Lucknow, April 23 -- English seamer Jofra Archer became the leading wicket-taker for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Wednesday.

He took three wickets in the match and overtook Australian all-rounder Shane Watson's tally of 67 wickets in the IPL. Now, Archer has 68 wickets under his name for the franchise in the IPL.

Playing his 54th IPL game for the franchise, Archer conceded just 20 runs in his four overs, including a maiden and claimed three crucial wickets, while his team was defending a modest total of 159 runs at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Watson played 84 matches for RR and took 67 wickets at an average of 27.83 and an economy of 7.55. Wats...