IPL 2022: It's Ferguson vs Umran as in-form teams Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad face off

Lockie Ferguson's 150 click thunderbolts meets its match in rising pace sensation Umran Malik's toe-crushers as table toppers Gujarat Titans clash with close-on-heels Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here on Wednesday. The IPL newcomers are currently in the midst of a dream inception year with six wins from seven games at the halfway stage and are placed on top of the table. Interestingly, the only loss that Titans suffered in its campaign so far was against Sunrisers in an earlier meeting and Hardik Pandya wouldn't mind a sweet revenge for that defeat. However, the 'Orange Army's' bowling attack especially their four-prong fast bowling unit has been exceptional as one saw when they demolished RCB for 68 in its previous encounter. The disconcerting bounce and movement created by Marco Jansen (6 wickets from 5 games) is ably complemented by Umran's (10 wickets from 7 games) fiery pace, T Natarajan's (15 from 7 games) deceptions off the track and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (9 from 7 games) balancing it all with his experience.

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"Umran has made me popular in the market and in fact in Jammu overall. Everyone greets me saying 'adaab' in the market. I am really proud of my son," Umran's Abdul Rashid told TimesofIndia.com from Jammu. India's new speed gun Umran consistently bowls at 145- 150kph plus and is India's fastest

So much so that a lightweight spin department manned by left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith in absence of an injured Washington Sundar, till now hasn't been a cause of worry for Kane Williamson and his band of men. In fact, the rub of the green has gone SRH's way in this