The 61st match of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League is in the history books, with the Kolkata Knight Riders keeping their playoffs hopes alive. KKR registered their second consecutive win by defeating former champions Sunrisers Hyderabad by 54 runs. While Hyderabad lost the match, the team’s express fast bowler Umran Malik won the award for the fastest delivery of the match.
Malik has now played 12 matches in IPL 2022 and won the Fastest Delivery of the Match award in all 12 of them. The new award, which has been introduced by Swiggy in IPL 2022, rewards the fast bowler with a INR 1 lakh each per game. So, Malik has received prize money worth INR 12 lakh by bowling the fastest deliveries of the 12 matches that he has played.
Many fans would know that the Orange Cap winner and the Purple Cap winner receive prize money of INR 10 lakh each for taking the most runs and the most wickets in an IPL season, respectively. Thus, fans pointed out on social media that Umran has won prize money than the cap winners already.
Here’s what Umran had said before the match between SRH and KKR got underway earlier tonight at the MCA Stadium in an interview with the host broadcasters:
“I don’t look at the speedometer, I just try to bowl in the right areas. I am working on yorkers, slower balls, just bowling in the right areas. This is my first full season in IPL. Last year, I got to play just three matches. I am getting a lot of experience from the likes of Dale Steyn, Tom Moody, (Muttiah) Muralitharan and (Brian) Lara.”
Fans react as Umran Malik wins the fastest delivery of the match for the 12th time
Twitterati was impressed with Umran Malik’s domination in the award for the fastest delivery. Here are some of the top Twitter reactions to it:
Umran Malik won the fastest delivery of the match for the 12th consecutive time in IPL 2022.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 14, 2022
Umran Malik wins his 12th consecutive fastest delivery award. pic.twitter.com/RIr5vjdoLS
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 14, 2022
Umran Malik to Swiggy Fastest Delivery, after bowling first ball of the Game :#BoliBachchan #ACKOForTheFans @ACKOIndia pic.twitter.com/lvSwqz6nq5
— Harshsingh (@Harshsingh1048) May 14, 2022
“Umran Malik won the fastest delivery of the season”- future tweet of johns and mufa on may 29 👍💙
— |\/|®.ÇHÄMPÍØÑZ🇮🇳 (@mrchampion036z) May 14, 2022
12 lakh done
— Mohit Mevliwal (@MevliwalMohit) May 14, 2022
2 lakh rhte h
Umran this season : 4crore + 14 lakh.
— anant (@AnkitKu01715055) May 14, 2022
— Samir Shaikh 🇮🇳 (@Samir68681627) May 14, 2022
Already got more money than a orange cap holder will get 🤣🤣
— ☯☟ кo𝕙Łⓘ ᖴ𝐨яEש𝒆Ř ♤☮ (@kohliforever183) May 14, 2022