Retained Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) speedster Umran Malik as soon as once more repaid the religion proven by the franchise with a sensational efficiency in opposition to the harmful batting line-up of the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Sunday.
The 22-year-old ended up with good figures of 4/28 and bowled an unbelievable final over, conceding zero runs and selecting up three wickets. PBKS misplaced 4 wickets within the final over, together with a run-out, and have been bowled out for simply 151 of their 20 overs.
It was solely the third time within the historical past of the IPL {that a} crew has conceded no runs within the twentieth over. There have been lots of theories about Umran Malik being only a velocity service provider that offers away lots of runs. Nonetheless, he has proven much-needed management within the final two video games and has emerged as a real wicket-taker for SRH.
Followers on Twitter have been thrilled to see such a implausible efficiency from Malik. Some consider he’ll quickly play for India, given his searing tempo and accuracy.
Listed below are a number of the reactions:
Umran Malik derails PBKS with implausible spell
PBKS suffered a giant blow as captain Mayank Agarwal was out injured. Naturally, they struggled on the prime of the order and misplaced three fast wickets. Liam Livingstone, nonetheless, continued his prolific kind and took the assault to the SRH bowlers.
Whereas the opposite batters struggled to time the ball, Livingstone performed a accountable knock and introduced up his third 50 of the season. Jitesh Sharma gave him a little bit of help, however was dismissed by a sensational quick ball from Umran Malik.
With 5 overs to go and the rating being 122/4, PBKS backed themselves to succeed in close to the 180-run mark, with Livingstone and Shahrukh Khan on the crease. Additionally they had the explosive Odean Smith ready within the wings.
Nonetheless, the Sunrisers bowlers displayed a top-class demise bowling exhibition. They combined their line and size and stored the batters guessing. Livingstone remained off strike for fairly some time and that disturbed his rhythm.
Regardless of shedding Livingstone for 60, PBKS nonetheless had Smith on the crease and have been hopeful of a powerful end within the final over. Nonetheless, Umran Malik first dismissed Odean Smith with a brief ball after which picked up the wickets of Rahul Chahar and Vaibhav Arora by attacking the stumps.
He missed out on a well-deserved IPL hattrick, however ended up bowling a sensational maiden over. The SRH batters are in good kind and can again themselves to chase down what appears like a modest goal of 152.