Umran Malik, the 150kph speed demon who's igniting the IPL
Speed demon Umran Malik is being backed to win a place in India's bowling attack after lighting up the IPL with deliveries of more than 150kph (93mph) and wickets galore.
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IPL 2022: WATCH - A 152.8kmph scorcher - How Umran Malik clean bowled a well-set Wriddhiman Saha in GT vs SRH match
And in this department India's Umran Malik is making everyone sit on the edge of their seats, every time he plays these days in the IPL. After impressing everyone with his raw pace last season, the 22 year old from Jammu has been setting the IPL stage on fire this season, with absolute scorchers ranging from 145 to 153 plus kmph deliveries. The Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer, who was retained for Rs 4 Crore by the 2016 champions ahead of the last player auction, has taken 15 wickets in the 8 matches he has played so far and registered his maiden five-wicket haul against Gujarat Titans on Wednesday. Gujarat lost 5 wickets in their incredible chase of 196 vs SRH and Umran took all 5 wickets. His figures of 5-25 in the match are the season's best, so far.
Watch: Umran Malik Cleans Up Wriddhiman Saha With Epic 153 Kmph Yorker In IPL 2022
The stumps had never been dismantled as hard until Umran Malik showed up. Yes, the young Jammu-based pace sensation playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 has surely caught the attention of the world with his consistent and accurate fast bowling this season. After enduring a brilliant start to IPL 2022, Umran didn't rest on his laurels as he picked a brilliant five-for against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Wednesday. One of the highlights of the five-wicket haul was his 152.8 kmph delivery which knocked out the stumps of a well-set Wriddhiman Saha, who had to go back to the dugout having made 68 runs.
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IPL 2022: Rashid Khan And Rahul Tewatia Power GT's Stunning Win, SRH Lose Despite Umran Malik Heroics
All eyes were on Sunrisers Hyderabad's Umran Malik, but all they could see was a blur. But still, Gujarat Titans had the last laugh as they prised out a five-wicket win in their thrilling IPL match here on Wednesday. Introduced into the attack as late as the eighth over, as Kane Williamson's last resort, the young pace sensation delivered what was expected of him, grabbing five wickets with devastatingly quick deliveries to scythe through the Gujarat Titans top-order and almost propel Sunrisers Hyderabad to their sixth successive win in the ongoing edition of the lucrative league.
IPL 2022, SRH vs GT: We are quite practical as well and talk about winning right situations, says Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya said there is a lot of self-belief in his players and they always talk about winning the "right situations", which was evident in their victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling IPL match on Wednesday. Needing 56 in the last four overs and 22 off the final six balls, the Titans rode on Rahul Tewatia (40 not out off 21 balls) and Rashid Khan's (31 not out off 11) incredible power-hitting to end on the winnings side. This was after SRH pace sensation Umran Malik (5/25) had the Titans tottering at 140 for five in the 16th over in a stiff chase of 196.
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Wednesday's match between Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad proved to be a great match-up in more ways than one.
IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Highlights: Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia power GT's stunning win, SRH lose despite Umran Malik heroics
Umran Malik, but all they could see was a blur. But still, Gujarat Titans had the last laugh as they prised out a five-wicket win in their thrilling IPL match here on Wednesday. Introduced into the attack as late as the eighth over, as Kane Williamson's last resort, the young pace sensation delivered what was expected of him, grabbing five wickets with devastatingly quick deliveries to scythe through the Gujarat Titans top-order and almost propel Sunrisers Hyderabad to their sixth successive win in the ongoing edition of the lucrative league.