Mayank Yadav’s fastest ball: Lucknow pacer clocks fastest delivery in Indian T20 League 2024

Mayank Yadav’s fastest ball is a 156.7 kph delivery that he bowled in an Indian T20 League game against Bengaluru at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 2, 2024.

Representing the Lucknow franchise in the Indian T20 League 2024, India’s new pace sensation Mayank Yadav produced an absolute thunderbolt to castle Bengaluru all-rounder Cameron Green for a run-a-ball nine.

The 21-year-old speedster clocked 156.7 kph to record the fastest ball of Indian T20 League 2024.

Interestingly, the New Delhi-born cricketer broke his own record after he had registered the fastest ball of the 2024 edition against Team Punjab in their previous fixture.

After making his Indian T20 League debut at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in 2024, Mayank produced a 155.8 kph delivery to Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan in the 12th over to become the fastest bowler at the Indian T20 League 2024.

In the same match, the youngster clocked 153.9 kph, 153.4 kph, 153.0 kph and 152.0 kph deliveries to grab attention across the world.

Mayank was later adjudged the Player of the Match after he finished with figures of 4-0-27-3 to guide Lucknow to a 21-run victory over Punjab.

The right-arm pacer produced another sensational spell against a star-studded Bengaluru batting line-up in his second match.

Mayank tormented the Bengaluru batters with his raw pace as he bowled consistently over 150 kph in the game.

The Lucknow fast bowler recorded 156.7 kph, 155.2 kph, 154.8 kph, 153.2 kph and 152.3 kph deliveries to once again grab headlines across social media. 

Apart from his pace, Mayank bowled in accurate length and line to bag the huge wickets of Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green to finish with figures of 4-0-14-3.

His magnificent spell powered Lucknow to a 28-run win over Bengaluru as he later won back-to-back Player of the Match awards.

In just two matches, Mayank picked up six wickets at an average of 6.83 and an economy of 5.12. 

With his impressive performances, Mayank could stake a claim in India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be held in the West Indies and the United States. Let’s have a look at Mayank Yadav’s fastest balls.

Mayank Yadav’s fastest ball

In comparison to the fastest balls ever bowled in the Indian T20 League, the list is spearheaded by former Australian pacer Shaun Tait followed by New Zealand speedster Lockie Ferguson. Umran Malik is third while Mayank Yadav features fourth on the list. Know fastest balls in Indian T20 League.

Fastest balls in Indian T20 League

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