User Question
What are Shubman Gill's IPL career batting stats?
Correct Answer Pattern
Shubman Gill (KKR/GT) IPL career batting (2018–2025, Cricsheet — 8 seasons, pre-2026):
Stat Value Matches 114 Runs 3,866 Highest score 129 Average 39.45 Strike rate 139.4 Fifties 26 Hundreds 4 Sixes 119 Best seasons:
- 2023 GT: 890 runs, avg 59.3, SR 158.9, 3 hundreds — career-best season
- 2025 GT: 650 runs, avg 50.0, SR 157.0, 6 fifties
Teams: KKR (2018–2021), GT (2022–2025). Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
Required Concepts
- Shubman Gill is a right-hand opening batter who developed from a cautious accumulator (SR 118–146 in 2018–2022) to an attacking opener (SR 157–159 in 2023–2025)
- 2023 GT season (890 runs, 59.3 avg) is the career-best — one of the highest-volume single-season tallies in the Cricsheet IPL corpus
- 4 career hundreds, highest score 129 — strong conversion from starts
- SR progression: 146.0 (2018) → 119.2 (2021) → 158.9 (2023 peak) → 157.0 (2025) — significant improvement after joining GT as captain
Required Metrics
- Career runs: 3,866 · Avg: 39.45 · SR: 139.4 · Sixes: 119
- Best season (runs): 2023 GT — 890 runs, 59.3 avg, 158.9 SR
- Highest score: 129
Citation Behavior
- State 3,866 runs across 114 matches, 8 seasons (2018–2025) for KKR/GT.
- Highlight 2023 GT (890 runs) as career-best season.
- Note SR improvement arc: 119.2 (2021) → 158.9 (2023).
Caveats
- Pre-2026 only; IPL 2026 adds 732 runs at 45.75 avg, SR 163.0 — his best-ever IPL season.
- Early career SR (2018–2022) was lower than later years; career SR (139.4) understates his current level.
- Phase splits not included for full pre-2026 career (see IPL 2026 season entries for 2026 phase data).
Bad Answer (do not do this)
"Shubman Gill averages under 30 in the IPL." (Shubman Gill's IPL career average is 39.45 across 114 matches and 8 seasons (2018–2025). His 2023 GT season (890 runs, 59.3 avg) and 2025 (650 runs, 50.0 avg) are among the strongest sustained averages in the recent IPL corpus.)