The performance of SRH pacemaker Umran Malik will be closely watched during the IPL 2023.© BCCI/IPL
Umran Malik’s pace has been a much talked about affair in the 2022 Indian Premier League. The SunRisers Hyderabad pacer also showed his class in the team’s first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, beating the stumps of Rajasthan Royals batter Devdutt Padikkal shattered at just under 90 mph. However, SRH lost the game by 72 points as it failed to chase a 204-point goal. RR veteran spinner Yuzvendra Chahal rocked the SRH batting line-up with as he returned with figures of 4/17. RR plays Punjab Kings on Wednesday and Chahal told about a funny incident that happened earlier with Umran.
In a video posted by RR on social media handles, a presenter asked Chahal, “You took four wickets yesterday, and it would have been five if Umran bhai hadn’t defended it. What would you like to tell him ?”
“Not much. I remember him telling me that when we meet he’ll hit me for three sixes. But he didn’t… very badly!” Chahal replied.
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 4, 2023
Rajasthan Royals would count on their near-perfect combinations in almost all departments of the game to put up another impressive performance when they face a strong Punjab Kings side in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
The Royals would be buoyed by the massive 72-point victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who were outplayed in every aspect of the match by last year’s runners-up on Sunday.
With Yashasvi Jaiswal, red-hot England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler and captain Sanju Samson hitting half-centuries against SRH, the Royals’ dominance with the bat was on display for all to see as their bowlers, led by Yuzvendra Chahal (4 / 17) and New Zealand fast Trent Boult (2/21), were more than a handful for SRH.
But with Punjab Kings also giving an indication of their immense firepower with both bat and ball in their seven-run DLS victory against Kolkata Kinght Riders in Mohali, Wednesday’s match promises to give spectators in Guwahati their money’s worth .
With PTI inputs
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