The IPL this season got of to a late start due to the pandemic, but the quality of cricket that has been Played has been fantastic. The pitches have been a beauty to bat while, the bowling of every team has been top notch while the fielding which started out slow due to the long time away from the game has picked up steam.
Archer lead the way in pace stake
The fast bowling this year has been one of the biggest highlights so far. We have been lucky to witness fast bowlers bowling with pace and fire and in an no holds barred approach. Archer seems to have made this IPL his own when he makes the list of the top twenty fastest deliveries bowled in the IPL this year a whopping sixteen times and he has also bowled over 150 thrice. You read it right! Archer who has come back from playing for England in the post-COVID-19 has got plenty of steam going around him. The Rajasthan Royals pacer who has got the pace enthusiasts from around the world excited with his bowling let out a thunderbolt at 152.13 kilometers per hour or 94.52 Miles per hour.
Saini makes the list
Indian pace sensation Navdeep Saini too is one the list as he bowled one at 147.9 kilometers per hour or 91.9 miles per hour. Considered to be one of the fastest bowlers currently playing for India, Saini has always been admired for his bustling run up and splendid action. It is his ability to crank up the speedometer is what gets the fans and the commentators excited. Saini who plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore has been consistently bowling over 145 KPH and making the life of opposition batsmen difficult with his pace and accuracy.
Hazlewood and Nortje round of the top twenty list
Australian speedster Josh Hazlewood had been picked before in the IPL had to withdraw at the last moment before. This year though he is making his playing debut for CSK. In the only game he played for Chennai he bowled one delivery at 147.3 kilometers per hour or 91.5 miles per hour. The list also has seen the addition of Anrich Nortje the tall South African pace bowler. Nortje who plays for the Delhi Capitals who is known as the next exciting pace prospect from the rainbow nation, bowled one delivery at 148.9 kilometers or 92.5 miles per hour. Nortje makes the list twice which is dominated by the West Indies born English pace sensation.
Here is the list of the Top twenty deliveries bowled
- Jofra Archer (RR)-152.13 KPH
- Archer (RR)-`150.82 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)-150.75 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)-149.91 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)- 149.82 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)- 149.82 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)-149.48 KPH
- Anrich Nortje (DC)-148.92 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)-148.80 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)-148.75 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)-148.61 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)- 147.93 KPH
- Navdeep Saini (RCB)- 147.92 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)-147.84 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)- 147.83 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)- 147.70 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)-147.41 KPH
- Jofra Archer (RR)- 147.37 KPH
- Anrich Nortje (DC) -147.33 KPH
- Josh Hazlewood (CSK)- 147.32 KPH