In a game of cricket, the batters are known to run the game by scoring runs and take their team to a big total. However, the bowlers also play a crucial role in the game and can change the course of a match with their tight bowling and by taking big wickets at crucial moments. Good bowling can make you win big matches. Fast bowlers, especially, play an important role in cricket and can trouble some of the best batters in the world with their pace and swing.
Throughout the years, the game has produced some of the fast bowlers who were known for clocking the speed of 140-150 kmph and could take down some of the best batters in the world with their pace. There are fast bowlers, who have bowled some of the fastest deliveries in cricket history, which have stunned the cricketing fraternity and made their name in history books. In the following listicle, we will discuss the top 10 fastest balls in cricket history throughout the years.
10 Fastest balls in cricket history
10. Shane Bond - 156.4 kmph
Shane Bond is regarded as the fastest bowler to ever play for New Zealand. The former Kiwi pacer could also give nightmares to the batters with his swing and bounce along with his pace. He bowled his highest speed ball in cricket during a match against India at Centurion during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The right-arm pacer clocked the speed of 156.4 kmph, which remains his fastest ball in cricket history.
