Jofra Archer dismisses Tim Seifert with a peach first ball in KKR vs RR clash

Jofra Archer continues his saga of picking wickets in the very first over of the game, as he dismisses KKR opener Tim Seifert on the very first ball of his spell in the KKR vs RR clash at the Eden Gardens.

Kolkata Knight Riders return to their home ground at the Eden Gardens in the IPL, still looking for their first win of the season. They take on the Rajasthan Royals, the team that has looked promising until now, excelling with both bat and ball.

Jofra Archer dismissed Tim Seifert with an absolute jaffa

Jofra Archer, the RR pacer from England, has been in some form in this edition of the IPL. He has delivered every time he has taken the new ball for the Riyan Parag-led side, often dismissing the likes of aggressive openers like Phil Salt and Abhishek Sharma.

This time, while defending a comparatively low score against the Knight Riders, the Royals needed to deliver early with the ball, and Archer stepped up on the very first ball. He beamed one into the stumps, and Seifert was not committed enough to even defend the ball, as the ball crashed onto the stumps.

A first-over strike for Jofra Archer, and the Seifert switch from Finn Allen has not worked for the Kolkata Knight Riders over the last two games. Archer was elated alongside the skipper, Riyan Parag.

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Burger rips out KKR skipper in the second over

Nandre Burger, the Rajasthan Royals fast bowler, has delivered more than what was actually expected from him. The left-arm pacer has been moving the new ball, and that has helped the Royals pick early wickets.

Burger dismissed KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane with the second ball of his spell as Rahane tried to play a wider ball on the off and nicked it back to the wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel, who completed a safe catch.

This was the 12th duck for the KKR skipper, who now has the most ducks for an opener in the IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders have also had the lowest average between their openers, considering any team, as they average 20.57 in the 7 innings.

Dhurv Jurel-Ravi Bishnoi join hands to dismiss Cameron Green in a memorable fashion

After the fall of the two early wickets, Cameron Green, the batter who looked in some good form against the Gujarat Titans, slowly tried to give it back to the RR bowlers. He handled the pacers with ease as he smashed runs off Burger.

Ravi Bishnoi was immediately brought into the attack, and he used his wit as he slid one down the leg side. Bishnoi's wit was matched with Jurel, who also dived to his left and then threw it at the stumps, hitting the wickets in a rare moment that happens once out of a hundred times. Green was dismissed for a well-struck 27.

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