Born and raised in Barbados, Jofra Chioke Archer is a right-arm fast bowler who represents England’s National team in International Cricket and RR in the IPL. Before moving to England, Jofra Archer represented the West Indies Under-19 in 2014. Archer is one of the fastest bowlers who delivers the ball at a 150+ speed with a significant line and length. Pacer Jofra Archer is mostly known for his pace, sharp bouncers, and skiddy deliveries, which surprise the batsman. He made his debut with RR in 2018 and now has returned to the franchise after 3 years for a big price of Rs 12.50 crore in the IPL Mega Auction 2025 at Jeddah.
Here is an overview of the Jofra Archer IPL 2025 profile:
In 2018, Jofra Archer made his IPL debut with the Rajasthan Royals against the Mumbai Indians on 22nd April at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. In his first IPL match, Jofra Archer picked up 3 wickets while conceding 22 runs at a 5.50 economy rate. Archer delivered 4 overs and dismissed Mumbai Indians' key players, including Mitchell McClenaghan, Pandya brothers Krunal and Hardik.
Formidable bowler Jofra Archer has left an impact with his feared pace and wicket-taking capabilities in his starting IPL seasons. Jofra Archer started his IPL adventure with RR in 2018. Despite his team finishing at the bottom, Jofra Archer gave his best and won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2020. Unfortunately, his impeccable IPL career was interrupted by injuries, and he missed out on the following season.
In 2025, Jofra Archer returned to his former IPl team RR, for which he played from 2018 to 2020. The bidding process saw a contest among Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants, and Mumbai Indians, but at last, RR secured Jofra Archer for the hefty amount of Rs 12.50 crore in the IPL Mega 2025 auction.
Skillful bowler Jofra Archer has played for only two IPL teams- the Rajasthan Royals and the Mumbai Indians in his IPL career. He made his IPL debut with the Rajasthan Royals in 2018 and stayed until 2020. He made his IPL comeback with the Mumbai Indians in 2022 and stayed until 2023. Again missing out on his 2024 IPL season due to an injury, Jofra Archer transferred to his previous IPL team Rajasthan Royals in 2025.
In 2018, the Rajasthan franchise bought Jofra Archer’s services for the price of Rs 7.20 crore. A silky fast bowler, Archer, played for the franchise until the 2020 season for the same IPL salary. In 2021, Jofra Archer was ruled out of the tournament due to his elbow and back injuries and faced a setback for that IPL season. He made a comeback with Mumbai Paltan in 2022. He moved to the Mumbai Indians team for an IPL salary of Rs 8 crore. After his 2-year stint with Mumbai, his former IPL team Rajasthan Royals, bagged him again for the whopping amount of Rs 12.50 crore in the 2025 IPL season.
Jofra Archer is one of the top overseas bowlers in the IPL, bringing his speed, skills, and fielding excellence to the tournament. Due to an elbow and back injury, Archer faced a layoff in 2021 and missed the 2024 season as well. However, he made it to the IPL with a strong comeback. He is not just a bowler but a top all-rounder IPL performer.
So here’s Jofra Archer's IPL batting and bowling stats-
Right-armed pacer Jofra Archer is often bat as a lower-order batter. In IPL, Archer has scored a total of 262 runs with an average of 13.79 and a strike rate of 147.19. His highest IPL score is 30 runs for the Rajasthan Royals against the Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in the 2025 season.
Below is the table that shows all of Jofra Archer's IPL batting stats from the 2018 to 2025 seasons.
Jofra Archer has consistently delivered good performances in the IPL. Archer had his best IPL season in 2020 for the Rajasthan Royals. The English pacer picked up 20 wickets from 14 matches while averaging 18.25 at a 6.55 economy rate. He also recorded a best powerplay economy rate of 4.34, the best among the bowlers who at least delivered 15 overs in the tournament.
The table shows all of Jofra Archer's IPL bowling stats from the 2018 to 2025 seasons.
Despite the injuries and sidelining from the IPL tournament, Jofra Archer has quite impressive IPL stats. English fast bowler Jofra Archer has played 52 IPL matches and taken 59 wickets in his career. Archer has scored 262 runs with a highest score of 30 runs in his IPL career.
The table shows the Jofra Archer IPL records-
To date, Jofra Archer has taken 59 wickets from 52 matches played in his IPL career. His IPL average is 27.15 with a 7.89 economy rate, including a 3/15 best bowling figure.
Jofra Archer’s best IPL bowling figure is 3 wickets for 15 runs in the IPL 2019 season. The English pacer scalped three wickets with an impressive economy rate of 3.75 while delivering 4 overs at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium. In a match of PBKS vs RR, Jofra Archer dismissed Punjab Kings' three key players- Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, and Mandeep Singh.
Jofra Archer hasn’t scored a five-wicket haul in his IPL career yet. His highest bowling figure is 3 wickets for 15 runs in the IPL so far.
The table shows the last 10 batting stats of Jofra Archer in the IPL 2025:
The table shows the last 10 bowling stats of Jofra Archer in the IPL 2025:
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