The premier fast bowler of Rajasthan Royals (RR), Jofra Archer gave a brilliant start to his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise as he knocked off Delhi Capitals (DC) opener Prithvi Shaw on the very first delivery of the 30th match of the IPL 2020 at the Dubai International Stadium.
The England cricketer bowled a quick inswinging delivery that took the inside edge and crashed into the middle stump, removing Shaw for a golden duck. Here is the video of the dismissal:
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The Bihu dance clearly caught on in the Rajasthan Royals dressing room when the young Riyan Parag was seen celebrating in the same way during the last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday at the same venue. Though Rajasthan initially struggled while chasing a target of 158.
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it was Rahul Tewatia and Parag’s 85-run partnership which ended their four-match losing streak. To celebrate their win, Parag was seen dancing on some steps of the Bihu dance, as the batsman and the dance form hails from Assam.
Irfan Pathan also reacted on Twitter, saying, “Did you ever think an Englishman would show off his Bihu dance skills! Gotta love this IPL.”
Did you ever think an Englishman would show off his Bihu Dance Skills!Gotta Love this IPL #JofraArcher #Assam #culture
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 14, 2020
Delhi skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first. DC made one change, bringing in Tushar Deshpande in place of Harshal Patel, while RR is unchanged from their last match.
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Batting first, Delhi only managed to reach a total of 161/7 in 20 overs with the help of brilliant half-centuries from the veterans like, Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan. For RR, Jofra Archer was the wrecker-in-chief as he scalped as many as three wickets and gave away just 19 runs with Jaydev Unadkat also got a couple of wickets.
