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Gill, won the Player of the Match award, whereas, for his all-around show and leadership skills throughout the series, Indian skipper Hardik Pandya bagged the Player of the Series award.
Updated : Feb 02, 2023, 12:16 PM IST | Edited by : Chankesh Rao
India remained undefeated in 2023 after trouncing New Zealand in the decisive match of the three-game series. Led by Shubman Gill's unbeaten 126, India were able to overpower Mitchell Santner and his team by a whopping margin of 168 runs - the largest margin of victory for India against the Kiwis.
Gill put on a virtuoso performance, rescuing India from a potentially disastrous start. After opener Ishan Kishan's dismal outing, Gill steadied the ship with Rahul Tripathi and others, guiding the team to their highest-ever total against New Zealand - 234.
Shubman Gill put up a sensational show to score a stunning & was our top performer from the first innings of the third & final #INDvNZ T20I #TeamIndia
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 1, 2023
Here's a summary of his superb knock pic.twitter.com/hDHBvDuizO
During the thrilling chase, the visitors eventually succumbed to a meager 66 runs in 12.1 overs, as the pacers swept the 2021 T20 World Cup finalists aside. Hardik Pandya was the standout bowler, snaring four wickets for a mere 16 runs. Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Mavi, and Umran Malik also contributed two wickets each, helping to seal a series victory for India
Here we look at some of the records broken by Shubman Gill in this game-
Batsman to smash at least one hundred for India in all three formats:
Least number of innings taken to smash maiden T20I hundred for India:
Youngest batsman to smash a hundred in men's T20I for India:
Batsman to score century vs New Zealand in men's T20I:
Highest Score by an Indian batsman in T20Is:
Youngest batsman to have at least one hundred in all three formats: