Umran Malik: India couldn’t start well in the three-match ODI series and suffered a big loss by seven wickets at the hands of New Zealand at Eden Park. Batting first, India reached a big total of 306/7 in their first innings with the help of Shikhar Dhawan (72), Shubman Gill (50), and Shreyas Iyer (80).
In the second innings, India restricted the hosts to 88/3 in 19.5 overs, but then came an incredible match-winning partnership of 221 runs between Tom Latham and skipper Kane Williamson that helped the Kiwis chase down the target in 47.1 overs, and they made 309/3. Williamson was unbeaten on 94 off 98, while Latham scored a brutal century of 145 runs off just 104 balls.
IND vs NZ: Fans praised Umran Malik for his superb debut
All the Indian bowlers were not able to impress and leaked runs. However, despite losing the game, India had some positives to end the game. One of the brightest was the debut of the “Jammu Express,” Umran Malik, who bowled fast and took two wickets as well. Umran bowled some balls well over the 150 km/h mark, which caught the attention of the Indian fans. And they lauded the pacer on social media. Umran ended up with a bowling figure of 2/66, dismissing Devon Conway (24) and Daryl Mitchell (11).