

Bowling fast is an art, and being effective while bowling fast requires a lot of talent. Some of the bowlers have performed admirably while also hastening the batters. Shaun Tait bowled the fastest delivery in IPL history, clocking 157.7 kph while playing in one of the seasons.
Some of the fastest bowlers in IPL history are:
- Lockie Ferguson
- Umran Mallick
- Anrich Nortje
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Kagiso Rabada
- Dale Steyn
These players have terrorised batters with their pace clocking at 150+ kph.
Lockie Ferguson bowled the IPL 2022’s fastest delivery, clocking 157.3 kph. Umran Malik competed with him in this aspect, finishing in the top 10 Fastest deliveries of the season.
The Fastest delivery in IPL 2022
- Lockie Ferguson (GT) 157.3
- Umran Malik (SRH) 157
- Umran Malik (SRH) 155.6
- Umran Malik (SRH) 154.8
- Lockie Ferguson (GT) 154.4
The Fastest delivery in IPL 2022 Match Wise
- Match 1 – 142.4 kph – Umesh Yadav (Kolkata Knight Riders)
- Match 2 – 145.8 kph – Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Delhi Capitals)
- Match 3 – 148.8 kph – Odean Smith (Punjab Kings)
- Match 4 – 150.4 kph – Lockie Ferguson (Gujarat Titans)
- Match 5 – 150 kph – Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Match 6 – 144.1 kph – Akash Deep (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
- Match 7 – 144.9 kph – Dushmantha Chameera (Lucknow Super Giants)
- Match 8 – 141.2 kph – Umesh Yadav (Kolkata Knight Riders)
- Match 9 – 149 kph – Navdeep Saini (Rajasthan Royals)
- Match 10 – 147.8 kph – Lockie Ferguson (Gujarat Titans)
- Match 11 – 139.9 kph – Chris Jordan (Chennai Super Kings)
- Match 12 – 152.4 kph – Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Match 13 – 143.6 kph – Prasidh Krishna (Rajasthan Royals)
- Match 14 – 144.5 kph – Tymal Mills (Mumbai Indians)
- Match 15 – 144.1 kph – Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)
- Match 16 – 148.9 kph – Lockie Ferguson (Gujarat Titans)
- Match 17 – 153.1 kph – Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Match 18 – 145.5 kph – Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
- Match 19 – 144.1 kph – Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi Capitals)
- Match 20 – 146.5 kph – Kuldeep Sen (Rajasthan Royals)
- Match 21 – 153.3 kph – Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Match 22 – 141.5 kph – Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
- Match 23 – 144.6 kph – Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians)
- Match 24 – 150.4 kph – Lockie Ferguson (Gujarat Titans)
- Match 25 – 150.1 kph – Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Match 26 – 146.4 kph – Dushmantha Chameera (Lucknow Super Giants)
- Match 27 – 143.6 kph – Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi Capitals)
- Match 28 – 152.6 kph – Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Match 29 – 153.9 kph – Lockie Ferguson (Gujarat Titans)
- Match 30 – 147.8 kph – Shivam Mavi (Kolkata Knight Riders)
- Match 31 – 146.6 kph – Dushmantha Chameera (Lucknow Super Giants)
- Match 32 – 143 kph – Kagiso Rabada (Punjab Kings)
- Match 33 – 145.4 kph – Riley Meredith (Mumbai Indians)
- Match 34 – 147.3 kph – Prasidh Krishna (Rajasthan Royals)
- Match 35 – 149.7 kph – Lockie Ferguson (Gujarat Titans)
- Match 36 – 151.1 kph – Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Match 37 – 146.1 kph – Dushmantha Chameera (Lucknow Super Giants)
- Match 38 – 143.2 kph – Kagiso Rabada (Punjab Kings)
- Match 39 – 146.9 kph – Kuldeep Sen (Rajasthan Royals)
- Match 40 – 152.9 kph – Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Match 41 – 144.4 kph – Harshit Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders)
- Match 42 – 143.9 kph – Mohsin Khan (Lucknow Super Giants)
- Match 43 – 151.3 kph – Alzarri Joseph (Gujarat Titans)
- Match 44 – 144.7 kph – Kuldeep Sen (Rajasthan Royals)
- Match 45 – 147.9 kph – Dushamantha Chameera (Lucknow Super Giants)
- Match 46 – 154 kph – Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Match 47 – 148.2 kph – Kuldeep Sen (Rajasthan Royals)
- Match 48 – 147.2 kph – Alzarri Joseph (Gujarat Titans)
- Match 49 – 144.1 kph – Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
- Match 50 – 157 kph – Umran Malik (SRH)
- Match 51 – 153.5 kph – Lockie Ferguson (GT)
- Match 52 – 148.5 kph – Kuldeep Sen (RR)
- Match 53 – 145.7 kph – Harshit Rana (KKR)
- Match 54 – 150.2 kph – Umran Malik (SRH)
- Match 55 – 152.6 kph – Anrich Nortje (DC)
- Match 56 – 148 kph – Jasprit Bumrah (MI)
- Match 57 – 147.5 kph – Dusmantha Chameera (LSG)
- Match 58 – 147.9 kph – Anrich Nortje (DC)
- Match 59 – 147.3 kph – Riley Meredith (MI)
- Match 60 – 148.2 kph – Mohammed Siraj (RCB)
- Match 61 – 152.2 kph – Umran Malik (SRH)
- Match 62 – 148.3 kph – Alzarri Joseph (GT)
- Match 63 – Prasidh Krishna (RR)
- Match 64 – 152.4 kph – Anrich Nortje (DC)
- Match 65 – 154.8 kph – Umran Malik (SRH)
- Match 66 – 151 kph – Mohsin Khan (LSG)
- Match 67 – 145.5 kph – Lockie Ferguson (GT)
- Match 68 – 145.6 kph – Simarjeet Singh (CSK)
- Match 69 – 150.3 kph – MI vs DC – Anrich Nortje (DC)
- Match 70 – 153.5 kph – SRH vs PBKS – Umran Malik (SRH)
- Match 71 – 151.4 kph – GT vs RR – Alzarri Joseph (GT)
- Match 72 – 148.8 kph – LSG vs RCB – Dushmantha Chameera (LSG)
- Match 73 – 150.3 kph – RR vs RCB – Prasidh Krishna (RR)
- Match 74 – 157.3 kph – GT vs RR – Lockie Ferguson (GT)
Conclusion
IPL’s Fastest Ball Express pace is a skill set in and of itself for a bowler. Many bowlers with raw pace have played in the Indian Premier League and troubled batters over the years.
- Shaun Tait
- Shoaib Akhtar
- Brett Lee
- Anrich Nortje
- Kagiso Rabada
- Jofra Archer
and the list goes on. Many more bowlers have made a name for themselves in the league with their pace bowling and set numerous records