Shubman Gill hits 62-ball century, continues red-hot ODI form with back-to-back 100s
Captain Shubman Gill continued his red-hot ODI form with a second successive century, reaching his 11th hundred in the format off just 62 balls during India's mammoth chase against the West Indies in the second ODI in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Gill brought up the milestone by clipping Alzarri Joseph through the leg side for four. He took off his helmet, raised his bat towards the stands and was soon embraced by Rohit Sharma, who had played the aggressor's role earlier in the innings.
The celebration, however, was relatively muted. India were chasing a daunting 406 after the West Indies had posted their highest-ever ODI total, and Gill knew the job was far from complete.
The century was Gill's second in as many innings after his hundred in the first ODI. It also extended his run of consecutive ODI centuries to three, putting him among the most prolific batters in the format for successive hundreds in India.Shubman Gill 100 Recap. pic.twitter.com/Gu1eI8cs2Y— Fax' (@faxhereq) September 30, 2026
AB de Villiers holds the record with four consecutive ODI centuries in India between 2010 and 2011, while Virat Kohli also managed four between 2017 and 2018. Gill's latest hundred took him to three in succession.
Gill had started the chase cautiously, allowing Rohit to take the attack to the West Indies bowlers. But once he settled in, the India captain shifted gears and began finding the boundary with increasing regularity.
The opening pair complemented each other well, with one batter taking charge whenever the other was looking to rotate the strike. Their partnership kept India ahead of the required rate and gave the hosts hope of pulling off a record chase.
The target had been set after the West Indies produced a stunning batting display earlier in the day. John Campbell provided the initial assault, smashing a 65-ball century before finishing with 101 off 68 deliveries. The left-hander struck nine fours and five sixes as he repeatedly put India's inexperienced pace attack under pressure.
Shai Hope then combined control with aggression to score 104 off 94 balls, while Amir Jangoo launched another assault in the closing stages. Jangoo reached his second ODI century from just 69 balls and finished unbeaten on 114, with 13 fours and three sixes.
It was the first time the West Indies had three centurions in an ODI innings, while their 405 for seven surpassed their previous highest ODI total of 389 against England in 2019.
India's bowling attack struggled to contain the West Indies on a flat surface in Guwahati.
Auqib Nabi, who became the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to represent India, endured a difficult debut, conceding 84 runs in 8.5 overs. Gurnoor Brar was the most successful of the returning pacers, taking two wickets but conceding 96 runs.
Prasidh Krishna picked up one wicket for 45 runs in his five overs. India also suffered an injury scare when Naman Dhir twisted his ankle after bowling 6.1 overs and was forced to leave the field.
The spinners offered India some control, with Kuldeep Yadav taking two wickets for 65 runs to complete 200 ODI wickets. Ravindra Jadeja also claimed two wickets, finishing with figures of 2/75.
With Jasprit Bumrah away on Asian Games duty and Mohammed Siraj still unavailable, India's inexperienced pace attack had few answers to the West Indies' aggressive batting.- Ends
