Best from the rest: Combined XI from bottom six teams in IPL 2022

11. Umran Malik

A new speedster on the blocks is turning heads with his sheer pace in the IPL, a 22-year-old from Jammu and Kashmir named Umran Malik, who is making the speed guns work in the IPL. The Sunriser’s pacer has bowled the fastest delivery of the IPL 2022, clocking 157kmph, the fastest ball ever bowled by an Indian in IPL history.

The sturdy pacer burst onto the scene last year after making his debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Sunrisers camp raised eyebrows when they decided to retain Umran Malik ahead of exemplary Rashid Khan. When IPL 2022 began, it looked like an error on the management’s part because the pacer was leaking runs at an alarming rate.

But the pacer has proved everyone wrong. Umran has had one of the breakthrough seasons in IPL 2022, the tearaway pacer has bagged 22 wickets and is 4th on the list of leading wicket tackers this season. His explosive pace has made him one of the most exciting players this season, and the fans will soon see him donning the blue jersey in the series against South Africa.

The Playing XI– David Warner, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Liam Livingstone, Rishabh Pant(c)(wk), Andre Russell, Kagiso Rabada, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Umran Malik.