Will Jacks delivered an extraordinary century, while Virat Kohli stepped up his performance in the middle overs as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru convincingly defeated the Gujarat Titans by nine wickets in their IPL 2024 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Kohli scored an unbeaten 70 off 44 balls. Meanwhile, Jacks (100 not out off 41) unleashed an onslaught to successfully chase down the 201-run target with 24 balls to spare. Read more on TOI
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