Fastest Bowling Ball Speed In Cricket

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Fastest bowling ball speed in cricket. Fastest spells for england in test cricket since 2005 andrew flintoff 91 5mph vs australia 2009 edgbaston steve harmison 90 7mph vs australia 2006 adelaide steven finn 90 6mph vs. He clocked a speed of 161 3 kmph against england in 2003 world cup making it one of the fastest ball in the cricket history. Undisputed king of speed. There are lots of very famous fast and aggressive bowlers in the history of cricket who made their names by their speed.

His average bowling speed varied between 145 to 150 kmph. The most deadliest bowler in cricket is dale steyn who performs over with average ball speed between 130 km h up to 160 km h. Pace bowling also referred to as fast bowling is one of two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket the other being spin bowling practitioners of pace bowling are usually known as fast bowlers quicks or pacemen they can also be referred to as a seam bowler a swing bowler or a fast bowler who can swing it to reflect the predominant characteristic of their deliveries. The highest electronically measured speed for a ball bowled by any bowler is 161 3 km h 100 23 mph by shoaib akhtar pakistan against england on 22 february 2003 in a world cup match at newlands cape town south africa.

The fastest deliveries bowled in cricket are shoaib s 161 38 km m. Second he made the second149 2. Brett lee and shaun tait also bowled fastest ball in cricket with a speed of 161 km h. Australia s right arm fast bowler and bowling all rounder pat cummings has two major records in the world of cricket and he is just 24.

For me it s satisfying that i have bowled the fastest ever delivery shoaib akhtar aka the rawalpindi express. Back in 2002 the pakistani paceman became the first bowler to break the 100mph barrier and his record for the fastest. First he has the fastest bowling speed in the world with an average rate of 143 3 kph. Cricket is a very famous and widely played game in the world and bowling is a crucial part of cricket.

Icc has always said there is. Shoaib akhtar pakistan 161 0 on april 27 2002 shoaib burst through the 100 miles per hour 160. Steyn fast bowling brings his name among most.