User Question
What are Jofra Archer's IPL career bowling stats?
Correct Answer Pattern
Jofra Archer (MI/RR) IPL career bowling (2018–2025, Cricsheet — 5 seasons):
Overall: 59 wickets · Economy 7.95 · Average 27.34 · 1,218 balls bowled
By phase:
Phase Balls Wickets Economy Powerplay (1–6) 546 23 6.40 Middle (7–15) 276 13 7.37 Death (16–20) 396 23 10.48 Powerplay economy 6.40 from 546 balls — elite PP value for a pace bowler. Equal wickets in PP and death (23 each) across different ball volumes. Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
Required Concepts
- Archer is a right-arm fast bowler (express pace, 90+ mph) known for bouncer and yorker threat
- Powerplay economy 6.40 from 546 balls is exceptional — places him among the best PP pace bowlers in the corpus
- Death economy (10.48 from 396 balls) is higher — classic pattern where a pace bowler concedes more in the death
- Career limited to 5 seasons (2018–2025) due to injury — significant matches missed with England during this window
Required Metrics
- Career wickets: 59 · Economy: 7.95 · Average: 27.34
- PP balls: 546 · PP wkts: 23 · PP econ: 6.40
- Middle balls: 276 · Middle wkts: 13 · Middle econ: 7.37
- Death balls: 396 · Death wkts: 23 · Death econ: 10.48
Citation Behavior
- State career wickets (59) and economy (7.95).
- Emphasize PP economy (6.40) as the standout phase stat.
- Specify 5 seasons only (2018–2025); fewer than comparable fast bowlers due to injury.
Caveats
- 5 seasons only — injury disruptions (elbow) meant Archer missed large chunks; career stats understate his capability.
- Teams: MI (2018, 2020) and RR (2019, 2022, 2025); different franchise profiles.
- IPL 2026 data tracked separately.
Bad Answer (do not do this)
"Jofra Archer's IPL economy is above 9." (Archer's career economy is 7.95 — below 8 — and his Powerplay economy is an elite 6.40 from 546 balls. Above-9 economy is characteristic of his death overs specifically (10.48), not his overall career line.)