Watch: Jacques Kallis played vintage drives en route to a half-century during the Legends League Cricket 2023 match between Manipal Tigers and Gujarat Giants on November 20.
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Gujarat Titans began their chase of 174 runs on a powerful note, thanks to a quickfire opening stand of 75 runs between Chris Gayle and Jacques Kallis. While Gayle upped the ante with a blistering 38 off 24 deliveries, comprising seven fours and a maximum, before departing in the 6.4 overs, his partner, the ever-dependable Kallis, kept the scoreboard ticking at a healthy rate.
Kallis never looked rusty for a moment, and his strokeplays were reminiscent of his heyday. That high backlift and the signature trigger movement followed by the simple follow-through were all part of his cluster of eye-catching boundaries. The cover drive he hit off Mitchell McClenaghan to get off the mark was a treat to watch.
He departed for 56 runs off 42 balls in the 18th over, resulting in a collapse as Gujarat Titans failed to score the remaining 19 runs from 16 balls and ended on 163-9.
Watch Jacques Kallis roll back the clock | Legends League Cricket 2023
Jacques Kallis, we missed you and those drives 😍
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.#LegendsOnFanCode #LegendsLeagueCricket @llct20 @giants_gujarat @jacqueskallis75 pic.twitter.com/HMcGNW5Drt— FanCode (@FanCode) November 21, 2023
