In the match, this stylish batsman of Punjab scored 119 runs in 139 balls with the help of 16 fours and two sixes. He hit the ball with a solid strike rate of 85.61. However, Jack Carson dismissed him.
Gill has had a good run in county cricket so far. He started the season with a bang against Worcestershire, scoring 92 runs in 148 balls. However, in his next outing against Middlesex, he scored only 22 and 11. In this match against Sussex, he surpassed himself by scoring 119 runs. So far, he has scored 244 runs in four innings at an average of 61.00 with one century and half-century. each.
Earlier in August, it was announced that Gill would play for Glamorgan for the remainder of the County Championship season. This came after winning two consecutive ‘Man of the Series’ awards in series against Zimbabwe (245 runs, one century and fifty in three matches) and West Indies (205 runs, two fifties in three matches).
Gill is the third Indian to wear the Glamorgan jersey after former India head coach Ravi Shastri played for the team from 1987-1991, and in 2005 BCCI President Sourav Ganguly wore the English county club jersey.
The Sussexes are struggling in the second division of the championship. In the 14 matches they have played so far, they have won only one, lost six and drawn six. They are second in the points table with 120 points.
Coming into the match against Sussex, after batting first, Glamorgan posted a declared 533/9 in his first innings, which included fifties from Gill (119), Chris Cook (141) and captain David Lloyd (56) and Ajaz Patel. Were. 51*) Leading the team to the big score.
Shaun Hunt (3/84) was the best bowler for Sussex.
Sussex are currently at 88/1, with captain Tom Haines (38*) and Tom Alsop (3*) unbeaten. They are trailing by 445 runs in the match after the second day.
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