IPL 2022: Sunrisers Hyderabad fast bowler Umran Malik proved to be very expensive in the 50th match of IPL 2022 against Delhi Capitals. In this match, Warner and Rovman Powell took the news of him fiercely. Umran conceded 52 runs in his 4-over spell without taking any wicket. However, during this time he broke a record of his own. Actually, this record is related to bowling fastball. In this match against Delhi, Umran surpassed his old fastest ball 154, first hitting 154.8 and then bowling at the speed of 156 and 157.
Umran Malik broke his own record
IPL 2022: Umran Malik bowled 154.8 kmph, breaking his previous record of 154 kmph during the bowling in the 12th over. After this, in the last over of the innings, he bowled at the speed of 155 and 157 kmph, although Powell hit 2 consecutive fours on both these balls. Umran Malik spent 52 runs in his quota of 4 overs, including 19 runs in the last over. In the last match against Chennai, he had spent 48 runs proving to be very expensive. However, this current season has been very good for this young bowler. He has taken 15 wickets in 10 matches played so far.
Shaun Tait is the fastest bowler in IPL history
The record for the fastest bowling in IPL history is still held by Australia’s legendary bowler Shaun Tait, in a match playing for Rajasthan in the year 2011, who bowled at a speed of 157.71 kmph.
If we talk about the match, then Delhi came out to bat first, thanks to the excellent innings of 92 runs by Warner and the Caribbean power of 67 runs by Rovman Powell, he scored a huge score of 208 runs. In response, another West Indies batsman from Hyderabad, Nicholas Pooran gave a befitting reply. But, in the end, he fell 21 runs behind the target.