Tait, who played for Rajasthan Royals, was the fastest bowler in IPL history with a speed of 157.71 kmph. The 157 kmph ball thrown by Umran yesterday was the second fastest in IPL history.
Mumbai, First Published May 6, 2022, 11:31 AM IST
Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)’s Umran Malik was the fastest bowler of the season when he bowled 157 kmph in the IPL 2022 against Delhi Capitals. But the ball thrown by Umran was not the fastest ball in the history of the IPL. It was bowled by Australian pacer Shaun Tait.
Tait, who played for Rajasthan Royals in the 2012 IPL, was the fastest bowler in IPL history with a speed of 157.71 kmph. The 157 kmph ball thrown by Umran yesterday was the second fastest in IPL history. Dalhousie Capitals’ Andrich Norcay holds the record for the fastest third-ball with 156.22 km / h.
Umran Malik holds the record for the fourth and fifth fastest balls in IPL history. His fourth fastest ball was 155.60 km / h against Delhi in yesterday’s match. Umran was the fastest bowler with a top speed of 154.80 kmph.
Umran was shocked again and this time it was 157 km
In the fourth ball of the 20th over against Rowman Powell in the match against Delhi Capitals yesterday, Umran reached a speed of 157 kmph. But Powell’s extra cover boundary passed Umran’s fast ball at the same speed. Umran, who conceded 21 runs in the first over of the match, came back in the next two overs but conceded 19 runs in the final over in front of Powell’s power.
Umran, who conceded 52 runs in four overs, could not take any wickets yesterday. Umran, who took five wickets for 25 runs against the Gujarat Titans, failed to take a wicket in the second match in a row.
Last Updated May 6, 2022, 11:31 AM IST