India’s fast-bowling sensation Umran Malik’s stock is on the rise ever since the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, where he took 22 scalps in 14 games for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

Thanks to his IPL 15 exploits, Umran earned his maiden call-up for the national side. While the right-arm pacer didn't get an opportunity in the home T20I series against South Africa, he received his India cap in the recently held two-T20I series versus Ireland.   

On his debut, Malik bowled only one over and conceded 14 runs from it while he played a key role in India’s thrilling victory in the second game.

Tasked with defending 17 runs in the final over, the 22-year-old secured a four-run victory for the visitors in Dublin.

Now, Umran Malik is making a mark on the tour of England. In the warm-up fixture against Derbyshire, the speedster returned with a couple of wickets on Friday (July 1).

Umran first knocked over Leus du Plooy, who attempted to play a scoop but failed to get a connection and had his stumps rattled.

Brook Guest was Malik’s second victim as he rushed Derbyshire’s wicketkeeper-batter with his pace and uprooted his middle stump.

Overall, Umran Malik returned with the bowling figures of 2 for 31 in his four overs. Arshdeep Singh (2-29), Venkatesh Iyer (1-18), and Akshar Patel (1-18) were also among the wickets as India restricted Derbyshire to 150/8 in 20 overs.

In reply, the visitors rode on Deepak Hooda’s 37-ball 59 and handy contributions from Sanju Samson (38) and Suryakumar Yadav (36) to overhaul the target with seven wickets in hand and 20 deliveries to spare.