IPL 2022: Kane Williamson Hails Umran Maik Despite Expensive Spell During SRH vs RR

Mumbai: Despite his expensive four-overs quota on Tuesday, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson was all praise for young pacer Umran Malik. The young pacer conceded 39 runs but picked up two wickets. Hailing him as ‘incredibly exciting’, Williamson said he hoped that the former continues to grow as a cricketer.

“Incredibly exciting, he’s got that raw pace, hopefully he continues to evolve as a cricketer. He’s young, got some experience last year which was really valuable and I’m sure he’ll just continue to get better. For us as a side and as a young team, we want to make sure that we stay engaged throughout, be nice and clear on what we’re trying to execute,” Williamson said at the post-match presentation.

Williamson also praised Rajasthan for putting up a good show. The SRH captain also asked his troops to keep their chin up and look forward despite the heavy loss.

“It was a very good surface, Rajasthan played outstandingly well. For us, there’s still a number of things to touch on and improve on as a side. You got to keep your chin up and move on to the next one. It (no-balls) is not something common to us, it was a surprise in a lot of ways and we certainly don’t want to do that moving forward,” he said further.

Brief scores: Rajasthan Royals 210/6 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 55, Devdutt Padikkal 41; Umran Malik 2/39) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 149/7 in 20 overs(Aiden Markram 57, Washington Sundar 40; Yuzvendra Chahal 3/22) by 61 runs.