A breathtaking display of power hitting unfolded at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati during the second one day international between India and the West Indies. In what turned out to be an unforgettable twenty ninth over, India took full control of the innings as two in-form batters joined forces to take apart the opposition's premier bowling asset. The packed crowd at the venue witnessed an extraordinary assault that completely unsettled the Caribbean bowling unit.
The Match Situation After Twenty Eight Overs
By the time twenty eight overs had been completed, the Indian side had already reached an imposing total of 271 runs for the loss of just a single wicket. West Indies captain Shai Hope was searching for ways to apply the brakes and secure a breakthrough that could stem the rapid flow of runs. In search of a turnaround, the skipper turned to his frontline pacer Jayden Seales to bowl the twenty ninth over. Seales had managed to keep things relatively tidy in his previous spells, but the ensuing six deliveries turned into a nightmare for the visiting side.
Gill Takes Charge In The First Three Balls
Jayden Seales looked to hit his mark with pace and precision on the first ball of the twenty ninth over, but Shubman Gill was ready to strike immediately. Meeting the ball with immaculate timing, Gill sent the delivery soaring into the stands for a colossal six. Seeking to correct his line, Seales pitched the second delivery slightly shorter outside the off stump. Gill read the variation instantly, rocking back without excessive exertion to delicately steer the ball between point and third man for a boundary. On the third delivery, bowled back of a length outside off, Gill calmly punched the ball square of the wicket for a single, handing the strike over to Virat Kohli after 11 runs had already been collected.
Kohli Deepens The Damage With Clean Striking
Virat Kohli picked up right where his batting partner left off. Jayden Seales gambled with a short delivery on the fourth ball, and Kohli seized on it immediately, rocking on to the back foot to dispatch a vicious, flat pull over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Visibly rattled by the onslaught, Seales missed his mark entirely on the fifth delivery, serving an overpitched ball right in the slot. Kohli accepted the gift with open arms, sending a gorgeous lofted drive over mid-off that bounced once before crossing the boundary ropes for four runs.
A 25-Run Over And An Exclusive Milestone For Gill
There was no respite for the bowler on the final delivery either. Aiming for a full ball on the stumps, Seales was flicked stylishly through mid-wicket by Kohli. Even though the ball hung in the air momentarily, it split two deep fielders perfectly and raced away for four more. The sequence of 6, 4, 1, 6, 4, and 4 accumulated a staggering 25 runs from the over, thoroughly demolishing the figures of the Caribbean frontline bowler. Beyond the explosive over, the innings proved momentous for Shubman Gill, who became only the fourteenth batter in world cricket to register two scores of 150 or more in a single calendar year. Seven Indian players have achieved this feat: Sourav Ganguly in 1999, Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar in 2009, Virender Sehwag in 2011, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in 2018, and now Shubman Gill joining the elite club in 2026.
