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RCB’s Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis during the Indian Premier League 2022 match (ANI) Mumbai Indians Rohit Sharma plays a shot (ANI)

YOU TAKE MUMBAI LIGHTLY going as far as our innings are con- UMRAN MALIK CLOCKS 157 est delivery of ongoing IPL 2022.
Malik accomplished this feat
cerned. We certainly could have done
AT YOUR OWN PERIL: SOLANKI things differently; we could have KMPH AGAINST DC during his side’s match against Del-
done better in terms of setting that hi Capitals at Brabourne Stadium
ebutants Gujarat Titans have total. So, sort of acknowledge that unrisers Hyderabad pacer Um- in Mumbai. During the final over
been on a rampage winning ran Malik clocked 157 kmph
Deight out of 10 IPL matches and Punjab managed their run chase Son Thursday, bowling the fast- of DC’s innings, he bowled a full-
very well,” said Vikram Solanki.
length delivery which was wide of
and are on top of the points table. Ro- off stump, which was hit by batter
hit Sharma led Mumbai are languish- Rovman Powell for a four. Though
ing at the bottom of the points table the result was not in favour of Malik,
having lost eight out of nine matches. the ball was another feather in the
But despite Mumbai’s poor run of cap for the pacer, who has been gar-
form, Gujarat Titans are not taking nering acclaim for his fast bowling,
them lightly. accuracy and wicket-taking ability
“I would say that each and every
one of those teams have the ability to during the ongoing season of IPL
from fans and cricketers from past
beat any team on their day. Mumbai and present alike.
have a proud history if you think of Overall, the match was not re-
the championships they have won. ally great for the Jammu and Kash-
They are coming on the back of a mir pacer, as he ended his four-over
win. They are a very competitive spell giving away 52 runs without any
team. They have match winners and wicket. With an economy of 13.00,
we will have to be at our best to give he was the most expensive bowler
ourselves a chance of winning the for SRH.
game. You can’t take any team light- Malik has been having a great
ly and, for Mumbai, you can take IPL so far. In 10 games, he has taken
them lightly at your own peril,” said 15 wickets at an average of 22.60 and
Gujarat Titans’ Director of Cricket an economy of 8.92. His best bowl-
Vikram Solanki. ing figures are 5/25 against Gujarat
Gujarat Titans are close to book-
ing their play-offs berth but they are Titans.
Coming to the match, an un-
not looking that far ahead and taking beaten 122-run stand between David
one match at a time. Gujarat Titans Warner (92*) and Rovman Powell
faced a rare defeat in their previ- (67*) powered Delhi Capitals to a
ous match against Punjab Kings and massive 207 for 3 in 20 overs against
much to the surprise Hardik Pandya Sunrisers Hyderabad at Brabourne
won the toss and elected to bat first Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.
and Punjab chased down a 144-run It was not a day to remember
target in just 16 overs. for SRH’s bowling attack, as it was
“I would not describe it as an ex-
periment. All credit to Punjab to get Umran Malik celebrates the dismissal of Gujarat Titans Wriddhiman Saha (ANI) smashed all over the park by DC
batters.

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