Umran Malik‘s tempo was a much-talked about affair within the 2022 Indian Premier League.  The SunRisers Hyderabad pacer confirmed his class within the crew’s first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 too, shattering Rajasthan Royals batter Devdutt Padikkal‘s stumps with a supply that clocked slightly below 150 kph. However, SRH misplaced the match by 72 runs because it did not chase a 204-run goal. RR veteran spinner Yuzvendra Chahal rocked the SRH batting line-up with as he returned with figures of 4/17. RR subsequent play Punjab Kings on Wednesday and Chahal recounted a humorous incident that occurred with Umran earlier.

In a video posted by RR on its social media handles, a presenter requested Chahal: “You took four wickets yesterday, and it would have been five had Umran bhai not defended it. What would you like to tell him?”

“Nothing much. I remember he told me whenever we meet, he’ll hit me for three sixes. But he didn’t…very bad!” Chahal replied.

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Rajasthan Royals could be banking on their near-perfect mixtures in virtually all departments of the sport to place up one other commanding efficiency once they tackle a robust Punjab Kings aspect in an IPL match right here on Wednesday.
The Royals could be buoyed by the large 72-run victory towards Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have been outsmarted by final yr’s runners-up in each side of the sport on Sunday.

With Yashasvi Jaiswal, red-hot England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler and captain Sanju Samson smashing half-centuries towards SRH, the Royals’ dominance with the bat was there for all to see, whereas their bowlers, led by Yuzvendra Chahal (4/17) and New Zealand fast Trent Boult (2/21), have been greater than a handful for SRH.

But with Punjab Kings additionally giving a sign of their immense firepower with each the bat and the ball of their seven-run DLS win towards Kolkata Kinght Riders at Mohali, the match on Wednesday guarantees to provide the spectators in Guwahati good worth for cash.

With PTI inputs