Gujarat Titans (GT) will go head-to-head against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) on Friday, May 30. All-rounder Will Jacks is not playing today’s GT vs MI match as he’s returned home to represent England.
Why is Will Jacks not playing today?
Will Jacks has returned to England to play a white-ball series against the West Indies. The English all-rounder will be unavailable for the IPL 2025 playoffs and will play the three ODI matches for his country. Mumbai Indians have roped in the services of Sri Lankan all-rounder Charith Asalanka for the remainder of the Indian Premier League.
A look at Will Jacks’s performances in IPL 2025
Will Jacks had a decent outing in IPL 2025 with both bat and ball. He scored 233 runs from 13 matches at a strike rate of 135.47. The England player averages 23.30 and has a highest score of 53, which came against the Gujarat Titans on May 6.
With the ball, Jacks has picked up six wickets at an economy of 8.57. He has the best bowling figures of 2/14 this season against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The all-rounder picked up a couple of wickets against Lucknow Super Giants too.
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