IPL playerEngland2018 to 2026
Jofra Archer
On scorecards: JC Archer · Right-hand bat
Jofra Archer, a bowler, has played six IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Jofra Archer arrived through the auction: Rajasthan Royals paid ₹7.20 cr, against a base price of ₹40 lakh.
That first season brought 10 matches, 15 runs and 15 wickets at 8.30 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2026, for Rajasthan Royals: 25 wickets at 9.29 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 9.73, with best figures of 3 for 17. Three seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2018, 2020 and 2026).
Franchise by franchise
2018 to 2020, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹7.20 cr. 35 matches, 195 runs and 46 wickets.
2023, Mumbai Indians. Arrived outside the auction. 5 matches and 2 wickets.
2025 to 2026, Rajasthan Royals, second time round. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹12.50 cr. 28 matches, 127 runs and 36 wickets.
3 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Rajasthan Royals, 2018 to 2020. 2021, 2022 and 2024 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 84 wickets in 1,589 deliveries, at 8.16 runs an over against a league rate of 8.85 for the same seasons: 0.69 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight.
42.9% of the balls Jofra Archer bowled were dots, a higher share than 94% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 18.8 balls.
The fielding record: 16 catches and 2 run-outs.
At the auction
Jofra Archer has gone under the hammer three times. The highest price was ₹12.50 cr, paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2025, more than 6 times the base price. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Mumbai Indians in 2022.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Jofra Archer has made 68 IPL appearances, the latest for Rajasthan Royals in 2026, and has won 3 player-of-the-match awards.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Rajasthan Royals | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3.0 | 71.4 | 0/0 | 15 | 8.30 | 3/22 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 67 | 27* | 33.5 | 167.5 | 0/0 | 11 | 6.72 | 3/15 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 113 | 27* | 18.8 | 179.4 | 0/0 | 20 | 6.52 | 3/19 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 4 | 3* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2 | 9.34 | 1/35 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 63 | 30 | 10.5 | 126.0 | 0/0 | 11 | 9.40 | 3/25 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2026 | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 64 | 32 | 10.7 | 136.2 | 0/0 | 25 | 9.29 | 3/17 | 8 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Rajasthan Royals: 2018 to 2020
- Mumbai Indians: 2023
- Rajasthan Royals: 2025 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 36% |
| Balls per four | 12.5 |
| Balls per six | 10.2 |
| Dot balls bowled | 42.9% |
| Balls per wicket | 18.8 |
| Catches | 16 |
| Run-outs | 2 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UAL1 | ₹40 lakh | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹7.20 cr |
| 2022 | AL3 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹8 cr |
| 2025 | FA1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹12.50 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet