IPL is the best place to find new cricket talents in the world. Every player is taken into a team with a high process of selection looking into their skills and abilities to perform. One of the highly needed abilities for the team's performance is the ability to bowl at a greater speed. Every team management looked for the greater speeds they could catch with a bowler. Based on this speed and performance every bowler bided a huge amount of money. These top 10 balls are the fastest balls ever bowled in IPL history. Let's look at those amazing speeds and talents.
1. Shaun Tait – 157.71 Kmph
At no.1 is the famous Australian bowler SHAUN TAIT. During his early times of IPL in the Rajasthan Royals team, he was one of the star performers. Batsmen had a tough job facing his balls. This ball was bowled during the 2011 IPL season against the Delhi Daredevils team. This ball is the fastest in IPL till today.
2. Umran Malik – 157.3 Kmph
At no.2 is again the Indian pace bowler who was praised by great cricket legends for his performance in the 2022 IPL season. This ball was his max speed and his fastest ball. This ball and speed set a record in the 2022 IPL which was later overtaken by the New Zealand bowler Lockie.
3. Lockie Ferguson – 157.3 Kmph
At no.3 is the New Zealand fast bowler LOCKIE FERGUSON. He is one of the few bowlers in the current era who could bowl constantly at 150 KMPH. Among all the pace bowlers in IPL, Lockie stands out as a dangerous bowler, who could mix a variety of fast and slow balls. This ball was his fastest ever.
4. Anrich Nortje – 156.22 Kmph
At no.4 is the South African fast bowler ANRICH NORTJE. He could bowl at a greater speed with great accuracy and angle. This was the fastest ball he ever bowled in IPL. This was in a match against Rajasthan Royals in the 2020 IPL season. Till today this is the fastest he ever bowled.
5. Umran Malik – 156 Kmph
At no.5 is again the energetic UMRAN MALIK from the Sunrisers Hyderabad team. He is a young talent from India who had a lot of welcome from great cricket legends. His fast bowling and great pace made him an emerging young talent in the 2022 IPL season. This is the second-fastest speed he ever bowled.
6. Umran Malik – 155.8 Kmph
At no.6 is the young emerging talent and pace bowler UMRAN MALIK from India. He tends to bowl at greater speeds, especially above 150 KPMH. He was one of the great finds in the 2022 IPL season. This was his third-fastest ball, which is the 6th fastest ball ever bowled in IPL.
7. Anrich Nortje – 154.74 Kmph
At no.7 is again the South African speedster ANRICH NORTJE. With his great accuracy and fast bowling techniques, he took a lot of wickets in past few years of IPL seasons. This is the second-fastest this bowler has ever bowled. This ball was bowled during the 2020 season in a match between Rajasthan royals.
8. Dale Steyn – 154.40 Kmph
At no.8 is the world's favorite fast bowler who broke stumps with his fast bowling DALE STEYN. During his IPL times, he was the star player on his team ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE. This was during the 2012 season in a match between Deccan chargers. Though he didn't have greater speeds, he still challenged the batsmen with his abilities.
9. Kagiso Rabada – 154.23 Kmph
At no.9 is another fast bowler from the South African bowling squad KAGISO RABADA. He makes the work for batsmen harder with his great pace and bowling techniques. Among all fast bowlers, Rabada has a great bowling action. This ball was one of the fastest during the 2019 IPL season and he was the leading wicket-taker in that season.
10. Anrich Nortje – 154.21 Kmph
At no.10 is the South African speedster ANRICH NORTJE with his amazing speed of 154 KMPH. This was in a match during the 2020 IPL season in Dubai. He was the fastest bowler in that season. He pulled the Delhi team with his fast bowling. This was in a match between Delhi capitals and Rajasthan royals. He bowled the 5 fastest balls in that single match which are above 150 KMPH.
