New Delhi. In today’s time, many fast bowlers bowl at very high speed. But who has bowled the fastest ball in international cricket till date? Only very few people know this. Let us know about them today. You will also know which batsman had faced his ball. Great Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar holds the record of bowling the fastest ball in the history of cricket.
Shoaib Akhtar During the 2003 ODI Cricket World Cup in Cape Town, Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest ball in the history of cricket by bowling the ball at a speed of 161.3 kilometers per hour in the second over of the game against England. While bowling to England opener Nick Knight, the Pakistani fast bowler bowled maiden overs at the speed of 153.3 kmph, 158.4 kmph, 158.5 kmph, 157.4 kmph, 159.5 kmph and 161.3 kmph. .
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Shoaib Akhtar’s career
This fast bowler, who has played 46 Tests, has taken 178 wickets. In Test cricket, he has achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets on 12 occasions and 10 wickets on 4 occasions. Akhtar has taken 247 wickets in 163 ODI matches and 19 wickets in 15 T20 matches. Due to controversies and injuries, Akhtar could play only 224 matches in his 14-year career. He has 444 wickets in his name in all three formats of cricket and his strike rate is 36.5.
bowler who bowls second fast ball
Former Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait had bowled the second fastest ball in cricket history. Shaun Tait, considered one of the fastest bowlers, became the second bowler to cross the speed of 100 mph in an ODI match against England at the prestigious Lord’s in 2010. In his first over, Tait bowled the ball at a speed of 161.1 km/h (100.1 mph) to England opener Craig Kieswetter.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 2, 2024, 20:51 IST