PBKS vs SRH: Umran Malik after super fast spell against Punjab Kings – Nice to play in this heat

Umran Malik picked up four wickets for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their match against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Sunday, April 17.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer Umran Malik breathed fire during the match against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Sunday, April 17 at the Dr. Dy Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. The Young Turk bowled brilliantly in the death overs and finished with stupendous figures of 4-1-28-4. He also became the fourth bowler to bowl a maiden in the 20th over in the IPL.

The pacer started the over with the wicket of Odean Smith, who skied one. Thereafter, the speedster castled Rahul Chahar and Vaibhav Arora to find himself on a hat-trick. PBKS, led by Shikhar Dhawan, did pick up a wicket on the next ball, but it came through a run-out.

Malik, who made his IPL debut in the UAE last season, said that he enjoys bowling in scorching heat and is accustomed to playing in such conditions. He also talked about focusing on his line and length, and tactics while bowling to the PBKS batters.

“Needs some time (to realise what he's done). In Jammu, it usually gets to 47 or 48 degrees, so it doesn't matter (the heat), it's actually nice to play in this heat. I think I have got my line and length better over the last few days. The plan was to keep it full and straight, and in that channel just outside off,” Malik was quoted as saying.

Umran is also one of the three wickets to bowl a maiden in the last over during the first innings of an IPL match. Irfan Pathan and Jaydev Unadkat are the other two bowlers to the milestone.

Malik’s brilliance made sure SRH restricted the Punjab-based team to 151. Apart from his wickets in the last over, the pacer also got rid of Jitesh Sharma. Bhuvneshwar Kumar lent him apt support, picking up three wickets for 22 runs.