IPL: Jacks’ stunning hundred eclipses Kohli’s 70* for RCB’s thrashing of Titans
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 206 for 1 (Jacks 100*, Kohli 70*) beat Gujarat Titans 200 for 3 (Sai Sudharsan 84*, Shahrukh 58, Swapnil 1-23) by nine wickets
Six overs left in the chase, 53 to get. Virat Kohli on 69. The obvious question at that point was whether Kohli could get to a century.
That is till Will Jacks decided to remind everybody of his presence and hitting abilities. He went on a six-hitting spree to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ransack 58 off the next two overs and overhaul the 201 target with four overs to spare.
In the process, he also completely sidetracked Kohli’s knock and blitzed to a 41-ball century, his first in the IPL, with minimum fuss. It was an innings that changed speeds in a blink of an eye, and had Kohli gesturing that he missed only a bucket of popcorn and a cold drink from the best seat in the house to witness the Will-storm.
This was all after Gujarat Titans posted 200 for 3 on the back of an unbeaten 84 from B Sai Sudharsan and a 30-ball 58 from Shahrukh Khan.
With the track assisting spin at the start before becoming conducive to strokeplay, it looked as if GT had enough. Until it wasn’t. (ESPNcricinfo)
