Shubman Gill has scored 4,588 runs in 133 IPL matches at an average of 40.60 and strike rate of 142.13 — the most consistently productive batting record of any opener in the modern IPL era. Now India’s Test and ODI captain as well as Gujarat Titans skipper, and with GT in the IPL 2026 Final after his stunning Qualifier 2 century, here’s his complete career breakdown, every record held, and what his 2026 numbers actually mean.
Quick Answer — Shubman Gill IPL Career
Shubman Gill (born 8 Sep 1999, Fazilka, Punjab) plays for Gujarat Titans as right-hand opening batter and captain. Career IPL: 4,588 runs in 133 matches, avg 40.60, SR 142.13, HS 129*, 5 centuries, 32 half-centuries. Orange Cap winner 2023 (890 runs). Seven straight seasons with 400-plus runs. IPL 2026: 722 runs in 15 innings at avg 48.13, SR 163.70. GT are in the IPL 2026 Final.
Career Overview
Before Gill joined Gujarat Titans in 2022, most people outside cricket circuits knew him as “the talented KKR kid who never quite got the platform.” Four seasons at Kolkata across 2018–2021 produced solid numbers — 203, 296, 440, and 478 runs respectively — but a strike rate hovering around 125 meant the bigger question marks stayed. The Gujarat Titans gave him a fresh start, and the rest is one of IPL’s sharpest batting reinventions.
What changed at GT wasn’t Gill’s technique — it was his intent at the top of the order. The 2022 title-winning season saw him hit 483 runs at a strike rate of 132.33, noticeably sharper than his KKR days. In 2023, something fully clicked. He finished the season with 890 runs at 59.33, three centuries, and the Orange Cap — the second-highest aggregate ever in a single IPL season. That tally sits only behind Virat Kohli’s 973 in 2016 in the all-time IPL runs list.
Made captain in 2024 after Hardik Pandya’s exit, Gill scored 426 runs that year including the 100th century in IPL history. His 2025 season — 650 runs at a strike rate of 161 — was his second-best ever, until 2026 came along. By the time GT walked into Qualifier 2 against Rajasthan Royals on May 29, Gill had already tallied 618 runs in 14 innings. He then played the single best knockout innings of his career — 104 off 53 balls at Mullanpur — to power GT into their third IPL final in five seasons. His 2026 total now stands at 722 runs in 15 innings, averaging 48.13 and striking at 163.70. Seven straight seasons of 400-plus runs. No opener in IPL history has maintained that consistency over the same stretch.
Insight
The stat no one’s leading with: Gill became the first-ever captain to score a century in an IPL playoff game with his 104 off 53 vs RR in Qualifier 2. He also became the fourth batter to score 700-plus runs in two different IPL seasons — joining Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, and Sai Sudharsan. With 722 runs, he’s one of only three batters to cross 700 in IPL 2026. Check the current IPL 2026 Orange Cap standings and Gill’s name sits right at the top.
Season-by-Season IPL Record
Here’s Gill’s complete year-by-year breakdown across both franchises:
| Season | Team | M | Runs | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | KKR | 13 | 203 | 33.83 | ~122 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2019 | KKR | 14 | 296 | 32.89 | ~126 | 0 | 3 | 76 |
| 2020 | KKR | 14 | 440 | ~34 | 117.96 | 0 | 3 | 70 |
| 2021 | KKR | 16 | 478 | ~36 | ~127 | 0 | 4 | 96 |
| 2022 | GT | 16 | 483 | 34.50 | 132.33 | 0 | 4 | 96 |
| 2023 | GT | 17 | 890 | 59.33 | 157.80 | 3 | 4 | 129* |
| 2024 | GT | 14 | 426 | ~35 | ~148 | 1 | 3 | 104 |
| 2025 | GT | 14 | 650 | ~52 | 161.00 | 0 | 6 | ~90 |
| 2026 | GT | 15 | 722 | 48.13 | 163.70 | 1 | 6 | 104 |
| Total | — | 133 | 4,588 | 40.60 | 142.13 | 5 | 32 | 129* |
Best Season: IPL 2023
Nothing in Gill’s career — yet — quite matches what happened in IPL 2023. He went into the season having never scored an IPL century. By the end, he had three. His first ton came against SRH on May 15 at Ahmedabad: 101 off 58 balls. He followed that with 104 off 92 against RCB and then, in Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians, his best — 129 off 60, an innings that won GT the match and booked their final berth.
The overall 890-run tally at 59.33 and a strike rate of 157.80 was historic. It’s the second-highest single-season aggregate in IPL history, only below Kohli’s 973 in 2016. Three centuries in a fortnight by a 23-year-old who’d never scored a T20 hundred before that campaign — no one on Cricbuzz or CricTracker had that storyline on their bingo card in March 2023. His opening partner Sai Sudharsan has since blossomed into a reliable foil, and the combination they’ve built since 2023 has produced eleven century-opening stands — now the most by any pair in men’s T20 cricket, ahead of Kohli-Gayle’s ten. In Qualifier 2 of IPL 2026, they added 167 for the first wicket against RR, the highest partnership in IPL playoff history.
Gill at GT (2022–2026)
- 5 seasons, 3,171 runs
- Avg: 46.63
- SR: 153.50
- Centuries: 5
- Half-centuries: 19
- Orange Cap: 1 (2023)
Gill at KKR (2018–2021)
- 4 seasons, 1,417 runs
- Avg: 31.48
- SR: 123.00
- Centuries: 0
- Half-centuries: 11
- Orange Cap: 0
Records Held
Gill owns several IPL batting milestones that rarely get bundled together in one article:
- Only the second batter to hit 500-plus runs in consecutive seasons as captain (after Virat Kohli, 2015–16) — and in 2026, he’s crossed 700 as captain.
- Holds the record for most runs in a single IPL season as a GT batter — his 890 in 2023 remains a franchise record by a significant margin.
- Scored the 100th century in IPL history in 2024, and now has five IPL hundreds overall.
- Three centuries in a single IPL season (2023) — a feat only two other batters (Kohli and Jos Buttler) have achieved.
- Highest individual score for GT: 129* off 60 vs MI (Qualifier 2, 2023, Ahmedabad).
- First-ever captain to score a century in an IPL playoff game — 104 off 53 vs RR (Qualifier 2, 2026, Mullanpur).
- Highest partnership in IPL playoff history: 167 runs with Sai Sudharsan vs RR (Qualifier 2, 2026).
- With Sai Sudharsan, holds the record for most century stands in men’s T20 cricket — 11, surpassing Kohli-Gayle (10).
- 700-plus runs in two different IPL seasons (2023 and 2026) — only the fourth batter after Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, and Sai Sudharsan.
- Seven consecutive IPL seasons with 400-plus runs — the longest active streak for any opener in the tournament.
- Reached 6,000 overall T20 runs during the 2026 season — the seventh-fastest player in history to the landmark, and the second-fastest Indian after KL Rahul.
IPL 2026 Form: The Playoff Masterclass
If 2023 was Gill’s volume season, 2026 has been his pace and clutch season. His strike rate of 163.70 through 15 innings is a career-high for any sustained run he’s put together. The standout knock of his 2026 campaign before the playoffs was an 86 off 49 balls, but nothing quite prepared even his own fans for what came on May 29 at Mullanpur.
Chasing 215 against Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 — the highest-ever target in an IPL playoff — Gill walked in with everything on the line. He put on 167 with Sai Sudharsan (the highest partnership in IPL playoff history), then kept going alone. He reached his century in just 47 deliveries — the fastest hundred by any GT batter in IPL history — and finished with 104 off 53, featuring 15 fours and 3 sixes, before being dismissed LBW by Jofra Archer in the 15th over. GT got home with four overs to spare. With that innings, Gill became the first captain ever to score a century in an IPL playoff game.
Along the way in 2026, he also crossed 4,500 career IPL runs and 6,000 overall T20 runs — reaching the latter landmark in just 185 innings, the seventh-fastest in history. His powerplay strike rate this season has consistently sat well above his career norm. GT’s run to the final has tracked almost directly with whether Gill gets through the first six overs. When he does, the Titans score big. His leadership in the batting unit and the dressing room, at 26, is the kind of blueprint Virat Kohli set with RCB a decade ago — results-driven captaincy carried on the back of personal run-scoring.
The case for Shubman Gill being the best batter in IPL right now stopped being an argument somewhere around the 104 off 53 balls at Mullanpur on May 29. No opener in the tournament has been this consistent over this many seasons, and nobody else is doing it while captaining a franchise, leading the national side in two formats, and then producing their team’s most clutch playoff innings on demand.
What sets him apart from peer comparisons isn’t the 2023 season, brilliant as it was. It’s that his strike rate has climbed by over 40 points from his KKR years to his GT years, while his average has risen by 15 runs. That’s not just maturity — that’s structural change in approach. And for all the talk of whether Gill can produce in knockout cricket, he now has two of the greatest innings in IPL playoff history to his name — the 129* in 2023 and the 104 in 2026. He’ll cross 5,000 IPL runs before the 2027 season closes, and at that point the conversation about where he ranks all-time stops being a conversation. It becomes settled.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many runs has Shubman Gill scored in IPL?
Shubman Gill has scored 4,588 runs in 133 IPL matches through the 2026 season (including Qualifier 2), at a batting average of 40.60 and strike rate of 142.13. He’s hit 5 centuries and 32 half-centuries, with a highest score of 129* against Mumbai Indians in the 2023 Qualifier 2.
What was Shubman Gill’s best IPL season?
IPL 2023 was Gill’s best season by volume — 890 runs in 17 matches at an average of 59.33 and a strike rate of 157.80, including three centuries. That tally is the second-highest in a single IPL season ever, behind only Virat Kohli’s 973 in 2016. He won the Orange Cap that year. His 2026 season (722 runs at SR 163.70) is his best by strike rate and the highest-ever playoff contribution by any captain.
Which team does Shubman Gill play for in IPL 2026?
Gill plays for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026, serving as captain. He was retained by GT ahead of the IPL 2026 mega auction for ₹16.50 crore. GT are in the IPL 2026 Final after Gill’s match-winning 104 in Qualifier 2. He previously played for Kolkata Knight Riders from 2018 to 2021 before joining GT in 2022.
Has Shubman Gill won the Orange Cap?
Yes. Gill won the IPL Orange Cap in 2023 after scoring 890 runs — the most by any batter that season. He is a top contender for the 2026 Orange Cap as well, with 722 runs in 15 innings at a strike rate of 163.70 as of 30 May 2026, making him one of only three batters with 700-plus runs this season.
What is Shubman Gill’s IPL 2026 strike rate?
Gill’s strike rate in IPL 2026 is 163.70 across 15 innings — a career-high for any sustained run. His best 2026 knock was 104 off 53 balls against Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 on May 29 at Mullanpur, where he became the first captain to score a century in an IPL playoff game and powered GT into the final.
Has Shubman Gill scored a century in IPL 2026?
Yes. Gill scored his first and only century of IPL 2026 in Qualifier 2 against Rajasthan Royals on May 29 at Mullanpur — 104 off 53 balls (15 fours, 3 sixes). It is the fastest century by any GT batter in IPL history (47 balls to three figures), the first-ever century by a captain in an IPL playoff, and part of a record 167-run opening stand with Sai Sudharsan.
Bottom Line
Shubman Gill’s IPL story runs in two distinct chapters: four careful KKR seasons building the foundation, then five increasingly dominant GT seasons where the ceiling kept moving. The career average of 40.60 across 133 matches understates how good the last five years have been — his GT-era average is over 46. Seven straight 400-plus seasons is the kind of consistency that puts you in a conversation with the game’s most reliable white-ball batters, regardless of format or franchise. His Qualifier 2 century on May 29, 2026 — the first-ever by a captain in an IPL knockout, against the highest-ever playoff chase — wasn’t just a great innings. It was a statement about what he is now: the most complete batting captain in the competition. He’ll be the first GT batter to 5,000 IPL runs, almost certainly within the next season.
