ODI format suited Umran Malik more than T20s: Wasim Jaffer. Umran Malik made his international debut against New Zealand in the first One-Day International.
Tom Latham score a huge century (145* runs). Which help the hosts New Zealand defeat the Shikhar Dhawan-lead squad India. In the opening match of a three-match ODI series. Umran Malik, who was making his debut. A memorable game with the ball against the Kiwis despite the team’s defeat.
The pace spearhead, who is known to consistently clock 150 kmph. Was picked for the squad and made the starting XI. Wasim Jaffer, a former cricket player, believed that Umran will do better in the 50-over format than the T20s as a result of his outstanding performance against the Black Caps.
“As the game gets bigger, you got to have a lot more skills and that’s something they will learn. The One Day format suits Umran Malik more than T20s. We have seen in the IPL that he doesn’t have many variations compared to bowling in this format when he needs to hit the right line and lengths and use the short ball well,”
Jaffer said.
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In the first ODI, New Zealand won.
The 23-year-old faced Kane Williamson’s team in his first ODI, finishing with two wickets and 66 runs allowed in 10 overs. However, because the Kiwi batsmen continually scored significant runs to keep the scoreboard moving, this was insufficient to give the squad a competitive advantage.
The team’s easy victory was also aided by the important goals from captain Williamson and Tom Latham. Williamson was outscored by Latham’s unbeaten 145 off 104 balls.
The Men in Blue will leave for Bangladesh in December for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand and the ODI and Test series there.
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