Pakistan vs England: Who is Will Jacks? English T20 sensation impresses on debut with quickfire 40

England debutant Will Jacks impressed on his international debut on Friday as the 23-year-old opener scored a 22-ball 40 against Pakistan in the third and decisive T20I in Karachi.

The right-handed batter was handed his debut cap by Sam Curran and opened the English innings with Phil Salt. Jack’s senior partner, Salt (8) fell as early as third over with just 18 runs on the board.

The debutant, who has a prior experience of 80-odd T20 first-class games, took charge in the powerplay as he swiftly took England total to 57 runs by the end of the powerplay. Newly-in Dawid Malan was a mere spectator at the other end as Jacks clobbered as many as six boundaries in the next three overs to set up England towards a big total.

Jacks scoring rate, however, came down with introduction of spinners as he didn’t hit any boundaries post the powerplay and eventually fell to Usman Qadir in the ninth over. The lanky batter failed to read a googly and shot the ball to an alert Mohammad Nawaz at cow corner. At the time of his departure, England’s score read 82/4. At the time of writing, England were 187/3 in 17.3 overs.

Who is Will Jacks?

Will Jacks made his international debut for England on 23 September 2022 after establishing his name as a power-hitter in the English, Australian, and Pakistani T20 domestic leagues. Also, a handy off-spinner, the 6-feet-1-inch tall cricketer was born in Surrey in 1998.

Will Jacks’ first three balls after tea