Umran Malik has been one of the stars of IPL 2022 with the ball for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, picking up 15 wickets in just nine matches and this pace sensation is our surprise package of the week.
No one expected Umran Malik to improve so quickly in such a short period, but the 22-year-old has been one of the bowlers of the IPL so far and has played an integral part in the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s strong start to the tournament.
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After an indifferent start to the season, Malik’s control and accuracy improved as the season went on, and the pacer went on to bowl one of the spells of the season so far against the Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede. The pacer destroyed the stumps of four Gujarat batters and picked up all five wickets for SRH to register his first five-wicket haul in the IPL. Malik was troubling high-calibre batters such as Hardik Pandya and David Miller with his pace, and in a game where both sides scored over 190, he finished with incredible figures of five for 25.
Although Malik’s incredible display of fast bowling wasn’t enough to give SRH the victory on the night, such was the impact of his performance that the pacer became the first player to win the man of the match award this season despite not ending up on the winning side.
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Shivaan Shah