MUMBAI: England’s Jofra Archer starred with bat and ball as Rajasthan Royals sealed the last play-off spot in the Indian Premier League with a 30-run win over Mumbai Indians on Sunday.
Archer struck a 15-ball 32 after being promoted to number seven in the batting order to lift Rajasthan to 205-8 from a precarious 119-5 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
He then turned up in his primary role as a fast bowler, taking 3-17 as Mumbai finished on 175-9 despite Suryakumar Yadav’s 60.
Archer has 21 wickets in 14 matches this season and is third on the list of wicket-takers below Gujarat quick Kagiso Rabada and Bengaluru seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who both have 24. (AFP)
