NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's emerging batting talent
Will Jacks
described the moment as surreal when
Virat Kohli
celebrated young RCB star's match-winning century against the Gujarat Titans. Jacks led RCB to the fastest successful chase of a 200-plus target in the history of the IPL.
Jacks' dynamic innings of an unbeaten 100 off only 41 balls propelled RCB to a resounding nine-wicket victory over the Gujarat Titans, with 24 balls remaining, on Sunday afternoon at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Additionally, his unbeaten 166-run partnership with Kohli ensured RCB's strong position in the playoffs race.
"It was quite surreal for me. I think having seen him do as many things as he has and to him have been celebrating for me. It was quite an amazing feeling and afterwards in the changing room he was very happy for me. I think while it was going on, he was just telling me to keep going. He was obviously having fun. I was having fun. It was a day I won't forget for a long time," Jacks said.
Jacks smashed six sixes and two fours off the last ten deliveries he faced, surging to a 41-ball hundred that delighted his partner Kohli at the other end. "You got your next 50 in 10 balls, 31 (ball) 50, 41 (ball) 100. Second half was your day at the golf course. I was pissed off I didn't smash the first one (in the 16th over) for six but when I saw you were on 94 and with one to win I was like, 'thank god I didn’t smash it," Kohli, who cracked 70 off 44, told Jacks in the dressing room.
Jacks earlier also revealed that Kohli helped him through the initial phase of his innings, providing tips on tackling spin.
"Virat kind of helped me through my first 15 balls where I was struggling and he showed good intent which is what we had spoken about. That was really good from him and he was keeping us ahead," Jacks told RCB teammate
Cameron Green
on the IPL website.
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