Will Jacks – who is playing for Pretoria Capitals in the tournament – smashed a 27-ball 62 against a lethal MI Cape Town bowling lineup, featuring Archer and Rabada. in their latest league game.

The explosive right-handed batter – who opened the batting for the Capitals at Newlands in Cape Town – played a whirlwind knock upfront, helping his team post a daunting 182 for 8 in the 20 overs.

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Jacks scores another fifty in SA20 League

In response, the MICT batting line-up folded for 130 in their own backyard to suffer the fourth defeat in seven games. Moreover, Wayne Parnell and Anrich Nortje were the pick of the bowlers for the Capitals while Adil Rashid claimed two wickets to guide Capitals to victory.

Jacks – who got an early reprieve as his catch was put down – made Rashid Khan-led side pay for their folly and notched up his half-century off just 19 deliveries. It was his third fifty-plus score in seven games.

Batting at a whopping strike rate of 229.63, the Englishman hammered five sixes and as many boundaries in his knock before getting dismissed by Odean Smith in the 8th over, but he had already done enough damage by then.

Jacks has been in phenomenal form in the ongoing tournament and he’s the leading run-scorer in the competition. He has amassed 270 runs in seven games at an average of 38.57 and with a strike rate of 201.49.

Watch: Will Jacks Pulls Off A Virat Kohli-Like Shot Against Jofra Archer

England all-rounder Will Jacks has been a revelation in the ongoing SA20 tournament, and he once again showed his genius by emulating a legendary shot from Indian cricket team batsman Virat Kohli. Jacks, who is currently playing for Pretoria Capitals, looked completely in control against a MI Cape Town attack comprising of Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan and Jofra Archer. The youngster ended up scoring a 19-ball half century and during the innings, he heaved Archer for a massive six straight down the ground in a similar fashion as Kohli did during the T20 World Cup 2022 match against Pakistan. 

Wills took a couple of steps forward to meet the short-pitched ball and smashed it straight over the bowler’s head – something that Kohli also did against Haris Rauf. The talent of the English batsman left the crowd stunned while commentator Mark Nicholas went on to call it the ‘shot of the week’. 

Will is currently the leading run-scorer in the competition with 270 runs and a phenomenal strike rate of over 200. Incidentally, he is also going to be teammates with Kohli in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) after he was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.2 crore in the auction. 

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