IPL 2018, RR vs MI: 5 talking points

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K Gowtham was Rajasthan's hero tonight

#2 Jofra Archer's dream IPL debut

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Archer had a great start to the IPL
Archer had a great start to the IPL

Jofra Archer was bought by Rajasthan Royals for a price of Rs. 7.2 crore. However, doubts began to linger regarding his participation in the IPL as he was ruled out of the PSL due to a side strain.

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Nevertheless, Archer managed to regain fitness in time and made his IPL debut tonight. Archer's first three overs were pretty economical and his line and length were good too.

However, his finest moment of the match came during his final over which was the penultimate over of the MI innings. Archer dismissed Krunal Pandya in the very first ball. In the third ball, he conceded a boundary from Hardik Pandya before rattling his stumps in the following delivery. Archer then bowled out Mitchell McClenaghan and was on a hat-trick. However, he was unable to get it.

Archer eventually ended his spell at 3/22 from his four overs. His fantastic debut spell earned him the Man of the Match award tonight.

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