IPL 2018, RR vs SRH: 5 talking points

Sunrisers Hyderabad inched a place closer to the playoffs by beating Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs at Jaipur. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad posted 151 on the board thanks to skipper Kane Williamson's 63 and Alex Hales' 45.

In reply, RR could only score 140/6 with Ajinkya Rahane scoring a 53-ball 65. SRH's bowling was sensational throughout the match with Sandeep Sharma conceding just 15 runs from his four overs. Siddarth Kaul also bowled an impressive spell of 2/23 from his four overs.

The win took SRH to the top position in the table while RR remains 5th. Here are 5 talking points of the match.

#5 Jofra Archer producing another brilliant performance with the ball

Jofra Archer began his IPL 2018 campaign by bowling a spell of 3/23 against Mumbai Indians which won him the Man of the Match award. Today, he bowled another fantastic spell.

In his first over, Archer gave away 7 runs and could have gotten an extremely important wicket if it wasn't for a drop which we will be discussing later.

Except for a six by Kane Williamson, Archer's second over was pretty good and he conceded 8 runs from it. Archer's third over was excellent as he conceded only 4 runs and took the wickets of Shakib al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan.

Archer conceded 7 runs in his final over and took the wicket of Rashid Khan. He ended his spell with 3/26.

Having bowled two consecutive brilliant spells, Jofra Archer will be expected to bowl similar spells in further matches as Rajasthan Royals look to keep their playoff chances alive.