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India’s Shubman Gill youngest to hit 200 in ODIs

22 January, 2023
India 349 for 8 in 50 overs (Shubman Gill 208)
India 349 for 8 in 50 overs (Shubman Gill 208)

Shubman Gill hit a fine double century as India beat New Zealand by 12 runs in an ODI thriller in Hyderabad.

Opener Gill smashed 19 fours and nine sixes in his innings of 208 from 149 balls, reaching his 200 with three successive sixes off Lockie Ferguson. 

New Zealand looked out of the contest when they slipped to 131-6, but Michael Bracewell clubbed 140 off 78 balls.

Just as it looked like the tourists might pull off an unlikely win, Mohammed Siraj took two quick wickets. Siraj finished with 4-46, including the wicket of Mitchell Santner, who shared 162 for the seventh wicket with Bracewell.

At the age of 23 years and 132 days, Gill becomes the youngest man to hit a double ton in a one-day international. 

He is the eighth men’s batter to achieve the feat and the fifth Indian. Captain Rohit Sharma, who has hit three ODI double hundreds in his career - including the record 264 - was the second-highest scorer with just 34.

New Zealand 337 in 49.2 overs (Michael Bracewell 140, Mohammad Siraj 4 for 46) (BBC sport)

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