Follow UsHardik Pandya has been a thorn in Shubman Gill's flesh. The Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper got the better of his Gujarat Titans (GT) counterpart for the fourth time in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Pandya dismissed Gill for 38 off 27 to give MI their first breakthrough of the match in Ahmedabad on March 29 (Saturday).
Gill has scored just 11 off 18 deliveries against Pandya, registering an average of 2.8 and has scored at a strike rate of 61.1 against the pacer.
4 vs Hardik Pandya (5 inns)
4 vs Anrich Nortje (7 inns)
4 vs Deepak Chahar (11 inns)
3 vs Yuzvendra Chahal (8 inns)
3 vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar (10 inns)
Only two other players have dismissed Gill on four occasions - Anrich Nortje and Deepak Chahar. Incidentally, Chahar is playing for MI in this match, but could not add to his tally.
Moreover, Gill is Pandya's favourite victim in the IPL, having dismissed him on four occasions - the most against any batter.
4 - Shubman Gill
3 - Manish Pandey
3 - Mayank Agarwal
Gill has once again been dismissed after getting off to an excellent start. The 25-year-old scored 33 off 14 in the Titans' IPL 2025 season opener against Punjab Kings (PBKS) four nights ago.
Gill-led GT lost their first game of the season against PBKS by 11 runs in pursuit of 244.