Fast bowler Umran Malik’s woes deepened in Mumbai’s DY Patil T20 Cup. On February 25, for Tata Sports Club against Mumbai Customs, he bowled two overs for 59 runs, the second yielding 36 in a barrage of boundaries and extras.
The 13th over’s sequence: single, four (Rugved), no-ball six, free hit dot, More’s six-four combo, wide, no-ball, Sachin’s free-hit four (no-ball), final six. A perfect storm of errors.
Customs chased successfully in 16 overs, More unbeaten on 101 off 46. KKR, banking on Umran for IPL 2026, faces mounting pace worries after releasing Mustafizur and with Rana injured.
Umran’s trajectory: IPL 2022 stardom with SRH (22 wickets/14 games), India entry (10 ODIs, 8 T20Is to 2023). But form evaporated in subsequent seasons, benching him nationally.
As tournaments like this expose frailties, Umran needs to rediscover rhythm. KKR hopes this is a blip, not a trend.