Will Jacks in SA20 League is certainly the talk of the town. Jacks was arguably the best batter in the first phase of the league. The English cricketer scored a lot of runs and all of them came at a good strike rate. The player also picked up some vital wickets for his team.
This article features a detailed overview of every performance by Will Jacks in SA20 season 2023.
The Surrey player has made a strong case for his standout performance in the tournament. Under the gaze of England white-ball captain Jos Buttler, who was playing in the competition for Paarl Royals, he might have made a significant step towards securing his international future.
Will Jacks in SA20: Batting Stats for Pretoria Capitals
| MATCH | AGAINST | RUNS | BALLS | STRIKE RATE | 4/6 |
| 3th | Sunrises Eastern Cape | 6 | 4 | 150.00 | 1/0 |
| 6th | Sunrises Eastern Cape | 92 | 46 | 200.00 | 7/8 |
| 11th | Joburg Super Kings | 16 | 13 | 123.08 | 3/0 |
| 13th | Joburg Super Kings | 34 | 16 | 212.50 | 4/2 |
| 15th | Durban Super Giants | 56 | 25 | 224.00 | 5/4 |
| 18th | Paarl Royals | 4 | 3 | 133.33 | 1/0 |
| 20th | MI Cape Town | 62 | 27 | 229.63 | 5/5 |
Overall, his tally for the competition read 270 runs at an average of 38.57 in his seven matches. More importantly, his strike rate – 201.49 – eclipsed all other batters in the competition.
24-year-old’s Most Impactful performances in SA20
Will Jacks struck a brilliant 92 to help the Pretoria Capitals do the double over the Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Centurion in their first match of the SA20 League (Match No. 3). After a failure in the previous game, the England international showed his class with a blistering innings off just 46 balls that saw the Capitals cruise home by 37 runs.
Will Jacks scored a whirlwind half-century to mow the target down in 7.4 overs against Durban Super Giants (Match No. 15). Jacks, rained boundaries on the hosts, threatening to close out the chase inside the PowerPlay. Jacks plundered five fours and four sixes before falling on the cusp of the finish line for a 25-ball 56.
When Will Jacks left the field having scored a remarkable 62 off 27 balls for Pretoria Capitals in their match against MI Cape Town (Match No. 20), Jacks was on a mission. He smashed a contingent of bowlers that consists of Kagiso Rabada, Sam Curran, and Jofra Archer all over the park.
Will Jacks’ Possible Intr’ Return after Dominating SA20
Will Jacks’ sensational performance in the South African league must have seen it becoming increasingly difficult for him to be left out of international squads such as these. This could be the moment that he truly shows he belongs at the very highest level of cricket and secures a regular spot in England squads.
Given the level of white-ball talent on these shores, like others on the fringes of selection he still faces an uphill battle to get into the national team regularly.
Despite starring in a number of international tournaments over the past few seasons, he has still only played in two T20Is for England: recording 40 on debut and a 0 against Pakistan last September.
In a World Cup year, he will surely be in the minds of selectors for the squad which will travel to India for the competition in October. He is simply too good to be ignored in this kind of form and with this level of talent.
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