Sunrisers Hyderabad’s pacer, Umran Malik, made a cheeky remark before their final IPL 2023 game against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. Umran had only played seven games this season and took just five wickets, making it difficult to maintain consistent pace. However, he continued to work hard and hoped to do well in the upcoming game.
When asked how he kept up with the same pace despite sitting out for long, Umran replied, “When you bowl only two overs, it’s not easy to load up and bowl at full pace consistently. I’ve been trying to hit good areas.” In a must-win game, Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Earlier, Umran had a great IPL 2022 for Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he played all games and had overs under his belt. This season, he didn’t get to play as many games and took only five wickets. He was included in the game against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.
The playing XI for Mumbai Indians included Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya, and Akash Madhwal. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s playing XI included Aiden Markram (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Vivrant Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, Harry Brook, Nitish Reddy, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Mayank Dagar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Umran Malik.
