WATCH: Shubman Gill slams 49-ball ton in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022 for Punjab against Karnataka

Gill took the Karnataka bowling attack to the cleaners and ended up scoring 126 off 55 balls.

Shubman Gill put on a show with the bat in the first quarter-final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Tuesday (November 1).

Playing for Punjab against Karnataka, the 23-year-old slammed a whirlwind century in just 49 balls. His first-ever T20 ton came just a day after he received his maiden T20I call-up for the upcoming tour of New Zealand.

Touted as India’s next batting superstar, Gill took the Karnataka bowling attack to the cleaners while opening the innings. The classy right-hander ended up scoring 126 off just 55 balls before getting dismissed in the penultimate over.

Gill smashed 9 massive sixes and 11 fours in his dazzling knock, fetching 98 runs in boundaries alone.

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Thanks to Shubman Gill’s innings, Punjab piled up a mammoth 225/4 in their allotted 20 overs. Anmolpreet Singh also made a notable contribution with the bat, scoring 59 off 43 balls.