Bengaluru, May 29: Young uncapped Indian pace sensation Umran Malik had held the lead for the fastest delivery of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, but New Zealand speedster Lockie Ferguson beat him to the top in the final on Sunday (May 29).
In the IPL 2022 Final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Ferguson representing Gujarat Titans clocked the fastest delivery of the season - 157.3kmph - when he bowled a yorker at Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler.
Earlier, in match 50 against Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad pace sensation Umran bowled at 157kmph surpassing his previous best of 154.8kmph, which he bowled in the same match as well. He also clocked 155.6kmph in the final over.
The race for the fastest delivery of the season has been between Umran and Ferguson with the likes of South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje just returning from long injury lay-off.
Here is the top 5 fastest deliveries so far in IPL 2022 and the list is dominated by Umran:
PLAYER | BOWLING SPEED IN KMPH |
Lockie Ferguson (GT | 157.3 |
Umran Malik (SRH) | 157 |
Umran Malik (SRH) | 155.6 |
Umran Malik (SRH) | 154.8 |
Lockie Ferguson (GT) | 154.4 |
Apart from the duo, Ferguson's teammate in GT, West Indies' Alzarri Joseph, Lucknow Super Giants' Sri Lankan speedster Dushmantha Chameera have consistently clocked high speeds. Kagiso Rabada, who once bowled at very quick pace has not reached the heights as yet.
Indian pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Navdeep Saini are also among the list for fastest delivery in a match this season. Uncapped Akash Deep, Kuldeep Sen and Harshit Rana too have bowled quick.
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Also, Umran has won the Swiggy Instant fastest delivery award in every match SRH played this season. Chameera too has won the award most often when LSG have played and the same can be said of Ferguson when GT plays.
Here is the list of fastest delivery of every match in IPL 2022 so far:
Match No. | Fixture | Player (TEAM) | Bowling Speed in Kmph |
1 | CSK vs KKR | Umesh Yadav (KKR) | 142.4 |
2 | MI vs DC | Kamlesh Nagarkoti (DC) | 145.8 |
3 | RCB vs PBKS | Odean Smith (PBKS) | 148.8 |
4 | LSG vs GT | Lockie Ferguson (GT) | 150.4 |
5 | RR vs SRH | Umran Malik (SRH) | 150 |
6 | KKR vs RCB | Akash Deep (RCB) | 144.1 |
7 | CSK vs LSG | Dushmantha Chameera (LSG) | 144.9 |
8 | PBKS vs KKR | Umesh Yadav (KKR) | 141.2 |
9 | RR vs MI | Navdeep Saini (RR) | 149 |
10 | GT vs DC | Lockie Ferguson (GT) | 147.8 |
11 | PBKS vs CSK | Chris Jordan (CSK) | 139.9 |
12 | LSG vs SRH | Umran Malik (SRH) | 152.4 |
13 | RR vs RCB | Prasidh Krishna (RR) | 143.6 |
14 | MI vs KKR | Tymal Mills (MI) | 144.5 |
15 | DC vs LSG | Anrich Nortje (DC) | 144.1 |
16 | PBKS vs GT | Lockie Ferguson (GT) | 148.9 |
17 | CSK vs SRH | Umran Malik (SRH) | 153.1 |
18 | MI vs RCB | Mohammed Siraj (RCB) | 145.5 |
19 | DC vs KKR | Khaleel Ahmed (DC) | 144.1 |
20 | RR vs LSG | Kuldeep Sen (RR) | 146.5 |
21 | GT vs SRH | Umran Malik (SRH) | 153.3 |
22 | CSK vs RCB | Mohammed Siraj (RCB) | 141.5 |
23 | PBKS vs MI | Jasprit Bumrah (MI) | 144.6 |
24 | GT vs RR | Lockie Ferguson (GT) | 150.4 |
25 | KKR vs SRH | Umran Malik (SRH) | 150.1 |
26 | LSG vs MI | Dushmantha Chameera (LSG) | 146.4 |
27 | RCB vs DC | Khaleel Ahmed (DC) | 143.6 |
28 | PBKS vs SRH | Umran Malik (SRH) | 152.6 |
29 | CSK vs GT | Lockie Ferguson (GT) | 153.9 |
30 | RR vs KKR | Shivam Mavi (KKR) | 147.8 |
31 | RCB vs LSG | Dushmantha Chameera (LSG) | 146.6 |
32 | PBKS vs DC | Kagiso Rabada (PBKS) | 143 |
33 | MI vs CSK | Riley Meredith (MI) | 145.4 |
34 | RR vs DC | Prasidh Krishna (RR) | 147.3 |
35 | GT vs KKR | Lockie Ferguson (GT) | 149.7 |
36 | RCB vs SRH | Umran Malik (SRH) | 151.1 |
37 | LSG vs MI | Dushmantha Chameera (LSG) | 146.1 |
38 | PBKS vs CSK | Kagiso Rabada (PBKS) | 143.2 |
39 | RR vs RCB | Kuldeep Sen (RR) | 146.9 |
40 | SRH vs GT | Umran Malik (SRH) | 152.9 |
41 | KKR vs DC | Harshit Rana (KKR) | 144.4 |
42 | LSG vs PBKS | Mohsin Khan (LSG) | 143.9 |
43 | RCB vs GT | Alzarri Joseph (GT) | 151.3 |
44 | RR vs MI | Kuldeep Sen (RR) | 144.7 |
45 | LSG vs DC | Dushamantha Chameera (LSG) | 147.9 |
46 | CSK vs SRH | Umran Malik (SRH) | 154 |
47 | KKR vs RR | Kuldeep Sen (RR) | 148.2 |
48 | GT vs PBKS | Alzarri Joseph (GT) | 147.2 |
49 | RCB vs CSK | Mohammed Siraj (RCB) | 144.1 |
50 | DC vs SRH | Umran Malik (SRH) | 157 |
51 | MI vs GT | Lockie Ferguson (GT) | 153.5 |
52 | PBKS vs RR | Kuldeep Sen (RR) | 148.5 |
53 | LSG vs KKR | Harshit Rana (KKR) | 145.7 |
54 | SRH vs RCB | Umran Malik (SRH) | 150.2 |
55 | CSK vs DC | Anrich Nortje (DC) | 152.6 |
56 | MI vs KKR | Jasprit Bumrah (MI) | 148 |
57 | LSG vs GT | Dushmantha Chameera (LSG) | 147.4 |
58 | RR vs DC | Anrich Nortje (DC) | 147.9 |
59 | CSK vs MI | Riley Meredith (MI) | 147.3 |
60 | RCB vs PBKS | Mohammed Siraj (RCB) | 148.2 |
61 | KKR vs SRH | Umran Malik (SRH) | 152.2 |
62 | CSK vs GT | Alzarri Joseph (GT) | 148.3 |
63 | LSG vs RR | Prasidh Krishna (RR) | 145.9 |
64 | PBKS vs DC | Anrich Nortje (DC) | 152.4 |
65 | MI vs SRH | Umran Malik (SRH) | 154.8 |
66 | KKR vs LSG | Mohsin Khan (LSG) | 151 |
67 | RCB vs GT | Lockie Ferguson (GT) | 145.5 |
68 | RR vs CSK | Simarjeet Singh | 145.6 |
69 | MI vs DC | Anrich Nortje (DC) | 150.3 |
70 | SRH vs PBKS | Umran Malik (SRH) | 153.5 |
Qualifier 1 | GT vs RR | Alzarri Joseph (GT) | 151.4 |
Eliminator | LSG vs RCB | Dushmantha Chameera (LSG) | 148.8 |
Qualifier 2 | RR vs RCB | Prasidh Krishna (RR) | 150.3 |
Final | GT vs RR | Lockie Ferguson (GT) | 157.3 |
The speed of 157.3kmph bowled by Ferguson is also the second fastest ever clocked in IPL history. Former Australia pacer Shaun Tait owns the record, but South African pacers Dale Steyn and Rabada alongside the dominant Nortje and Umran also feature in the list.
Fastest deliveries in IPL History
Bowler | Bowling Speed in Kmph |
Shaun Tait | 157.7 |
Lockie Ferguson | 157.3 |
Umran Malik | 157 |
Anrich Nortje | 156.2 |
Umran Malik | 155.6 |
Anrich Nortje | 155.2 |
Umran Malik | 154.8 |
Anrich Nortje | 154.7 |
Dale Steyn | 154.4 |
Lockie Ferguson | 154.4 |
Kagiso Rabada | 154.2 |