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Umran Malik with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul during the first ODI against Sri Lanka (AFP Image)
Umran now holds the record for the fastest delivery by an Indian in T20Is, IPL and ODIs.
Umran Malik once again scaled a new high on the speedometer as he clocked 156 kmph in the first ODI against Sri Lanka at Barsapara. Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. The Jammu and Kashmir pacer created history by becoming the fastest bowler by an Indian in international cricket as he bettered his own record. Earlier in the first T20 against Sri Lanka, Umran dismissed Dasun Shanaka at a speed of 155 kmph.
On Tuesday, Umran came into the attack in the 12th over and did not take long to break his own record. It was the fourth delivery of the 14th over when Umran delivered a 156 kmph delivery to Charith Aslanka. Meanwhile, it was a 145 kmph delivery that helped him pick up the wicket on the last ball of the same over, when he dismissed Aslanka for 23.
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Umran now holds the record for the fastest delivery by an Indian in T20Is, IPL and ODIs.
Fastest ball by an Indian in ODIs: 156 kmph by Umran Malik
Fastest ball by an Indian in T20I cricket: 155 kmph by Umran Malik
Fastest ball by an Indian in IPL: 157 kmph by Umran Malik
Umran’s Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad also took to Twitter to praise him for the record-breaking delivery.
Jammu and Kashmir has been in good form with the ball as he picked up 7 wickets against Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series. Malik made his ODI debut against New Zealand in Auckland in November last year, where he took 2/66 and then 1/31 in a washed out match in Christchurch on 30 November. Since then he grabbed attention in IPL 2020 and 2021. With his blistering pace, Malik’s cricketing graph has gone up.
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The Indian team has decided to give Umran a long run in limited overs cricket as they look to take advantage of him being a fast bowler in future mega ICC tournaments.
Earlier, Virat Kohli was again at his best, scoring his 45th ODI hundred and second consecutive hundred in the format, while skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored half-centuries. India Huge score of 373/7 against Sri Lanka.
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