IPL 2022: NZ bowler Lockie Ferguson breaks Umran Malik’s fastest ball record; clocks 157.3 kmph

New Zealand cricketer Lockie Ferguson broke Umran Malik’s fastest ball  record by clocking 157.3 kmph in the Indian Premier League

Ferguson became the fastest bowler of the season. Earlier, Umran Malik had held the fastest ball record. He bowled a 157 kmph ball to Rovman Powell against Delhi Capitals.

New Zealand speedster has taken 12 wickets from 13 matches. Ferguson, however, has been a touch expensive at the economy of 9.02 this season. Gujarat Titans had bought Ferguson for Rs 10 crore.

On the other side, Jammu and Kashmiri pacer finished with 22 wickets for the season.

He became the youngest player to take 20-wickets in any IPL season. Umran Malik took his tally to 21 during a match-winning spell for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)  against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. He broke Jasprit Bumrah’s 2017 record. Umran Malik is 22 years and 176 days. Jasprit Bumrah was 23 years and 165 days old when he became the youngest bowler to pick up 20 wickets in IPL 2017. RP Singh was  23 years and 166 days old when he took 20 wickets in IPL 2009. Likewise, Pragyan Ojha was 23 years and 225 days old when he achieved the milestone in IPL 2010

 J&K-born pacer Umran Malik broke another IPL record after bowling a maiden 20th over and picking up three wickets against Punjab Kings. 

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad player became only fourth bowler in IPL history to bowl a maiden 20th over.  Irfan Pathan, Lasith Malinga, and Jaydev Unadkat had achieved the feat.

Umran Malik, who Sunrisers Hyderabad retained for IPL 2022, is already one of the fastest bowlers in India. However, though he has sent down deliveries over 150kmph this season, the Jammu and Kashmir player has picked up only three wickets this season in four matches, conceding at 10.42 runs an over.

SRH retained him for Rs 4 crore along with captain Kane Williamson and all-rounder Abdul Samad, also from Jammu and Kashmir.

Coming from a humble background, Malik’s father runs a fruit stall in Jammu. A class X dropout, Malik is the only brother of his elder sisters.

Last season, Umran Malik was with the SunRisers as a net bowler. But after T Natarajan tested positive for COVID, Malik has named his replacement.

 Malik made his competitive debut last year. He has picked a total of four wickets having played one T20 and List A match for Jammu and Kashmir. Malik made his T20 debut for Jammu and Kashmir in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January last year.