Top 10 Bowlers with Fastest Deliveries in IPL History

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to start on March 22, between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The tournament will open with a banger between two rivals who have a strong history against each other, just to increase the fun. KKR are the reigning champions of the IPL as they won the title in 2024 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). This was KKR’s third title in the history of this league.

IPL is a cash-rich league and also one of the most successful tournaments in the current scenario. Hence, players from all over the world take part in it. The upcoming season, which is the 18th season of the tournament, will be super fun and interesting as some of the young and talented players are waiting to showcase their talent on the global stage. The 2024 season belonged to the batters entirely with several records being broken.

It was Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head who started the havoc on the bowlers in the tournament. Later on, pitches were made to support the batters more, putting pressure on the bowlers. This time, it will be interesting to see who will get the benefit from the pitches of the tournament. The bowlers struggled a lot in the IPL 2024 but they will hope to have a better season in 2025. There have been several pace bowlers who reached the 140-150 kmph mark while bowling in the IPL. In this article, we will cover who was a pace machine in the tournament and bowled the fastest balls in the IPL.

In this article, we will cover the top 10 fastest ball in ipl history.

10. Dale Steyn (154.4 KMPH)

South Africa’s legendary bowler Dale Steyn was one of the most dangerous pacers of his time. Every batter who has faced him knows the kind of bowling he has done throughout his career. With a clean action, Steyn’s fierce bowling frightened the batters. While playing for the Deccan Chargers in 2012, he bowled the fastest ball in IPL history with a speed of 154.4 kmph against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). It was a wonderful delivery that deceived the batter.

9. Anrich Nortje (154.7 KMPH)

Another brilliant bowler from South Africa, Anrich Nortje, bowled the fastest ball in IPL at a speed of 154.7 kmph against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the IPL 2020. He was playing for the Delhi Capitals (DC) at that time. Nortje is a brilliant new ball bowler who takes wickets quite easily. Moreover, he has won quite a lot of games for DC as well. He bowled the ninth fastest delivery of the tournament that is etched in the books.

8. Umran Malik (154.8 KMPH)

India’s Umran Malik is probably one of the few Indian players who can bowl above the 150 mark. While playing for SRH in 2022, he bowled at 154.8 kmph against DC, making it the fastest ball in IPL history by an Indian. This wasn’t the first time he had done this. He has a good pace but fails to maintain his line and length. Malik was able to pick up wickets with his pace variations as well.

7. Anrich Nortje (155.1 KMPH)

Anrich Nortje did it again in 2020 while he was playing with the DC. He bowled at a speed of 155.1 kmph against RR. He is a very talented bowler but has failed to perform consistently, which is why he wasn’t seen at the tournament more often.

6. Mayank Yadav (155.8 KMPH)

Young and fierce bowler of India, Mayank Yadav made his debut for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2024. Soon after his debut he was in the headlines because of his bowling speed. Surprisingly, his line and length were perfect as well. He would have been the best bowler of the tournament only if he had played the entire season. He sustained an injury and was ruled out of the IPL mid-way. In a game against the Punjab Kings (PBKS), he bowled at a speed of 155.8 kmph.

5. Umran Malik (156 KMPH)

In the IPL 2022, Umran Malik played for the SRH where he bowled at 156 kmph and shocked the entire world with his pace. The young bowler was just fantastic with the ball. He bowled his fastest delivery in the IPL against Delhi Capitals (DC), which is etched in the book of records.

4. Anrich Nortje (156.2 KMPH)

The list is filled with Anrich Nortje and Umran Malik’s bowling speed because both players were just exceptional with the ball. In 2020, Nortje bowled at 156.2 kmph against the RR. It was the fourth fastest delivery in the IPL history. He had the perfect pace, line and length back in the 2020 season. The batters were terrified to face him since he deceived them with his pace.

3. Umran Malik (157 KMPH)

The third fastest delivery is by Umran Malik again who bowled at 157 kmph against Delhi Capitals back in IPL 2020. Malik maintained his speed throughout the tournament but the line and length didn’t match the pace. Once the batters understood this, they started going after the player. However, Malik is one of the youngest players to bowl at such a speed. This tells about his hard work and efforts put forward towards the game of cricket.

2. Lockie Ferguson (157.3 KMPH)

Playing for the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the IPL 2022, Lockie Ferguson became the second fastest player of the IPL history as he registered a delivery at a speed of 157.3 kmph against RR. Ferguson’s deliveries were difficult to understand for the batters, which became a huge advantage for GT. Captain Hardik Pandya used him wisely throughout the tournament. Moreover, the Titans won the tournament in 202,2, which was also their debut year.

1. Shaun Tait (157.7 KMPH)

Years have passed, but none of the bowlers can get past the legendary Australian bowler Shaun Tait, who bowled the fastest ball in IPL history at a speed of 157.7 kmph against the Delhi Daredevils back in 2011. It is the fastest delivery in IPL history and it seems like the record will stay intact for quite some time now. Tait was a beautiful bowler, he had a solid bowling action. His consistency was unmatched, so his record is still safe, even after 14 years.

Top 10 Fastest Ball in IPL History