Indian captain Shubman Gill rewrote cricket history in Guwahati by scoring the fastest double century in One Day International (ODI) history during the second ODI against the West Indies. Reaching the milestone in a mere 117 balls, Gill remained unbeaten on 223 off 133 deliveries. Beyond handing India a commanding position, his record-shattering innings also relieved Bangladesh of an unwanted record in international cricket.
Until this extraordinary knock, the record for the fastest ODI double century belonged to fellow Indian batsman Ishan Kishan, who reached his double hundred off 126 balls against Bangladesh in Chattogram on 10 December 2022. Gill’s display eclipsed Kishan’s mark by nine balls, lifting the shadow of that record-breaking performance off Bangladesh’s bowling history.
Gill’s masterclass set several other benchmarks in international cricket. Crossing the 201-run threshold, he broke Glenn Maxwell’s record for the highest individual score during a run chase in ODIs. Maxwell had famously scored an unbeaten 201 off 181 balls against Afghanistan at the 2023 World Cup. Later in the innings, when Gill passed 219 runs off 131 balls, he surpassed Virender Sehwag’s iconic 219 against the West Indies in Indore in 2011 to register the highest individual score by a captain in ODI history.
This performance marked Gill’s second career double century in ODIs, making him only the second Indian batter after Rohit Sharma to achieve multiple double hundreds in the 50-over format. It stands as the 13th double century overall in ODI history.
India’s response began with Rohit Sharma setting an aggressive tempo, reaching his half-century in just 37 balls while Gill played a supporting role, rotating the strike smoothly. Once acclimatised to the surface, Gill launched his own assault on the West Indies attack, targetting the pacers with precise timing and gap placement. He reached his hundred off 62 balls in the 21st over, pulling Alzarri Joseph for a boundary to guide India past the 200-run mark.
Accelerating rapidly through the middle overs, Gill reached 142 off 82 balls by the 25th over, helping India reach 250. He went on to complete his 150 off 89 deliveries—the fastest 150 by an Indian in ODIs. A boundary off Vittel Loves in the 30th over brought up India’s 300, marking the fastest team 300 recorded in ODI history. Following Virat Kohli’s dismissal for 29, Ruturaj Gaikwad joined Gill at the crease. Gill surged past MS Dhoni’s long-standing Indian record for the highest individual score in an ODI chase (183 runs) before working a single off Loves in the 39th over to secure his double century off 117 balls.
