Will Jacks Century: Gujarat Titans had scored a huge score of 200 runs while playing first. But Royal Challengers Bangalore chased this big score in the 16th over itself. The historic partnership of 166 runs between Virat Kohli and Will Jacques ensured RCB’s victory by 9 wickets. During this time, when Jacques played a stormy inning of 100 runs in 41 balls, the faces of Gujarat bowlers were in shock. Will Jacques was struggling in the beginning, as he was playing at 16 runs in 16 balls at one point. After this, he gained such speed that GT bowlers seemed unable to stop him.
Will Jacques was also calm till the end of the 10th over of RCB’s innings. But especially in the last 3-4 overs of Bengaluru’s innings, Jacques started hitting fours and sixes. Will Jacques’ fifty was completed in 31 balls, but during the next 10 balls, some unknown ghost came into his mind. Seeing his fours and sixes, even Virat Kohli’s mouth was left wide open.
5th fastest century of IPL
Will Jacques had scored 54 runs in 31 balls and completed his fifty by hitting a six. He first scored 29 runs in the 15th over bowled by Mohit Sharma. After that, he also scored 29 runs in the over of Rashid Khan who came to bowl the 16th over. He completed 100 runs in just 41 balls by hitting 7 sixes and 3 fours in the last 10 balls of his innings. With this, Jacques has become the player to score the 5th fastest century in the history of IPL. He has also become the player to score the second fastest century for RCB. The fastest century for Bengaluru is in the name of Chris Gayle, who has completed the century in 30 balls.
Also read:
GT VS RCB: Gujarat bowed before Jacques-Kohli, RCB won the match by 9 wickets