixes here:
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