In the SA20 match between Durban Super Giants and Pretoria Capitals, Will Jacks recorded the longest six in the competition's history on January 30. The explosive right-handed batter Will Jacks unleashed a 108-meter six off Keemo Paul's first delivery of the seventh over during the Capitals' run chase. The England batter smoked the leather out of the short delivery from Paul and sent the ball sailing outside the stadium.
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Jacks scored 41 runs off 26 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes but despite his best efforts, the Pretoria Capitals ended up losing the match by eight runs as Durban Super Giants bowler Junior Dala bagged five wickets.
Will Jacks form a good sign for Royal Challengers Bangalore
Will Jacks, who missed the entire IPL 2023 campaign with an injury, is giving an excellent account of his destructive stroke-making skills in the ongoing SA20 league. Jacks is part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squad and is likely to play a big part for the franchise in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Talking about Jacks, the English batter is yet to play a match in the IPL. Having said that, the right-handed batter's exploits in the shortest format of the game have made headlines regularly. In T20s, Jacks has scored 3,946 in 143 innings at a strike rate of 158.09 and an average of 29.44. He has also represented England in 11 T20Is.
Power-hitting on full display in SA20
Earlier in the ongoing season of the SA20 league, three batters smashed over a 100-meter six in one day and made headlines in the cricket fraternity. The explosive batter for the Joburg Super Kings, Donovan Ferreira Ferreira smashed a delivery from Hardus Viljoen for an enormous 106-meter six while Heinrich Klaasen registered a 105-meter six. On the other hand, Moeen Ali hit a 103-meter six, which remarkably sent the ball out of the stadium.
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