---
type: story
title: "Shubman Gill's IPL 2026: The Season Gujarat Stood Tallest"
description: >
  Gujarat Titans made three IPL finals in five seasons. In 2026, Shubman Gill
  gave them the batting anchor to do it again — 732 runs at 45.8 average.
  The numbers tell a story of consistency more than explosion.
tags:
  - IPL
  - batting
  - player
  - records
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-25
timestamp: 2026-06-25
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: derived_claims_only
canonical_page: https://okf.cricketstudio.ai/stories/gill-ipl-2026-732-runs/
resource: https://okf.cricketstudio.ai/stories/gill-ipl-2026-732-runs/
entity_id: cricketstudio:story:gill-ipl-2026-732-runs
dataset_version: 2026-06-11
provenance:
  source: >
    CricketStudio IPL 2026 dataset, version 2026-06-11.
    Gill IPL 2026 batting stats from CricketStudio ball-by-ball capture.
    Career pre-2026 from Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio ipl-historical.
    Orange Cap 2023 (890 runs) from Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 public domain.
  confidence: high
  notes: >
    732 runs and 45.8 average are IPL 2026 season figures only.
    Career pre-2026 total: 3,866 runs (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0).
    For full phase splits and H2H data, see canonical CricketStudio page.
related:
  - ../scorebook/players/shubman-gill.md
  - ../dossier/orange-cap-winners-history.md
  - ../metrics/batting-average.md
  - ../stories/stars-who-finished-last.md
---

# Shubman Gill's IPL 2026: The Season Gujarat Stood Tallest

## The Question Nobody Asked

In an IPL era defined by explosion — [Suryavanshi](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/vaibhav-suryavanshi)'s 233 strike rates, Impact Player specialists, 200-plus totals — what does a 45.8 average at 732 runs actually mean?

## What the Data Says

**[Shubman Gill](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/shubman-gill) — IPL 2026:**

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Runs | 732 |
| Average | 45.8 |
| Team | Gujarat Titans |
| Batting | Right-hand bat |

*(Source: CricketStudio IPL 2026 dataset, version 2026-06-11)*

**Career context (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 + CricketStudio):**

| Season | Notable |
|--------|---------|
| IPL 2023 | [Orange Cap](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/ipl/leaderboards/orange-cap) — 890 runs |
| Career pre-2026 | 3,866 IPL runs |
| IPL 2026 | 732 runs at 45.8 |

**Gujarat Titans — IPL history:**

| Year | Outcome |
|------|---------|
| 2022 | IPL Champions (debut season) |
| 2023 | IPL Final (runners-up) |
| 2024 | Group stage exit |
| 2025 | Group stage exit |
| 2026 | [Final position — see canonical CricketStudio page] |

*(GT debut season, results from public domain IPL records)*

For GT's full 2026 season results and [Gill](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/shubman-gill)'s match-by-match data: [players.cricketstudio.ai/players/shubman-gill](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/shubman-gill)

## The Wow

In IPL 2023, [Gill](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/shubman-gill) won the [Orange Cap](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/ipl/leaderboards/orange-cap) with 890 runs. That season established him as the kind of batter who can carry a team through a full 14-match campaign, not just produce a brilliant week.

IPL 2026's 732 runs at 45.8 is a different type of stat. The average is the interesting number. In an era where batting strike rates have climbed to 150+ and the Impact Player Rule rewards aggression, a 45.8 average represents a batter who kept getting in, kept batting deep, and kept adding up.

3,866 career runs before IPL 2026. 732 more in IPL 2026. [Gill](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/shubman-gill) is quietly building one of the most substantial IPL batting records of his generation — without any single season being positioned as historic.

## What It Doesn't Say

732 runs at 45.8 does not tell us the strike rate. In post-Impact Player IPL, average without SR context is incomplete. For Gill's full batting profile including strike rate and phase splits in IPL 2026, the canonical CricketStudio page has the complete picture.

Gujarat Titans' 2026 season result (playoff position or final appearance) is not confirmed here — verify at CricketStudio's canonical page. This story is about Gill's batting contribution, not GT's final standing.

The IPL 2024 and 2025 exits from group stage after back-to-back finals reflect team-building cycles, not Gill's individual output. Do not use those results to infer anything about his batting quality.

## Related Concepts

- [Shubman Gill](../scorebook/players/shubman-gill.md)
- [Orange Cap Winners History](../dossier/orange-cap-winners-history.md)
- [Batting Average — metric](../metrics/batting-average.md)
- [Stars Who Finished Last](../stories/stars-who-finished-last.md)
