Umran Malik bowls fastest delivery of IPL 2023 to castle Devdutt Padikkal's stumps - Watch

SRH vs RR: Umran Malik delivered what the fans were waiting for at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad in his side's match against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer bowled a 150 kmph screamer to send the stumps cartwheeling.

Bowling the first ball of the 15th over to Rajasthan batter Devdutt Padikkal, the Jammu and Kashmir pacer bowled a good length delivery which stayed low and skidded viciously. The southpaw could barely move his feet as the delivery clocking 149.2 kmph rattled his stumps.

The 23-year-old just stood in the middle and smiled as Padikkal walked off with his head down. The former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter could score only two runs off five balls.

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Earlier, SRH's stand-in captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the toss and elected to field first. Aiden Markram, the newly-appointed captain of the Hyderabad-based franchise is yet to arrive in India due to international commitments.

Yashasvi Jaisawal and Jos Buttler gave a solid start to the 2022 runners-up Rajasthan and scored 54 runs each of 37 and 22 balls respectively. The RR captain Sanju Samson also chipped in with 32-ball 55.

Later in the innigs, Shimron Hetmyer (22* off 16) smashed a bounday and a six to help Rajasthan post 203/5. T Natarajan and Fazalhaq Farooqi picked two wickets apiece for hosts Hyderabad.