Umran Malik made his T20I debut last month against the Ireland cricket team. He had a forgettable debut but emerged as a hero in the second match, where he bowled the crucial last over and helped the Indian cricket team win the match. Today, he is a part of the Indian cricket team’s playing XI for their third T20I match against the England cricket team.
Like the first T20I against the Ireland cricket team, Umran got off to a forgettable start in the match against the England cricket team at Trent Bridge. Captain Rohit Sharma gave him the second over of the match, with Jason Roy and Jos Buttler batting for the England cricket team. The two English openers scored 16 runs off his six deliveries.
Rohit Sharma took Umran out of the bowling attack and reintroduced him after the powerplay overs ended. Umran dismissed Jason Roy straightaway and reduced the England cricket team to 61/2 at 7.1 overs. Roy looked good in the middle. After two failures in the first two matches, he scored 26 runs off 25 deliveries today for the England cricket team at Trent Bridge.
Earlier at the toss, Rohit Sharma lost once again and here’s what he had to say after losing the toss:
“We do not want to lose the winning confidence but there are a few things we want to try out before the World Cup. He (Umran) has got a great skill set and we just want to see how he responds to the international pressure. We just want to stand beside him and support whatever he does on the field.”
Twitter reacts as Umran Malik makes a roaring comeback at Trent Bridge
Fans on Twitter were ecstatic to see the character shown by Umran at Trent Bridge. He went for 16 runs in his first over but bounced back with a wicket off the first ball in his second over. Here are some of the top Twitter reactions:
One more down. Well done #UmranMalik . Nice catch @RishabhPant17 pic.twitter.com/1SbQXaZ9fG
— Ishan (@ishan_afzal) July 10, 2022
🎙️ "That is some comeback!"
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) July 10, 2022
Umran Malik 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙨 after dismissing Jason Roy 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/zSMZYydmNa
Yesssss! UMRAN MALIK strikes 👊
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) July 10, 2022
I love this guy 🇮🇳🧿#UmranMalik #IndvENG
Umran Malik gets Jason Roy, brilliant comeback by Umran. England 2 down for 62.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 10, 2022
Umran Malik gets Roy for 27 from 26 – England 61 for 2.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 10, 2022
Umran Malik has his man 🔥
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) July 10, 2022
A safe catch from Pant behind the stumps, and Roy has to depart for 27.
🏴 – 61/2 (7.1)#ENGvIND
Umran Malik Strikes 🔥 !!
— 🦋 Mee23 🙂 🦋 (@mee23_1) July 10, 2022
Gets rid of dangerous Jason Roy 🫡#ENGvsIND pic.twitter.com/mFQABRqvNT
Umran Malik too quick for Jason Roy. This kinda dismissal was bound to happen.
— AJN (@LifeIsAnElation) July 10, 2022
Umran Malik gets Jason Roy, brilliant comeback by Umran💪💪..#UmranMalik #INDvsENG #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/9HWMh8f2oi
— Ashutosh Srivastava (@kingashu1008) July 10, 2022
Umran Malik strikes in his second over.#UmranMalik #JasonRoy #ENGvIND #ENGvsIND #England #India #T20I #Cricket #CricketWinner pic.twitter.com/alvhjTsPic
— Cricket Winner (@cricketwinner_) July 10, 2022
