It was a scintillating win for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they beat Gujarat Titans by nine wickets. Will Jacks finally showed what he’s about in the Indian Premier League as he smashed a 41-ball century to help RCB chase down 201 with four overs to spare at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Despite the RCB skipper, Faf du Plessis being dismissed within the powerplay, Kohli managed to showcase his prowess in chasing down totals as he led the charge by scoring some crucial runs within the first six overs.
Jacks started his innings steadily but once he breached the 30-run mark, he was able to pick up the pace. Kohli brought up his half-century in just 32 balls while Jacks amped up his scoring rate. The middle-order batter went after both pace and spin with the same ferocity as RCB’s run-rate started to pick up and the pressure was off Kohli to score the big runs.
Notably, the English international went on a rampage against the experienced Mohit Sharma as he struck a total of 29 runs in the fifteenth over of the innings, which included three sixes and two boundaries to take the game away from the Titans.
He was able to replicate this feat against one of the most feared bowlers in T20 cricket, Rashid Khan where Jacks struck 29 runs once again to complete the chase and score a well-deserved century.
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Most Number of Seasons Scoring 500+ Runs in IPL
The batting star went on to register yet another half-century- and following this, he breached the 500-run mark to make him the first batter to do so in IPL 2024. He also equals the record held by the Australian opening legend, David Warner for the most number of seasons scoring 500+ runs in a season of IPL.
Kohli is also leading the run-scoring charts for the 2024 season as he is the first batter to get past 500 runs and now has a comfortable lead at the top of the orange cap race.
Highest Partnership vs GT in IPL History
The mammoth 166-run partnership today, between Kohli and Jacks eclipsed that of the Rajasthan Royals duo Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag to make it the highest partnership against GT in the history of the tournament.
Samson and Parag had recently set the record sometime back in the 2024 season at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur where both batters notched up their respective half-centuries.
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2nd Highest Target Chased by RCB in IPL History
This win for RCB also makes it the second-highest total that the franchise has chased down bettering the previous total of 192 which came against the now-defunct Rising Pune Super Giants at Bengaluru in 2016.
Their highest target chased still is the 204 runs which RCB chased down against the Kings XI Punjab now renamed as the Punjab Kings in 2010.
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Most Number of Balls Remaining in 200+ Chase in IPL History
While chasing down 200+ scores has been more of a regular occurrence, this victory for RCB also sets the new record for the most number of balls remaining when chasing down a total over the 200-run mark. With four overs to spare, RCB has managed to set yet another record.
With this win, RCB have won their second game on the bounce and will hope to continue this momentum in their remaining games as they look for a chance to make it to the playoffs.
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