Reactions on Twitter: Shubman Gill’s staggering barrel propels India to victory over New Zealand
Team India thrashed New Zealand in the third and final T20I at the iconic Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. With the win, the hosts also took the three-match series 2–1.
First, India hit a massive 234/4 on the board in their allotted 20 overs, courtesy of an overwhelming knock from the opener Shubman Gill. The reckless hitter produced an incredible display of power hitting and hit his first T20I hundred.
Gill reached his century in just 54 balls, becoming the seventh Indian man to reach the three-digit mark in the shortest format. Indian captain Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadavand Virat Kohli had previously hit centuries in T20Is.
Overall, Gill became only the fifth Indian to score hundreds in all three formats for India after Raina, Rohit, Rahul and Kohli. Gill also carried his bat and remained unbeaten on 126 from 63 deliveries, including 12 fours and 7 sixes. Aside from the Punjab batter, Rahul Tripathi also played a quick knock of 44 off 22 deliveries.
In response, New Zealand’s batting fell like a pack of cards as the tourists were bundled for just 66 in 12.1 overs, losing the match by a huge margin of 168 runs. Indian skipper Hardik Pandaya shone with the ball and took a brilliant 4 wicket haul for 16 runs in his 4 overs quota.
Largest margin of victory in a T20I between two Full Member teams:
- 168 runs: India vs New Zealand, Ahmedabad 2023*
- 143 runs: India vs Ireland, Dublin 2018
- 143 runs: Pakistan vs West Indies, Karachi 2018
- 137 runs: England vs West Indies, Basseterre 2019
Here’s how Twitter responded:
India wins the T20 Series 2-1 with a strong performance in Ahmedabad. Scorecard | #INDvNZ 📷 = BCCI pic.twitter.com/SJ86SRwUcA
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) February 1, 2023
As extensive as possible 💪
India wins the series 2-1 against New Zealand after a dominant performance in Ahmedabad! #INDvNZ | 📝: Scorecard: pic.twitter.com/naNCNERIPN
— ICC (@ICC) February 1, 2023
25 consecutive unbeaten ODI series at home for India. We don’t have the news at hand, but that must be unprecedented.
— Icelandic Cricket (@icelandcricket) February 1, 2023
And he did it again! Another great match-winning knock-by @ShubmanGill 👏🏻👊🏻💯@BCCI 🇮🇳
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) February 1, 2023
Hardik Pandya becomes the first Indian captain to take a four-wicket T20I haul.
First Indian men’s captain in any format since Anil Kumble in both innings of the 2008 Sydney Test.#INDvNZ
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) February 1, 2023
India in 2023:
– Defeat SL (2-1) in T20.
– Beat SL (3-0) in ODI.
– Beat NZ (3-0) in ODI.
– Defeat NZ (2-1) in T20.India continues to dominate in its own country.
— Jans. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 1, 2023
India defeated New Zealand by 168 points in the third T20I.#INDvNZ #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/36E3VhwRJa
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) February 1, 2023
Match overview 😅 #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/UfxtAnR2Ls
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 1, 2023
Shubman Gill beats New Zealand by 60 runs! 😅
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) February 1, 2023
When you think you’ve seen it all, you still see the perfect team performance.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 1, 2023
India’s 168-run victory over New Zealand today is the highest margin of victory between two Full Member teams in a T20I#INDvNZ #Cricket
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) February 1, 2023
Shubham Gill continues Virat Kohli’s legacy to lead T20 cricket in orthodox batting.
— Nikhil Naz (@NikhilNaz) February 1, 2023
Shubman vaari paata 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
Maiden test 100 ✅
ODI Double 100 ✅
Maiden T20I 100 ✅#INDvNZ #ShubmanGill #TeamIndia | @ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/T0GewvowNq— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) February 1, 2023
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