Will Jacks traveled with English team to Pakistan for the test series. He couldn’t score big there but it was evident that Jacks was getting early starts. He played lower down the order and he was definitely overshadowed by the top order performers of the team.
On July 5, 2018, he played his first Twenty20 match for Surrey in the 2018 t20 Blast. [9] Jacks got a century in just 25 balls during a preseason T10 match against Lancashire, which is said to be the quickest century ever in a match between two professional teams on a real cricket field. He also went berserk and hit six sixes in one over during his century.
He recorded the best score in The Hundred history in August 2022, scoring 108 runs in 48 balls. He was included in the England T20I team for the series against Pakistan in September 2022. On September 23, 2022, he played in his first T20I match against Pakistan.
Will Jacks is now a big name in T20 arena. He is just sort of batsman every team wants in their team to get a flyer start of the innings. Considering all these aspects, Royal Challengers Bangalore made the right bid to have Jacks in their team. He is the most percent replacement of AB De Villiers in a number of aspects.
We have already seen him scoring big runs and doing some exceptional fielding all around the ground. A naturally aggresive player who is not half hearted in his approch, certainly he has a big future in international cricket.
The matter of fact is will he be able to continue with this destructive form. After SA20, the next big league will be Indian Premier League. So, carrying his form will be a big challenge for him.
Due to his powerful form, Pretoria Capitals are at top of the points table with 5 wins from 7 matches. A number of times this season, Pretoria Capitals crossed 200 runs mark and in both of the occasions, Will Jacks played a crucial role, proving the team the desirable start to reach 200 runs mark.