Jofra Archer recorded the most expensive bowling figures in IPL history as he conceded 0-76 from four overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in his first match in the tournament since 2023.
England seamer Archer – who was nailed for 10 fours and four sixes – eclipsed the 0-73 Mohit Sharma shipped for Gujarat Titans against Delhi Capitals in the 2024 edition as Rajasthan Royals were smashed for 286-6 from 20 overs by 2024 runners-up Sunrisers.
That score is just one run shy of the IPL-record 287-3 Sunrisers smoked against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2024.
Archer – who bowled one dot ball out of 24 – had his opening over, the fifth of the match, taken for 23, with Australia’s Travis Head slamming four fours and a six around a wide.
Head (67 off 31 balls) whipped Archer’s first ball over square leg for four and followed that with a six over the same region before three further boundaries from the final three legal deliveries.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Travis Head took Archer’s first over for Rajasthan Royals for 23
The bowler’s second over went for 12 as Nitish Kumar Reddy (30 off 15) struck two fours, while his third was tonked for 22 as Ishan Kishan (106no off 47) flogged three of his six sixes on the day.
Archer’s final over was then lashed for 23 as three fours for Heinrich Klaasen (34 off 14) and one for Kishan came around a no ball on height grounds that flew away for four byes.
Sunrisers now have four of the five highest totals in the IPL, with three of those coming in 2024 as the 287-3 versus RCB was joined by innings of 277-3 against Mumbai Indians and 266-7 vs Delhi.
