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Who bowled the fastest bowl in the history of IPL?

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Updated on05/22/26

The fastest ball in the history of the Indian Premier League was bowled by Shaun Tait. He recorded a speed of around 157.7 km/h while playing for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Known for his raw pace, Tait consistently troubled batsmen with extreme speed during his career. Other fast bowlers like Lockie Ferguson and Anrich Nortje have also clocked speeds above 150 km/h in the IPL, making them among the fastest modern-day bowlers. However, Shaun Tait’s delivery is still widely regarded as one of the quickest ever recorded in the tournament’s history.

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If I tell you the fastest ever recorded speed of a ball in the history of IPL is 173.9 Kph, it raises your eyebrows and you will be wondering how this delivery couldn’t make a world record. The ball which was recorded by the speed tracker bowled by Morne Morkel and Chris Gayle was at the batting end during the IPL league in 2013.

When the screen pops up the speed of ball, Chris Gayle was flabbergasted, because the speed tracker was showing the whopping speed 173.9 Kph, which is around 12.6 kilometer quicker than Shoaib Akhtar’s international record. But this is all happened due to technical error in the Hawk-eye system.

Coming back to your question, the fastest legal delivery in the history of IPL is bowled by Dale Steyn, he bowled a delivery that did clock the speed of 154.40 kph and it is the fastest delivery that is ever bowled by a bowler in the IPL.

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Anrich Nortje bowled the fastest bowl in the history of IPL.This history he created against rajasthan royals. This speedster bowled a delivery at a speed of 156.2kmph and broken all the earlier records of the fastest delivery.

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