Fastest Balls in IPL: Top 10 Thunderbolts Ever Bowled

IPL's Fastest Deliveries Ever

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Jofra Archer (153.62 km/h)

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Pat Cummins (153.56 km/h)

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Kagiso Rabada (154.2 km/h)

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Dale Steyn (154.4 km/h)

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Anrich Nortje (154.8 km/h)

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Anrich Nortje (156.2 km/h)

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Mayank Yadav (156.7 km/h)

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Umran Malik (157 km/h)

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Lockie Ferguson (157.3 km/h)

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Shaun Tait (157.7 km/h)

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Top 10 Players with the Most Man of the Match in International Cricket History

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Fastest Balls in IPL: Top 10 Thunderbolts Ever Bowled

SPIN AND SWING

IPL's Fastest Deliveries Ever

Meet the speedsters who unleashed the quickest balls in IPL history.

Jofra Archer (153.62 km/h)

10

Archer unleashed 153.62 km/h for RR vs MI in IPL 2018. Debut season, serious heat!

Pat Cummins (153.56 km/h)

9

Cummins delivered 153.56 km/h for KKR vs CSK in IPL 2021. Aussie firepower at its best!

Kagiso Rabada (154.2 km/h)

8

Rabada clocked 154.2 km/h for Delhi vs KKR in 2019, showing nerves of steel in a Super Over thriller.

Dale Steyn (154.4 km/h)

7

Steyn bowled 154.4 km/h for Deccan Chargers vs RCB in IPL 2012. Pure classic pace from the legend.

Anrich Nortje (154.8 km/h)

6

Nortje hit 154.8 km/h for Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020

Anrich Nortje (156.2 km/h)

5

Another 156.2 km/h remarkable from Nortje in the same IPL 2020 game vs RR

Mayank Yadav (156.7 km/h)

4

Mayank Yadav stunned RCB with 156.7 km/h on debut for LSG in IPL 2024.

Umran Malik (157 km/h)

3

Umran clocked 157 km/h for SRH vs Delhi Capitals in IPL 2022, fastest by an Indian pacer at the time.

Lockie Ferguson (157.3 km/h)

2

Lockie fired 157.3 km/h for Gujarat Titans vs RR in IPL 2022 final

Shaun Tait (157.7 km/h)

1

Shaun Tait bowled IPL’s fastest ball (157.7 km/h) for RR vs Delhi Daredevils in 2011

Top 10 Players with the Most Man of the Match in International Cricket History

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