Published 15:40 IST, September 23rd 2020
IPL 2020: Rajasthan release unseen footage of Jofra Archer; shows prep for '6666' blitz
After wrecking a complete carnage against Chennai last night, Rajasthan revealed what went behind the scenes are Jofra Archer prepared for his blitzkrieg
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After wrecking a complete carn against Chennai last night, Rajasthan revealed what went behind scenes are Jofra Archer prepared for his blitzkrieg. Englishman wreaked complete havoc, against Lungi Ngidi in particular, as he me him pay for his errors. Archer smashed fours sixes in a row off just 2 deliveries in last over of first innings making Ngidi bowler of joint most-expensive over in IPL. Archer's big hits also helped Rajasthan cross 200-mark which MS Dhoni & Co. eventually could t chase down.
In a video shared by Rajasthan, Archer can be seen practicing some power-hitting in nets. bowling all-rounder is seen smacking premier Rajasthan bowlers including Tom Curran and Jayev Unkat for maximums. Watch video here:
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Rajasthan kickstart IPL with a victory
Steve Smith-led Rajasthan kicked-off ir Dream 11 IPL 2020 campaign with a dominating victory by 16 runs against three-time champions Chennai on Tuesday at Sharjah International Stium. Rajasthan h set a mammoth total of 217 runs with significant contributions from skipper Steve Smith, Sanju Samson and Jofra Archer. Despite a victory in ir last game, Chennai struggled to get things right against Rajasthan as bowlers were smacked across park while batsmen failed to get going in high-run chase.
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In response to Rajasthan's first innings, Chennai got off to a mild start. However, just as Shane Watson seemed to get going, he was bowled by Rahul Tewatia. spinner also scalped wicket of Sam Curran who hit him for two sixes and n bagged wicket of Ruturaj Gaekw. With chase looking far-fetched, Faf du Plessis continued to keep Chennai in game with some brilliant maximums.
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Despite Proteas' batsman's gritty half-century, Chennai were unable to chase target with some tight death bowling by Jofra Archer and Tom Curran. du Plessis top-scored for MS Dhoni-led side with 72 runs before getting dismissed off Archer's short-pitched delivery.
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15:40 IST, September 23rd 2020