Rajasthan Royals' Jofra Archer dismissed Punjab Kings opener Priyansh Arya in Match 40 of IPL 2026 at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. It was a pivotal moment as the dangerous Arya has been striking at over 250 this season. He smashed an 11-ball 29 in Mullanpur as well.
Notably, Archer dismissed Arya for the second time in IPL history. As has been the case, Arya was off to a blazing start against RR, who elected to field in New Chandigarh. He hammered Nandre Burger for 3 fours and a six in the second over. Archer perturbed Arya with his pace in the third over before getting him on the fifth ball.
A 150kph ball dismissed Arya, who slammed 5 fours and a six. According to Cricbuzz, Archer has now dismissed Arya twice within six balls in the IPL. The PBKS batter has managed just eight runs in this battle, including 2 boundaries. Both Arya and Archer have scaled heights in the Powerplay (IPL).
As per ESPNcricinfo, the PBKS opener has a strike rate of 200.35 in this phase, while Archer has taken 32 wickets at 22.78.
