Umran Malik, the bowling sensation of Sunrisers Hyderabad has once again demonstrated his brilliant skills with the ball in the 15th season of the Indian Premier League. In the recent match between SRH and Delhi Capitals which took place on the 5th of May, 2022; Umran Malik was persistently pummelled for boundaries by the batsmen of DC. Not to mention, in terms of giving off runs, Umran turned out to be a little costly when compared to his previous performances with the ball. He conceded 52 runs but didn’t manage to get any breakthroughs.
Although, even after getting thrashed by boundaries and sixes, that didn’t prevent him to go on and break his own record. It was concerning the fastest delivery bowled in this season of the IPL. Umran Malik had his speed-gun bowling going on. He bowled a hurling 157 kmph on the 4th delivery of the final over against Delhi Capitals. As luck would have it, Rovman Powell hit a boundary out of the fastest delivery of IPL. Not to mention, he was on the crease till the end of the first innings. Delhi Capitals set a total of 207 runs on the scoreboard which SRH wasn’t able to chase. DC won the match by 21 runs.
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