During the 14th over of the first innings on Saturday, the camera caught Archer sleeping under the blanket in the Rajasthan Royals dressing room before he woke up, stretched and padded up to offer his batting services. Although his team did not require him during the opening innings, as Rajasthan scored 205 for four in 20 overs, Archer chose violence in the second innings, where he struck twice in the very first over.

The right-armer, who has struggled with injuries for the last few years, dismissed Punjab opener Priyansh Arya for a golden duck in the first ball of the innings. And although Archer got hit for two boundaries by Shreyas Iyer, he got the better of the in-form PBKS captain in the final ball of the over.