Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batting all-rounder Will Jacks has praised star batsman Virat Kohli and called him the “legend of the game”. Jacks and Kohli played a 133-run partnership as they chased the 201-run target set by Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday. Kohli scored 70 runs off 44 balls at a strike rate of 159.09. He hit 6 fours and 3 sixes against GT.
Meanwhile, Jacks played a 100-run knock off just 41 balls at a strike rate of 243.90. The 25-year-old was just dealing with sixes when he smashed 10 overhead boundaries and 5 fours.
Speaking after the match, Jacks said that Kohli is someone everyone looks up to. The English cricketer added that he will learn many things after playing with talisman batter.
The right-handed batsman added that he will have to be more “adaptable” at the start of his inning in the coming games.
“It's great, he's a legend of the game and someone everyone looks up to. To spend some time in the middle is a great feeling and a huge learning curve. When I move away from the IPL, I will learn so much from it batting with him and playing with him, I'll try to take it all in. I've got to be a little more flexible at the start of my innings and get myself into it a little quicker,” Jacks said.
To summarize the match: RCB won the toss and decided to play GT. After this, Sai Sudharsan (84) and Shahrukh Khan (58) showed great performances to take GT to 200/3.
The RCB bowlers were sloppy in the opening of the match. Maxwell, Siraj and Swapnil were the only wicket-takers for the visitors.
During the chase, Virat Kohli (70) and Will Jacks (100) gave RCB their third win of the season by beating GT by 9 wickets.
Sai Kishore was the sole wicket-taker for GT after dismissing Faf du Plessis in the fourth over.
After the win, RCB are still at the bottom position in the IPL 2024 standings with six points. Meanwhile, GT are in seventh place with 8 points after winning four of the ten matches.
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