Royal Challengers Bangalore failed to make it into the playoffs this year of IPL 2023. The main concern of RCB was its underfired middle order. The top order which includes Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell scored all the runs for the team but the franchise lacked some power-hitter in their middle and lower-middle order batting department.
RCB has a strong option in the name of Will Jacks who was ruled out from the IPL 2023 due to an injury. He was bought by the franchise for 3.2 crores and at last, the New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell replaced him. Will Jacks has again shown his power-hitting abilities in the ongoing Vitality T20 blast.
The batting all-rounder smashed five sixes in an over, in a game between Surrey and Middlesex. He took spinner Luke Hollman on the radar and went all wild in sending the balls all around the corner.
Jacks got five out of five sixes and it seemed that he would hit another one and make it into the list of Yuvraj Singh and Herschelle Gibbs. However, he missed a juicy full toss and could not convert it into a six against the Middlesex spinner.
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Jacks got 96 runs in 45 balls and stitched a 177-run partnership with his partner Laurie Evans. After all 20 overs, Surrey managed to score 252 runs at the loss of seven wickets. Interestingly, Middlesex chased down the target with four balls to spare. For Middlesex, Eskinazi got 73 runs in 39 balls, while Max Holden smashed 68 off just 35 balls.
