India’s young fast bowling sensation Umran Malik made the headlines today after he made his ODI debut against New Zealand cricket team in the first of the three-match ODI series.
The game is currently being held at Eden Park in Auckland. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and invited Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian cricket team to bat first.
Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill got off to a superb start to the game by adding 124-run stand for the opening wicket before Shubman Gill departed for 50. Shreyas Iyer top-scored with 80 whereas Shikhar Dhawan scored 72.
Washington Sundar scored a quickfire 37 off 16 balls including 3 fours and 3 sixes. In the end, India posted a commendable total of 306 for the loss of seven wickets in their quota of 50 overs.
Umran Malik makes his ODI debut for India
Young pacer Umran Malik made an instant impression with the ball on his debut. In his first two overs, he conceded only 9 runs and terrorized the opposition with his swift pace.
In the process, he went on to clock at 153.1KPH on his debut game and impressed the fans with his raw pace. He got rid of Devon Conway (24) to get his maiden wicket in One-Day Internationals.
The youngster went on to take his second wicket by getting rid of the prized wicket of Daryl Mitchell for 11 runs. Overall, he has well and truly impressed the fans with his bowling performance and it’s just a beginning.
New Zealand’s playing XI
Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (c), Tom Latham (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson
India’s playing XI
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Here’s how Twitterati reacted to Umran Malik’s ODI debut:-
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Solid start with the ball for Umran Malik on his ODI debut 👌 👌 pic.twitter.com/mhEyHRcT0t— shahid khan 🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@INCJPR) November 25, 2022
Keep giving chances to young fast bowlers like Umran,Arshdeep in regular Indian team so they are always motivated and match fit otherwise we will be wasting a talented resource like Umesh Yadav who is always on the bench
— shankar s (@shanks0066) November 25, 2022
India's Umran Malik has just clocked at 153.1KPH on ODI debut 🔥 #NZvIND
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 25, 2022
Dream for many pakistani bowlers
— Ankit Samal 🚀 (@SirAnkitSamal) November 25, 2022
Maiden ODI wicket for Umran Malik in his debut match with a speed of 153.7 kmph
Source – @PrimeVideo#UmranMalik pic.twitter.com/8glUUzVdWs
— Riyaan (@imdeepjyotideka) November 25, 2022
Great moments for young fast bowler Umran Malik as he gets his Debut ODI Cap today.
He is playing against Newzealand today.
Congratulations @UmranMalik21 pic.twitter.com/47zGGCPbrz— Mohit Gupta 🇮🇳 (@factual_dogra) November 25, 2022
Proud moment for Jammu as Umran Malik gets his debut ODI Cap today#jammuexpress#UmranMalik #BCCI #cricketProud pic.twitter.com/tiJhugIsDA
— Hindustani Journalist Vimal Mehra (@MrVVimalMehra) November 25, 2022
Maiden ODI wicket for Umran Malik on his debut match pic.twitter.com/mTWwaieeAU
— Riyaan (@imdeepjyotideka) November 25, 2022
Umran Malik is having a dream odi debut. He sent back Daryl Mitchel. Sensational bowling display.#Umranmalik #INDVSNZ #crickettwitter
— Ankit Tiwary (@Ankittiwary70) November 25, 2022
We all knew that Umran can rattle batters with his pace but he can be wayward as well.
The best thing about his bowling today has been his control over his pace.
Two wickets so far – outstanding ODI debut, will only become better from here ! #UmranMalik #IndvsNZ pic.twitter.com/6IMMDHnHHU
— Vishwajeet Jaykar (@Vishwajaykar) November 25, 2022
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Solid start with the ball for Umran Malik on his ODI debut 👌 👌 pic.twitter.com/mhEyHRcT0t— shahid khan 🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@INCJPR) November 25, 2022
Second wicket for Umran Malik on his ODI debut.
A dream debut for #UmranMalik #TeamIndia #NZvIND #Cricket pic.twitter.com/zrOhdPa1Z3
— ProBatsman (@probatsman) November 25, 2022
