IPL 2018: Top 5 Fastest balls bowled by Indian fast bowlers in IPL 2018 so far

This year's IPL has proved to be a highly entertaining so far, with the majority of matches being absolute thrillers, with the winner being decided only in the last over. Also, there have been two occasions in IPL 2018 so far, were a target above 200 has been chased down successfully, and bowlers successfully scalping three wickets to win a match for their respective franchise and so on.

Fast bowlers, especially Indian fast bowlers, have often been on the receiving end of a batsmen assault in the IPL history. But in this season of IPL, the situation has been different with 3 spots in top five leading wicket-takers of IPL 2018 so far been occupied by fast bowlers.

The major reason behind fast bowlers success in IPL 2018 has been their ability to bowl at a quick pace of 145+ on consistent basis, which has surprised many batsmen and if there is an Indian fast bowler who bowls consistently above 145 clicks, then majority of Indian fans and cricket pundits will surely take notice off as the country has been deprived of tearaway quicks for almost half a decade.

So in this article, we are going to look at the five fastest deliveries bowled by Indian fast bowlers in this year's IPL so far:

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#5 Avesh Khan (Delhi Daredevils) - 148.74 kmph

Avesh Khan

The perennial underachievers Delhi Daredevils are having yet another disappointing IPL campaign and are currently placed at the bottom place in the points table with just two wins and six defeats. The Delhi Daredevils also saw their skipper Gautam Gambhir relinquish the captaincy in the midpoint of the season and hand it over to young Shreyas Iyer.

Despite their struggles in IPL 2018, there is a young fast bowler from Delhi Daredevils side called Avesh Khan who has impressed every Indian cricket fan and pundits with his quick pace and bounce which has troubled some of best batsmen in IPL 2018 so far.

Avesh Khan currently holds the 5th spot in this article when he bowled a gem of a delivery at a speed of 148.74 kmph to dismiss Australian batsman Aaron Finch in a match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab.

#4 Umesh Yadav (Royal Challengers Bangalore) - 148.98 kmph

Umesh Yadav

There is no prize for guessing that Umesh Yadav finds his name in this article, as from past few years since he burst onto the scene in 2010, Umesh Yadav has always been one of the quickest bowlers in the Indian Cricket.

Playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore this year, Umesh Yadav is having the best IPL season of his career so far and is RCB's highest wicket-taker in IPL 2018 with 9 wickets from 7 matches at an average of 18.11.

Umesh Yadav best bowling performance in IPL 2018 so far has been against Kings XI Punjab, in which he bowled a superb spell of 4-0-23-3 and picked up the wickets of Mayank Agarwal, Aaron Finch, and Yuvraj Singh.

In that same match against Kings XI Punjab, Umesh Yadav bowled a quick delivery at a speed of 148.98 kmph which gives him the 4th position in this article.

#3 Avesh Khan (Delhi Daredevils) - 149.12 kmph

Avesh Khan

Well, Avesh Khan bags the third position in this article as well. Just 21 years of age, Avesh Khan's ability to bowl at a quick pace on regular basis is working very well for him and if he manages to improve his fitness and remains injury free for the entire season, then he is surely going to be one of the biggest finds for Indian Cricket from IPL 2018.

A few days back on April 27 in a match between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders, Avesh Khan bowled a superb spell of 4-0-28-2 to help Delhi Daredevils beat Kolkata Knight Riders by a huge margin of 55 runs.

In that particular match, Avesh Khan bowled a quick delivery at a speed of 149.12 kmph gives him the 3rd position in our article.

#2 Shivam Mavi (Kolkata Knight Riders) - 149.35 kmph

Shivam Mavi

Shivam Mavi represents just how far Indian Cricket has improved in terms of fast bowling. An important member of the Indian team that lifted the 2018 ICC U-19 World Cup, Shivam Mavi along with his new ball partner Kamlesh Nagarkoti impressed every Indian fan with their raw pace, constantly hitting speeds in excess of 140 kmph to hurry an entire generation of Australian batsmen bred on fast, bouncy pitches.

As a result of their superb performances in ICC U-19 World Cup this year, both Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti were bought by Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL Auctions 2018 for huge amounts.

Although his new ball partner from ICC U-19 World Cup Kamlesh Nagarkoti went down with a foot injury which ruled him out of this year's IPL, Shivam Mavi has continued to impress everyone with his quick pace and one of his quickest deliveries in IPL 2018 was clocked by speed guns at an impressive 149.15 kmph, which gives the 19-year-old the 2nd spot.

#1 Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore) - 149.94 kmph

Mohammed Siraj

Despite their indifferent start in IPL 2018, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have two Indians fast bowlers who have bowled the five fastest deliveries by Indians fast bowlers in IPL 2018 so far, with Mohammed Siraj being the fastest of all when he bowled a quick delivery at a top speed of nearly 150 kmph to Australian batsman Chris Lynn.

Mohammed Siraj has so far not had a good start to his International career and also in IPL 2018, as he leaked runs on a consistent basis. Despite these setbacks, Mohammed Siraj has managed to get the speed guns rolling in IPL 2018 so far, as most of his deliveries have been clocked at an excess of above 145 kmph.

So don't be surprised if Mohammed Siraj manages to break the 150 kmph barrier in IPL 2018, and if he continues to bowl at these top pace, then he surely going to be a part of Indian fast bowling plans for the overseas tour of England and Australia this year.

Also, the delivery bowled by Mohammed Siraj at a speed of 149.95 kmph to Chris Lynn is the 2nd fastest delivery bowled in IPL 2018, with the quickest being Billy Stanlake's delivery which was recorded at a speed of 151.38.