Published 12:36 IST, October 26th 2020

Dream11 IPL top wicket-takers: Archer 2nd with 17 wickets, level with Bumrah and Shami

Rajasthan pacer Jofra Archer joins Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami as one of the leading wicket-takers of the ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020 season in the UAE.

Reported by: Aakash Saini
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Steve Smith-led Rajasthan defeated table-toppers Mumbai by 8 wickets in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, October 25 in 45th match of ongoing Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. Rajasthan’s English import Jofra Archer starred with ball as he claimed wickets of dynamic Mumbai opener Quinton de Kock and middle-order batsman Saurabh Tiwary. Archer’s figures of 2-31 also extended his Dream11 IPL 2020 wickets tally to 17 wickets and it brought him on levelling terms with Indian speed guns Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai) and Mohamm Shami (Punjab).

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Jofra Archer has played all 12 matches for Rajasthan franchise so far in ongoing Dream11 IPL 2020 season. English all-rounder has collected 17 wickets in process at an impressive aver of 18.82. He is currently only trailing behind Delhi’s South African import Kagiso Raba (23 wickets from 11 matches) in terms of Dream11 IPL 2020 top wicket takers.

Interestingly, Indian speedsters Jasprit Bumrah and Mohamm Shami have also taken 17 wickets each in season. However, Jofra Archer mand to leapfrog both with his recent match-winning spell as he holds a slightly better aver. Archer’s aver of 18.82 puts him above both, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohamm Shami, in Dream11 IPL 2020 top wicket takers list where two Indian pacers occupy . 3 and . 4 spots respectively at time of writing this report.

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Bangalore’s leggie Yuzvendra Chahal is lone spinner in top five with 16 wickets this season. He is currently just a wicket away from joining pace trio of Archer, Bumrah and Shami in Dream11 IPL 2020 top wicket takers list. Chahal holds an even more impressive aver (18.50) in comparison to three aforementioned pacers.

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However, Mohamm Shami will once again get a shot at jumping higher in list as he is expected to take field for Punjab in ir must-win Dream11 IPL 2020 clash against Kolkata on Monday, October 26. match will be played at Sharjah Cricket Stium and a win for Punjab would put m in top four of Dream11 IPL points table. Here is a look at entire updated Dream11 IPL points table after 45 completed matches.

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12:36 IST, October 26th 2020