Shubman Gill registers highest List A score in Deodhar Trophy match

India C skipper Shubman Gill on Friday played a match-winning knock of 143 runs off 142 balls as India C crushed India A by 232 runs to enter the final of the Deodhar Trophy. The century also helped him register his highest List A score of the career, surpassing the 124 runs he scored last year.

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Shubman Gill batting against India A

Gill along with Team India Test opener Mayank Agarwal (120 of 111) shared a 226-run stand for the first wicket. Gill smashed half a dozen sixes besides 10 fours. Suryakumar Yadav produced some fireworks (72 not out off 29) towards the backend of the innings to propel the team to 366 for 3 in 50 overs.

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India A's chase was derailed by off-spinner Jalaj Saxena, whose spell of 7/41 bulldozed the opponents' batting line-up.

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Shubman Gill's 124 against Karnataka in 2018

Last year, Gill played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 123 runs for Punjab against Karnataka in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. It helped his side make 269 for 3 in 42 overs. The match was delayed due to a wet outfield. He had also equalled the record of Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh of hitting 6 sixes in a List A innings. Punjab ultimately won the match by 4 runs.

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Gill, who led India A in the second unofficial Test against South Africa A in September, scored 90 and 92 in the first innings of the first and second unofficial Tests against South Africa A, respectively. He also scored an unbeaten double century against West Indies A at Tarouba in August, this year, that earned him his maiden call-up to the Indian senior Test squad.