GT vs LSG: Mitchell Marsh joins brother Shaun in historic milestone, becomes first-ever sibling pair to hit IPL hundreds
Mitchell Marsh etched his name into history books on Thursday with brother Shaun as the duo became the first-ever sibling pair to smash an Indian Premier League (IPL) hundreds. Sent into bat first, Mitchell took the Gujarat Titans bowlers to cleaners to complete his maiden IPL hundred in just 56 balls. It was also the first hundred by an overseas batter in IPL 2025.
His brother, Shaun, playing for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), had smashed a hundred in the inaugural 2008 season against Rajasthan Royals - 115 runs off 69 balls. Shaun is the elder.
Mitchell, who has been in rich form in IPL 2025, also became the 11th Australian batter to score hundred in a world's richest league. In the process, the all-rounder also crossed the 500-run mark this season. Shaun Marsh - Mitchell Marsh
Yusuf Pathan - Irfan Pathan
Michael Hussey - David Hussey
Hardik Pandya - Krunal Pandya
Albie Morkel - Morne Morkel
Brendon McCullum - Nathan McCullum
Dwayne Bravo - Darren Bravo
Siddharth Kaul - Uday Kaul
Sam Curran - Tom Curran
Marco Jansen - Duan Jansen
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