Top 10 fastest balls in cricket all time
Top 10 fastest balls in cricket all time. On Thursday, Umran Malik of the Sunrisers Hyderabad threw a ball with a speed of 157 kph against the Delhi Capitals, but he fell short of Shaun Tait’s record of 157.7 kph, which would have made Malik the fastest bowler in IPL history.
10. Mohammad Sami, The speed limit in this area is 156.4 km. Mohammad Sami was a part of an era that saw some of the fastest fast bowlers in the history of cricket. A fierce bowler, Sami played 136 international matches for Pakistan and had an impressive ability to swing the ball at a blistering pace. During an ODI match against Zimbabwe in Sharjah on April 3, 2003, Sami rushed in and bowled at a blistering pace. A 156.4 kmph (97.1 mph) ball from the first ball of his fifth over at Dougie Marillier was the fastest of his nine deliveries in his first five overs.
9. In ninth place is Mitchell Johnson, an Australian citizen (156.8 kmph) Two things will stick with us about the 2013-14 Ashes series: Mitchell Johnson’s devastating spells in all five Test matches were the primary reason for Australia’s 5-0 thrashing of England. It was the left-arm fast bowler that organized England’s humiliation with his blistering pace that terrified the English batsmen. Johnson hit a new personal best of 156.8 kph on the third day of the fourth Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (97.4 mph). After taking 37 wickets in the series, he was overwhelmingly voted the series’ best bowler. Johnson took 590 wickets in 256 international matches.
8. India’s Umran Malik is the eighth person to be named on this list. (A speed of 157 mph) Umran Malik is the only bowler on this list to have clocked a top speed of 157 kph (97.5 mph) while playing in the Indian Premier League. On the fourth ball of his final over against Rovman Powell, the young Indian pacer rushed in and delivered the fastest delivery of IPL 2022, sending the ball hurtling to the boundary. He has earned the accolade for the fastest delivery of the match in each of his ten appearances for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL-15, and he has been nothing short of sensational this year.
7. In the West Indies, Fidel Edwards (157.7kmph) Fidel Edwards made an immediate impression on the international cricket scene because of his ability to bowl a heavy ball with a slingy action on a regular basis. In 2003, Edwards clocked 157.7 kmph with his quickest delivery against South Africa (97.9 mph). West Indian fast bowler was hyped up, but only played in 136 internationals and took 245 wickets.
6. Andy Roberts, the West Indies, is the sixth (159.5 kmph) Andy Roberts is widely considered as one of the greatest and most terrifying bowlers of all time to come out of the West Indies. A few decades ago, the West Indian legend would unleash a ferocious new ball, causing havoc for opposing hitters in the 1970s and early 1980s. In 1975, against Australia, he threw the ball at a top speed of 159.5 kmph (99.1 mph). Roberts took 202 wickets in 47 Test matches and 87 in 56 one-day internationals.
5. This is a list of the top five fastest motorcycle riders in the world: (99.7 mph) Australian Mitchell Starc is one of just five bowlers in cricket history who has ever hit speeds over 160 kmph. On the third day of the second Test against New Zealand in 2015, the Australian left-arm fast bowler threw his fastest ball. Ross Taylor was bowled a 99.7 mph yorker on the fifth stump line by a 160.4 kmph (99.7 mph) ball. Starc was the leading wicket-taker in both the 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cups. The 32-year-old fast bowler has taken 537 wickets in international cricket, making him one of the finest modern fast bowlers.
4. Australian Jeff Thomson (160.6 kmph) A total of four Australian cricketers make up the top five, with Jeff Thomson retaining his position as the number four-man. In an era when West Indian pacers made headlines every time they played a game, Jeff Thomson carved out his own niche and became one of the best pacers of all time. Against the West Indies in Perth in 1975, Thomson threw the ball with a top speed of 160.6 kmph (99.8 mph). ‘Thommo’ took 255 wickets in 101 matches over the course of a 13-year international career.
3. Brett Lee, from Australia, is the third (161.1 kmph) Brett Lee was a key component of the Australian team that won the 2003 and 2007 ODI World Cups because of his rapid bowling action. He rose to the top because of his pinpoint yorker accuracy and ferocious velocity. At the 2005 ODI in Napier, the right-arm bowler bowled his fastest delivery against the New Zealander Craig Cumming. The delivery was recorded at a speed of 161.1 kmph (100.1mph). Lee concluded his international career with nearly 700 wickets, making him one of the most decorated fast bowlers of all time.
2. Australia’s Shaun Tait (161.1 kmph) Shaun Tait terrorized the competition with his blistering speed and slingy action. Tait was a force to be reckoned with, and on his day could shred any batting order with his pace, despite having a shorter career than some of his fellow compatriots on this list. The fastest cricket ball he has delivered was a 161.1 kph (100.1 mph) howitzer against Craig Kieswetter in the first over of an ODI against England in 2010. For the Baggy Greens, he appeared in just 59 international games, taking 95 wickets.
1. First, Shoaib Akhtar, from Pakistan (161.3 kmph) A thin right-arm bowler who stormed the world of cricket was made possible by Pakistan’s fast bowling factory. Remarkably quick and with an unusual motion and extended runup, Shoaib Akhtar’s Rawalpindi Express terrorized even the best batsmen in cricket’s history. The 161.3 kmph (100.2 mph) delivery that Akhtar lobbed Nick Knight, who was defending the ball on the leg side, was the first-ever in cricket history to break the 100-mph threshold. In 224 matches, Akhtar took 444 wickets in international cricket.