User Question
What are Will Jacks' IPL career batting stats?
Correct Answer Pattern
Will Jacks (MI/RCB) IPL career batting (2024–2025, Cricsheet — 2 seasons, pre-2026):
Stat Value Runs 463 Average 27.24 Strike rate 153.3 Hundreds 1 Fifties 2 Sixes 29 By phase:
Phase Balls SR Powerplay (1–6) 128 148.4 Middle (7–15) 173 157.2 Death (16–20) 1 below floor Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
Required Concepts
- Will Jacks is an English right-hand batter and off-break bowler — primarily a batting all-rounder in the IPL
- Middle SR (157.2 from 173 balls) is the batting standout — consistent aggression across the middle overs
- PP SR (148.4 from 128 balls) is also strong — can contribute in both PP and middle phases
- Death balls (1) far below ≥30-ball floor — he rarely bats in the death overs
- 1 hundred and 2 fifties in 2 seasons — productive when given opportunities
- Bowling: Middle 102 balls, 6 wickets, 9.41 econ — useful part-time option
Required Metrics
- Career runs: 463 · Avg: 27.24 · SR: 153.3 · Sixes: 29
- PP: 128 balls, 148.4 SR
- Middle: 173 balls, 157.2 SR (strongest phase)
- Death: 1 ball — below ≥30-ball floor, not citable
Citation Behavior
- State 463 runs, avg 27.24, SR 153.3 across 2 seasons (2024–2025) for MI/RCB.
- Middle SR (157.2 from 173 balls) as the primary phase stat.
- PP SR (148.4 from 128 balls) as secondary — versatile in first two phases.
Caveats
- Only 2 seasons of data — moderate corpus; Death (1 ball) far below floor.
- Bowling economy (9.57 overall; 9.41 Middle) is moderate — useful part-time option only.
Bad Answer (do not do this)
"Will Jacks only plays well in the death overs in the IPL." (Will Jacks' IPL career shows his strongest phase is the middle overs (SR 157.2 from 173 balls). Death-overs data (1 ball) is below the ≥30-ball floor — he has not batted in the death overs with enough balls to draw conclusions. His IPL batting contribution is in PP and Middle.)