Gill joins elite list of IPL captains

Shubman Gill scores 51 off 26 balls against CSK in Ahmedabad
He reaches 6000 runs this IPL season during his 13th match
Gill becomes 3rd captain to score 600+ runs in back-to-back seasons

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Shubman Gill is on fire for the Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2026 match against the Chennai Super Kings. In the fixture taking place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday (May 21), at the end of

eight overs of GT innings, he was batting on 51 runs from 26 balls. Gill, who captains GT in the IPL, has hammered 5 fours and 3 sixes so far during his stay at the crease and has also completed 6000 runs in this year’s IPL.

Gill, who is playing his 13th match of IPL 2026 on Thursday, has scored 603* runs so far. He is only the third player in IPL history to score 600 or more runs in back-to-back IPL seasons as captain.