Shubman Gill owns four 50-plus scores vs MI: Key stats
What's the story
The ninth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will see a thrilling clash between two Western powerhouses, Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI), on March 29 in Ahmedabad.
This encounter is especially interesting as Hardik Pandya played a key role in GT's success before returning to MI in 2024.
Meanwhile, GT's current skipper Shubman Gill is among the players to watch out for.
Here we present his numbers against MI.
Stats
An average of 36.66 vs MI
Gill has fared hold and cold against the five-time champions, slamming 440 runs across 12 games against them at an average of 36.66, as per ESPNcricinfo.
The tally includes three fifties besides a ton as his strike rate of 149.65 is pretty impressive.
He has been dismissed under 10 four times against the Men in Blue and Gold.
DYK
The breathtaking hundred vs MI
Gill powered GT against MI in the IPL 2023 Qualifier 2. His 129-run knock from 60 balls scripted several records.
The star opener recorded the second-highest individual score against Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
AB de Villiers holds the record with a knock of an unbeaten 133 for RCB in May 2015.
Gill also scripted the second-highest individual score among by an Indian batter in the IPL.
Face-off
Gill's numbers vs key MI bowlers
Gill needs to be watchful against his opposite number Hardik Pandya, who has trapped the GT star thrice across four IPL meetings.
Deepak Chahar has dismissed Gill four times across 10 IPL meetings, conceding 78 runs off 55 balls.
However, the batter averages 59 against Trent Boult, falling to him just once across 10 clashes.
Career
Presenting his overall IPL numbers
Albeit in a losing cause, Gill blasted a 14-ball 33 against Punjab Kings in GT's IPL 2025 opener.
Coming to his overall numbers, the star batter has racked up 3,249 runs from 104 matches at 37.78 (SR: 136.29).
He owns four tons and 20 fifties. Gill's IPL 2024 captaincy for GT was his first major taste of senior-level captaincy.
The opener won the Orange Cap in IPL 2023 for scoring 890 runs.