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The 12th edition of Indian Premier League starts in little over a couple of months. Auction for IPL 2019 happened in December and the eight franchises have made some good signings to strengthen their squad for the new season.
T20 cricket is all about excitement. The sight of balls flying everywhere and bowlers, with only 24 deliveries to bowl, steaming in every ball, makes the format a non-stop fun. With batsmen hitting the ball everywhere in batting friendly conditions in India, bowlers need a bit of extra pace to stop them.
IPL has witnessed some great overseas fast bowlers in the past with the likes of Mitchell Johnson, Dale Steyn, Shoaib Akhtar, Lasith Malinga, Brett Lee, and Mitchell Starc terrorizing the batsmen with searing pace and bounce. Young Indian seamers have also developed a penchant for pace and bowled some pacy deliveries in the past few IPL seasons.
Stats courtesy: https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2018/fastest-balls
On that note, let's take a look at the 10 fast bowlers who can clock speeds of 150+ kmph this season.
#10 Anrich Nortje, South Africa
The young South African seamer was a surprise buy in the 2019 IPL auction. The 25-year-old was an unknown quantity to many before the auction but got into the limelight at the right time, with some great performances in the 2018 Mzansi Super League.
Anrich Nortje caught the attention of Kolkata Knight Riders when he clocked speeds of 150km/h mark for Cape Town Blitz. He is definitely a player for the future.
#9 Avesh Khan, India
The 22-year-old seamer from Madhya Pradesh made the speed guns go crazy in IPL 2018. He bowled a couple of balls over 148 kmph and consistently clocked good speeds. In a game against Kolkata Knight Riders, one of his deliveries registered 149.12 kmph on the speed gun.
Surprisingly, he finished as the third fastest Indian seam bowler in IPL last season. At just 22, Avesh Khan will only get better and it would not come as a surprise if he breaks the 150 kmph mark in IPL 2019.
#8 Billy Stanlake, Australia
The Aussie quick clocked 151.5 kmph against New Zealand in a T20I game at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He was exceptional for Sunrisers Hyderabad last season but left the tournament midway because of an injury.
Standing at an intimidating height of 204 cm, Billy Stanlake has troubled the batsmen in IPL last season with his pace and bounce. The 24-year-old has also registered 151.38 kmph in an IPL game, which turned out to be the second fastest ball in IPL 2018. He consistently bowled over 145 kmph with the new ball.
#7 Umesh Yadav, India
Umesh Yadav is one of the quickest bowlers in Indian cricket for quite some time. 2018 was Umesh Yadav’s best season in Indian Premier League when he picked up 20 wickets for Royal Challengers Bangalore in just 14 games.
In a game against Kings XI Punjab last season, the 31-year-old clocked 148.98 kmph, which was the fourth fastest delivery by an Indian bowler in IPL 2018. He is one of those very few Indian bowlers who has already clocked 150 kmph in their career.
#6 Lockie Ferguson, New Zealand
The Kiwi seamer was picked up Rising Pune Supergiant in IPL 2017 and he played four games for the franchise, which also included a Man of the Match spell of 2/7 in four overs against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2019 and expected a play a key role for them in the absence of Mitchell Starc. Ferguson clocked the second fastest ball in IPL 2017, 150.90 kmph. He also bowled a lot of deliveries over 149 kmph in the four games he played in IPL.
#5 Jofra Archer, England
Jorfa Archer is one of the top contenders to bowl the fastest delivery in IPL 2019. Archer stole the limelight in 2017/18 Big Bash League and was snapped up by Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2018. He justified their faith with some great performances last season.
He ended up delivering the fastest ball in IPL 2018 as one of Archer’s delivery clocked 152.39 kmph on the speed gun. He bowled fast throughout the tournament and clocked speeds of 149+ kmph on numerous occasions.
#4 Shivam Mavi, India
Shivam Mavi grabbed a lot of attention during the 2018 under-19 World Cup when he starred for India with the ball. Along with the fellow seamer, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mavi wreaked havoc in the tournament as India beat Australia in the finals.
Kolkata Knight Riders paid a lot of money to sign the youngster in the 2018 auction and he produced some good performances last season. Regarded a lot for his pace, Mavi clocked 149.86 kmph, which turned out to be the fifth fastest ball in IPL 2018.
#3 Oshane Thomas, West Indies
Here comes our IPL newbie. Oshane Thomas was phenomenal for Jamaica Tallawahs in CPL 2018 when he clocked some stunning speeds throughout the tournament. He also made his international debut for West Indies in 2018 and impressed a lot during their India tour.
The 21-year-old can consistently bowl over 145 kmph and is regarded as the next big thing in West Indies cricket. The pace sensation was bagged by Rajasthan Royals during the 2019 IPL auction.
#2 Mohammed Siraj, India
The young seamer from Hyderabad is one of the brightest talents in Indian cricket at the moment. Mohammed Siraj played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2018 and picked up 11 wickets from 11 games. The 24-year-old bowled the fourth fastest ball in IPL 2018 when he clocked 149.94 kmph in a game against KKR.
Chris Lynn was the batsman and it also turned out to be the fastest delivery bowled by an Indian seamer last season. Siraj made his T20I debut for India in November and also played his first ODI game on Monday at Adelaide. Expect him to break the 150 kmph barrier this season.
#1 Adam Milne, New Zealand
Adam Milne is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket at the moment, if not the fastest. The Kiwi seamer has bowled some real quick deliveries in international cricket. He came in as a replacement for the injured Pat Cummins in IPL 2018 and was retained by Mumbai Indians.
Known to push the speed gun past 150 kmph on a consistent basis, Milne is expected is play an important role for Mumbai this season. In a T20I game against West Indies at Eden Park, Milne registered a whopping 153.3 kmph on the speed gun. The 26-year-old’s fastest ball in IPL is clocked at 148.83 kmph.
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