IPL 2025: Jofra Archer achieves unwanted record, concedes most runs in an innings in the IPL

Jofra Archer returned to Rajasthan Royals after five years.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have taken complete control of their opening encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Hyderabad.

After being asked to bat first in the afternoon game, the hosts registered the second-highest total in IPL history – 286/6 in 20 overs. They were led by Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten 106 off 47 balls, with support from Travis Head (67) and Heinrich Klaasen (34).

The game saw RR fast bowler Jofra Archer register an unwanted record, recording the most expensive spell in IPL history with match figures of 76/0 in four overs.

Jofra Archer achieves unwanted record, concedes most runs in an innings in the IPL

Archer’s expensive spell means he has overtaken Mohit Sharma on the unfortunate list, recording the most expensive spell in IPL history. Mohit was on the receiving end against DC in IPL 2024, conceding 73/0 in his four overs.

Most expensive spells in an IPL innings:

• 1. Jofra Archer – 76/0 vs SRH IPL 2025
• 2. Mohit Sharma – 73/0 vs DC IPL 2024
• 3. Basil Thampi – 70/0 vs RCB IPL 2018
• 4. Yash Dayal – 69/0 vs KKR IPL 2023
• 5. Reece Topley – 68/1 vs SRH IPL 2024

Basil Thampi ranks third on the unfortunate list, having conceded 70 runs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2018. Yash Dayal and Reece Topley follow fourth and fifth with figures of 69/0 and 68/1 recorded during IPL 2023 and 2024 respectively.

SRH vs RR: Playing XI of both teams:

SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami and Adam Zampa (Impact).

RR: Sanju Samson (Impact), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Nitish Rana, Shubham Dubey, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande and Sandeep Sharma.

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