Virat Kohli Re-Writes Record Books With Stunning Will Jacks Partnership Against GT

What was supposed to be a challenging run-chase of 201 runs against Gujarat Titans (GT) for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) turned into a child's play within a matter of few overs as Virat Kohli and Will Jacks made a mockery of 2022 champions' spin trio of Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Sai Kishore and pacer Mohit Sharma with their incredible six-hitting. They sent the fans down memory lane and reminded them of heroics by Virat with AB de Villiers against a now-defunct Gujarat Lions back in the 2016 season, where they both scored centuries and put on a 229-run stand for the second wicket.

The duo put on a partnership of 166 runs in just 73 balls to guide their team to a nine-wicket win. Virat smashed an unbeaten 70 in 44 balls, with six fours and three sixes to hold one end steady, while Jacks unleashed unprecedented carnage after reaching his fifty in 31 balls as he reached his century in 41 balls, with five fours and 10 sixes, going on a six-hitting spree.

Here are the records re-written and shattered by Jacks-Virat during their partnership:

-10 balls: Jacks took just 10 balls to convert a half-century into a match-winning ton. This is the fewest a player has taken to reach a hundred in the IPL. The previous best was by Chris Gayle, who took only 13 balls to convert his half-century into a ton, reaching the three-figures in just 30 balls against now-defunct Pune Warriors back in 2013.

-This is only RCB's second 200-plus run-chase in IPL history, that has come after a massive gap of 14 years. The Red and Gold side has given a platform to superstar batters like Virat, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Faf Du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Kevin Pietersen etc over the years to showcase their proven, international-level class for the