Overview
- Ashok Sharma, whose yorker to Dhruv Jurel late Saturday was timed at 154.2 kph, now owns the fastest delivery of this IPL season.
- The ball came as the last delivery of the 16th over in GT vs RR after a 150.7 kph effort, surpassing Anrich Nortje’s earlier season mark of 150.9 kph.
- He sustained high pace throughout, crossed 145 kph regularly, dismissed Shimron Hetmyer, and finished with 1 for 37 as Rajasthan Royals posted 210 for 6.
- Gujarat signed the Rajasthan quick after a standout Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as his state’s top wicket-taker and backed him in the XI ahead of Prasidh Krishna.
- The 154.2 kph reading sits among the quickest recorded in IPL history, with speeds measured by radar guns at the point the ball leaves the bowler’s hand.