RR vs. MI: Jofra Archer’s athleticism near the boundary ropes left his teammates in disbelief.© BCCI / IPL
Jofra Archer performed an astonishing one-handed blinding, parked at the third man’s fence, to return Ishan Kishan for 37. In the eleventh, Kartik Tyagi threw a short pitch and Ishan Kishan went to cut, landed a top edge and the La The ball went straight to Archer, but the Englishman misjudged it initially, but he recovered just in time to make one of the best sacks of this year’s IPL. Archer’s athleticism in the deep left his teammates Riyan Parag and Kartik Tyagi in utter disbelief.
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– Siju Moothedath (@SijuMoothedath) October 25, 2020
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In the game, Mumbai Indians substitute captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and opted to hit.
His decision appeared to backfire in the first over of the game when Archer cleared Quinton from Kock in form after being hit by a six.
Suryakumar Yadav then joined Ishan Kishan in the middle to stabilize the innings for Mumbai. They posted 83 runs for the second wicket.
Kieron Pollard hit a six to Shreyas Gopal, but the leg spinner cleared it with a googly on the next ball.
Saurabh Tiwary made a 35th cameo before being fired by Jofra Archer.
It was Hardik Pandya’s show towards the end of the Mumbai innings when he crashed into Ankit Rajpoot on the 18th and then ended the innings with another big over.
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Hardik finished the innings with a direct hit to the ground that helped Mumbai post an impressive 195 total of five.
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