Sunday’s outing against Gujarat Titans turned out to be a joyful one for Royal Challengers Bengaluru who secured a resounding nine-wicket victory to claim their third win of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. Chasing a solid total of 201, the Faf du Plessis-led side scored the winning runs with 24 balls to spare.
It was Virat Kohli and Will Jacks who produced sublime efforts with the bat to guide their side to an impressive win against the IPL 2022 winners. Following the triumph, Kohli reflected upon his partnership with Jacks.
In a video shared by Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Instagram, fans got to witness the cheerful mood in the dressing room after getting the better of Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.
“You got your next fifty in 10 balls,” Kohli said while having a chat with Jacks.
The Englishman was in sublime form as he registered his maiden IPL century.
In another video shared by RCB, the players and team management were found to be in an absolute jubilant mood in the dressing room.
Speaking at the post-match presentation, Jacks credited the start provided by the RCB captain Du Plessis and Kohli.
Jacks also mentioned Kohli for keeping up the scoring rate during the run chase.
“Amazing feeling right now. Faf and Virat got us off to a very good start. I struggled early on, but Virat kept his intensity up and gave me the chance to find my rhythm,” said Jacks.
“Once we had the time-out, we said, ‘Let’s get two really good overs here and we win the game.’ Once that happened, I just kept going and amazing feeling right now. I was trying to be positive (against spin early on), I was just struggling. I was trying to overhit the ball, probably a little bit tense,” he added.
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Jacks’ power-packed knock against GT comprised five fours and 10 sixes.
Kohli, on the other hand, remained unbeaten having scored 70 off 44 balls. He is the current Orange Cap holder in IPL 2024. The Royal RCB talisman has so far scored 500 runs in 10 matches.
first published: April 29, 2024, 14:24 IST
