IPL 2022 stats: Youngest to pick a fifer in IPL

Kashmir expresses, Umran Malik continued his meteoric rise. Sunrisers Hyderabad star picked up his maiden five-wicket haul with a fiery spell against the Gujarat Titans. Defending 195, Umran ran through the Titan's batting with his sheer pace. He picked up all five of the top-order batsmen in what are the best bowling figures of the IPL 2022.

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While the rest of the Sunrisers Hyderabad attack struggled under pressure, young Umran Malik delivered on his potential to pick up his maiden five-wicket haul in IPL.

Umran started with a bang casting the in form Shubman Gill who tried to carve one through the offside for a boundary. Gill's wicket was soon followed by that of GT captain Hardik Pandya, who miscued a pull shot which was caught comfortably by Marco Jansen in the deep.

Wriddhiman Saha, who scored a stellar half-century was the next to depart after the SRH quick nailed a perfect yorker to get rid of the veteran keeper for 68. David Miller soon followed after he missed a straight delivery which sent his middle stump for a walk. Abhinav Manohar was the last man dismissed as the Karnataka star was done by a beautiful delivery as Malik picked up his five-wicket haul off the last ball of his spell.

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Incidentally, it was only the second five-wicket haul of the season following Yuzvendra Chahal's efforts against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Umran's figures of 5/25 were the best for the season as the Kashmir quick rose in the purple cap rankings as well, alongside teammate T Natarajan.

IPL 2022 stats: Youngest to pick a fifer in IPL

Umran Malik becomes the third youngest to pick a fifer in IPL on Wednesday. Meanwhile, let's have a look at the youngest bowlers to pick a fifer in IPL.

N.B: The stats are accurate as of 28/04/2022.