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Rajasthan Royals coach Kumar Sangakkara praised Jofra Archer after his Player-of-the-Match display in a must-win 30-run victory over Mumbai Indians at Wankhede, the report said. Archer struck 32 off 15 balls from No 7 and took 3/17, with Sangakkara saying the England pacer showed his batting ability and set up the win with early wickets.

Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket and Head Coach, Kumar Sangakkara, praised Jofra Archer for his Man-of-the-Match performance in the clutch match. Royals need a must-win against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, and Archer hammered 15-ball 32 and then came up with destructive figures of 3 for 17 to star in a 30-run win on Sunday here. 

Sangakkara praised Archer’s batting capabilities. “He is a very capable batter, and we have discussed sending him higher up the order at times. Today, he showed how good he can be with the bat,” said the Sri Lankan legend. 

Archer came at No 7 and gave his side momentum after an indifferent start from the top order. In fact, none of the Royals batters reached 40’s still they managed a score of over 200 with crucial cameos from the middle-order and lower-order batters. 

“It was quite scrappy; the wicket was quite slow initially, but I would have liked to see the top four score more. But it was good to see everyone put their hands up. I thought Jofra played really well, and Dasun Shanaka also gave us momentum. Cameos from Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Donovan Ferreira and even Riyan Parag and Nandre Burger augured well,” he said.