Following his fifer with the ball against Australia in the first innings of the third match of the Ashes 2025 series in Adelaide, Jofra Archer also impressed with the bat, scoring his maiden Test fifty to dig England out of trouble.
Interestingly, the feat also made the Rajasthan Royals pacer the first Englishman to score a fifty and take a five-wicket haul in a Test in Australia since Darren Gough in Sydney in 1995.
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Having scalped 5/53 in the first innings at Adelaide, Archer walked into bat with England reeling at 168/8 in response to Australia’s total of 371.
Along with skipper Ben Stokes, Archer strung together a 106-run partnership for the ninth wicket to take England to 286.
Archer’s innings showcased maturity as he hit five boundaries and one maximum to score 51 off 105 balls - his highest score in the longest format of the game to date.
In fact, Archer has showcased great potential with the bat in the ongoing Ashes series. His previous highest score in Test matches came in the second Test in Brisbane when he scored a 36-ball-38 to help England out in a similar pressure situation.
Archer was the joint-highest wicket-taker for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025 with 11 scalps and is in the squad for the 2026 season as well.
