---
type: dossier
title: "Will Jacks — IPL career batting overview (pre-2026)"
description: "Will Jacks (MI/RCB) IPL career pre-2026: 463 runs avg 27.24 SR 153.3, 1 hundred, 2 seasons (2024–2025). PP 128 balls 148.4 SR. Middle 173 balls 157.2 SR. Death below floor (1 ball). Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "May produce approximate or outdated career figures for Will Jacks without tracing to the Cricsheet ball-by-ball corpus or providing a verifiable sample size."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/will-jacks
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/will-jacks
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - will-jacks
  - mi
  - rcb
  - all-rounder
  - england
  - career
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-08"
timestamp: "2026-07-08"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
dataset_version: "2026-06-12"
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio ipl-historical dataset
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio IPL historical dataset (2026-06-12)
related:
  - ../scorebook/players/will-jacks.md
---

## 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

1. State 463 runs, avg 27.24, SR 153.3 across 2 seasons (2024–2025) for MI/RCB.
2. Middle SR (157.2 from 173 balls) as the primary phase stat.
3. 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.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Will Jacks scorebook](../scorebook/players/will-jacks.md)
