In the match against Gujarat, Will Jacques played an inning of 100* runs in 41 balls.
Today’s first match of the day in IPL 2024 was played between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, where RCB registered a one-sided victory by 9 wickets. Batting first, Gujarat had set a target of 201 runs for Bengaluru, which RCB achieved in just 16 overs with 9 balls remaining.
In the 45th match of IPL, Jakes presented a spectacular batting display and hit 5 fours-10 sixes in 41 balls and scored unbeaten 100 runs at a strike rate of 243.90. Whereas Virat Kohli returned unbeaten after scoring 70 runs in 44 balls. During his innings he hit six fours and three sixes. Thanks to these two batsmen, Bengaluru proved the target of 201 runs dwarf.
There was a different happiness in the RCB camp after this victory. After the victory, Virat Kohli was seen in a different mood, while Will Jacques’ happiness seemed to have reached the seventh heaven. The players sitting in the RCB dugout were also jumping with joy after the victory. The video of their reaction is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
A memorable chase from @RCBTweets
A partnership of 1️⃣6️⃣6️⃣* between Virat Kohli & Will Jacks power them to 🔙 to 🔙 wins ❤️
Will their late surge help them qualify for the playoffs?🤔
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/SBLf0DonM7#TATAIPL , #GTvRCB pic.twitter.com/Tojk3eCgxw
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 28, 2024
Virat Kohli praised Will Jacques’ innings
After the match, Kohli praised Jacques’ performance and described his innings as unprecedented. Kohli described Mohit Sharma’s over as important and expressed happiness over the team’s quick victory. Virat was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz, “Unprecedented, initially when he (Jaques) came to bat, he was angry that he was not able to hit the ball the way he wanted to.
RCB’s hope of reaching playoffs is still alive
After the win against GT, RCB is at 10th position after winning 3 out of 10 matches. He has 6 points. Although the net run rate is quite low. RCB has an NRR of -0.415. Now to qualify for the playoffs, it will not only have to win the remaining 4 matches by a big margin, but will also have to depend on the performance of other teams. RCB can have a maximum of 14 points. It will be interesting to see how much luck favors RCB.