Fastest Ball in IPL History
The player who is known for throwing the fastest ball in IPL history can be from your favourite team. He can also be the bowler whom you don’t know much. Well, this question has been answered below. Make sure to read this post completely and find the fastest IPL bowler ever.
Indian Premier League is known as one of the most popular tournaments in the world. Every year, this tournament is played in India where players from different teams play on the field and show their skills. Thousands of people witness and enjoy their amazing performances.
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When it comes to balling, Umran Malik has recently become an internet sensation. He has bowled about 150 times continuously with more than 157kmph speed. This is just a small fact about the IPL. Here you will find the bowler who delivered the fastest ball in IPL history
Top 10 Fastest Ball in IPL History
Reading the above paragraph you must be thinking that Umran Malik is known to deliver the fastest ball in IPL history. Well, there are many more powerful bowlers on this list. Below we have shared a detailed list of the top 10 fastest bowlers in IPL with their team names and fastest balling speed. The data is based on the official source.
| RANK | PLAYER | FASTEST BALL | TEAM |
| 1 | Shaun Tait | 1157.7 kmph | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2 | Lockie Ferguson | 157.3 kmph | Gujarat Titans |
| 3 | Umran Malik | 157 kmph | Sunrises Hyderabad |
| 4 | Anrich Nortje | 156.20 kmph | Delhi Capitals |
| 5 | Anrich Nortje | 154.80 kmph | Delhi Capitals |
| 6 | Dale Steyn | 154.40 kmph | Sunrises Hyderabad |
| 7 | Kagiso Rabada | 154.23 kmph | Punjab Kings |
| 8 | Anrich Nortje | 154.21 kmph | Delhi Capitals |
| 9 | Umran Malik | 154 kmph | Sunrises Hyderabad |
| 10 | Lockie Ferguson | 153.72 | Gujarat Titans |
How did they deliver the fastest ball in IPL history?
Above we have shared the complete list of the fastest ball in IPL history and players who delivered with their team names. Now, you must get to know the full story behind each fastest ball in IPL. So, let’s get to know more about them.
Shaun Tait
Currently, the fastest ball in IPL history is delivered by Shaun Tait in 2011 with a speed of 1157.7 kmph. He was playing for Rajasthan Royals that year and grabbed a total of 21 wickets in that season. He is still in the top position of the list.
Lockie Ferguson
The next bowler on the list is Lockie Ferguson, he won the prize in the IPL for delivering a ball with a speed of 157.3 kmph. He was playing for the Gujarat Titans team against the Rajasthan Royals. He recently retired from IPL.
Umran Malik
The internet sensation and also India’s fastest bowler, Umran Malik is next on the list for delivering a ball with a speed of 157 kmph. In the IPL season when he delivered this fastball, he was in the team Sunrises Hyderabad. He struck Rovman Powell with his fat ball.
Anrich Nortje
Anrich Nortje is a South African baller who is on the fourth and fifth position of our list. When he delivered the balls, he was in the team of Delhi Capitals. He is known for being one of the fastest IPL bowlers in history with speeds of throwing balls at the rate of 156.20 kmph and 154.80 kmph.
Fastest Bowlers in the World
Cricket is not limited to Indian Premier League for sure. There are many popular bowlers who are known as the fastest bowler in the world. Some of them played for IPL so they were included in this list but many of them have not played in the IPL or delivered the fastest balls outside of this tournament.
You will get a full post on this topic here: Fastest Ball In Cricket History.
You will be shocked to know that among the fastest bowlers in the world, the top position is held by a bowler from Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar but he never played a single IPL match every. With this interesting fact, make sure to check more detials below.
- Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan: 161.3 km/hr (100.2 mph)
- Shaun Tait, Australia: 161.1 km/hr (100.1 mph)
- Brett Lee, Australia: 160.8 km/hr (99.9 mph)
- Jeffrey Thomson, Australia: 160.6 km/hr (99.8 mph)
- Mitchell Starc, Australia: 160.4 km/hr (99.7 mph)
- Andy Roberts, West Indies: 159.5 km/hr (99.1 mph)
- Fidel Edwards, West Indies: 157.7 km/hr (97.9 mph)
- Mitchell Johnson, Australia: 156.8 km/hr (97.4 mph)
- Mohammad Sami, Pakistan: 156.4 km/hr (97.1 mph)
- Shane Bond New, Zealand: 156.4 km/hr (97.1 mph)
Fastest Bowlers in India
The Indian bowlers are always on the list of many records, so with the fastest ball in IPL history. As we already mentioned that Umran Malik is the fastest Indian bowler, you can read more about him above. Now, take a look at the fastest bowlers in India.
| RANK | PLAYER | FASTEST BALL |
| 1 | Umran Malik | 157 km/h |
| 2 | Irfan Pathan | 153.7 km/h |
| 3 | Mohammed Shami | 153.3 km/h |
| 4 | Jasprit Bumrah | 153.26 km/h |
| 5 | Navdeep Saini | 152.85 km/h |
FAQ: Fastest Ball in IPL History
Lockie Ferguson is the fastest bowler of IPL 2022. He bowled the fastest ball in the 2022 IPL season, as he clocked 157.3 kph during the GT vs RR Final match.
Umran Malik currently holds the record of fastest bowler in India with a record bowling speed of 157 kph in IPL.
Shaun Tait has bowled the fastest delivery in IPL, 157.71.
Conclusion
This was our guide on the fastest ball in IPL history.
We hope you have found this guide useful. Does this list include your favourite bowler? If yes, then comment down your views below and let us know which topic we should cover next. And don’t forget to check our latest IPL post.
The data provided in the list is collected from different sources and the official IPL website. And changes in that will be updated on our post soon.