Jofra Archer finishes with worst figures in IPL history as Travis Head notches half-century – Nine

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England star Jofra Archer copped an absolute hammering as Travis Head scored a half-century on the opening night of action in the IPL.
Head finished with 67 off 31 deliveries while teammate Ishan Kishan blasted a century as Sunrisers Hyderabad recorded a mammoth total against the Rajasthan Royals.
Kishan scored 106 not out from just 47 balls, helping his side to the second-highest total in the tournament's history with 6-286 off 20 overs.
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Amongst the chaos was Archer, who had figures of 0-76 off his four overs.
At one stage, Head managed to hit Archer for 23 runs off a single over, setting the pace for an incredible onslaught with the bat.
Jofra Archer copped a hammering from Travis Head. Getty
While the Royals managed to put up a fight after Dhruv Jurel scored 70, it wasn't enough to chase down the target, falling by 44 runs.
In the other game on Sunday (AEDT), Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets with five balls remaining in a high-profile clash.
Afghan wrist spinner Noor Ahmad took 4-18 in four overs for Chennai as Mumbai was restricted to 9-155 after losing the toss. Tilak Varma top-scored with 31 off 25 balls.
Rachin Ravindra’s unbeaten 65 off 45 balls, along with skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s quick-fire 53 off 26, helped Chennai score 6-158 in 19.1 overs.
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