Shubman Gill Achieved Historic Feat As A Captain In IPL 2026

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Abhay Tiwari
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Abhay Tiwari is a sports writer with over two years of experience, having worked with Zee News and currently with Sports Digest. He covers cricket, badminton,...
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IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans Captains played a crucial inning and Captain Shubman Gill took his team into the finals single handedly. While chasing down the target of more than 200 he showed truly and played a memorable knock as a captain to reach the finals and now. Tomorrow is the final battle between the Gujarat Titans and the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gill scored a century in the qualifier round and also he achieved a historic feat in the history of the Indian Premier League 2026. He became the first player to reach this point in IPL.

Shubman Gill became the first captain in the history of IPL to score hundred in IPL playoffs matches, Earlier the best score records were held by David Warner and Rajat Patidar. But last night against the Rajasthan Royals Gill broke all the records and achieved the massive feat of being a captain. 

Most run as a captain in Playoffs matches

1- Shubman Gill   – 104 runs against RR 

2- Rajat Patidar    – 93 runs against GT

3- David Warner   – 93 runs against GL

4- Shreyas Iyer     – 87 runs against MI

5- Adam Gilchrist  -85 runs against DD

Gill created history in Playoffs

Shubman Gill became the first captain to make a century in IPL knockout matches. He scored 104 runs of 53 balls including 15 boundaries and 3 sixes with a strike rate of 196.23, he initiated his inning with Sai Sudharsan and both gave a good start to the team and Sai got hit wicket on 58 runs and then Gill took team to the final single handedly and also achieved a record of making most runs as a captain in playoffs matches. 

GT will appear in Third IPL final

The Gujarat Titans are into their third final of the Indian Premier League. They have won their maiden IPL title in 2022 under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, In year 2023 Gujarat has reached the final but they lose it against the Chennai Super Kings and now It is third time they are into the final and it will be a huge opportunity to beat the defending champion bangalore to seize the second IPL title.

ALSO READ: Where And How To Watch GT vs RR IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 Match Live? Full Streaming And Telecast Details

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Abhay Tiwari is a sports writer with over two years of experience, having worked with Zee News and currently with Sports Digest. He covers cricket, badminton, and kabaddi, with experience reporting on major events like the Asia Cup, ICC T20 World Cup, and IPL. Beyond journalism, he is passionate about traveling and photography, often capturing moments from his journeys.