Fast bowling is an art form in itself, and only the best of the best can push it to the limits. The biggest domestic stage of all, the Indian Premier League is the pinnacle where we see those limits being pushed. All the best bowlers from around the globe bowl at this stage. The raw and brutal pace of fast bowlers can dictate how the match is played. Let’s take a look at the top 25 fastest bowler in IPL history and special mentions in IPL 2021 who are spearheading the extravagant league.
Full list of top 25 fastest ball in IPL history 2008 – 2022
| S.n | Fastest bowler in IPL history | Fastest ball in IPL history | IPL Team | International Team |
| 1 | Anrich Nortje | 156.22 km/h | Delhi Capitals | South Africa |
| 2 | Umran Malik | 155.8 km/h | SRH | India |
| 3 | Anrich Nortje | 154.74 km/h | Delhi Capitals | South Africa |
| 4 | Dale Steyn | 154.40 km/h | Retired (Current SRH bowling coach in TATA IPL 2022) | South Africa |
| 5 | Kagiso Rabada | 154.23 km/h | PBKS | South Africa |
| 6 | Anrich Nortje | 154.21 km/h | Delhi Capitals | South Africa |
| 7 | Umran Malik | 154 km/h | SRH | India |
| 8 | Lockie Ferguson | 153.84 km/h | Gujarat Titans | New Zealand |
| 9 | Anrich Nortje | 153.72 km/h | Delhi Capitals | South Africa |
| 10 | Lockie Ferguson | 153.63 km/h | Gujarat Titans | New Zealand |
| 11 | Umran Malik | 152.95 | SRH | India |
| 12 | Lockie Ferguson | 152.75 | Gujarat Titans | New Zealand |
| 13 | Lockie Ferguson | 152.74 | Gujarat Titans | New Zealand |
| 14 | Lockie Ferguson | 152.35 | Gujarat Titans | New Zealand |
| 15 | Umran Malik | 152.05 | SRH | India |
| 16 | Umran Malik | 151.97 | SRH | India |
| 17 | Umran Malik | 151.77 | SRH | India |
| 18 | Lockie Ferguson | 151.74 | Gujarat Titans | New Zealand |
| 19 | Lockie Ferguson | 151.72 | Gujarat Titans | New Zealand |
| 20 | Anrich Nortje | 151.71 | Delhi Capitals | South Africa |
| 21 | Anrich Nortje | 151.71 | Delhi Capitals | South Africa |
| 22 | Anrich Nortje | 151.37 | Delhi Capitals | South Africa |
| 23 | Lockie Ferguson | 151.35 | Gujarat Titans | New Zealand |
| 24 | Lockie Ferguson | 151.33 | Gujarat Titans | New Zealand |
| 25 | Lockie Ferguson | 151.27 | Gujarat Titans | New Zealand |
Fastest bowler in IPL: Anrich Nortje: Delhi Capitals, South Africa
The South African Pacer was initially brought in as a replacement for Chris Woakes in IPL 2020. Nortje surprised everyone with his belting pace and turned out to be the fastest bowler in IPL. He went on to break all the pace records in IPL, and DC found a gem of a bowler in Nortje. Nortje is the ideal partner to his fellow countryman Rabada in the DC lineup.
He ignited the season with some really bullet-like deliveries and currently takes 7 spots in the list of the top 25 fastest ball in IPL history.
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Anrich Nortje IPL Stats: The Fastest bowler of IPL
| Year | Mat | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 26 | 562 | 734 | 34 | 3/33 | 21.59 | 7.84 | 16.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 0/35 | – | 15.00 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 182 | 187 | 12 | 2/12 | 15.58 | 6.16 | 15.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 366 | 512 | 22 | 3/33 | 23.27 | 8.39 | 16.63 | 0 | 0 |
Fastest ball in IPL 2022: Umran Malik: Sunrisers Hyderabad, India
The J&K pacer, Umran Malik clocked a whopping 155.8 against DC in the 50th match of TATA IPL 2022. With that Umran Malik bowled the fastest bowled by an Indian in IPL, previously held by Navdeep Saini of RCB. Also, it is the 2nd fastest bowl ever bowled in IPL history.
The young pacer has a promising career ahead.
Umran Malik IPL Stats
| Year | Mat | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 13 | 282 | 404 | 17 | 5/25 | 23.76 | 8.60 | 16.59 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 210 | 308 | 15 | 5/25 | 20.53 | 8.80 | 14.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 72 | 96 | 2 | 1/21 | 48.00 | 8.00 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fastest bowler in IPL: Kagiso Rabada: PBKS, South Africa
Another gem of a pacer is Kagiso Rabada of South Africa. He turned out to be a trump card for DC in IPL 2020 with his blitzkrieg deliveries. He was key to Delhi’s march to the final. Rabada claimed the purple cap for the highest wicket-taker in the 2020 season with 30 wickets in 17 matches that established himself as one of the finest in the league.
Kagiso Rabada IPL Stats: The fastest bowler in IPL
| Year | Mat | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 59 | 1338 | 1833 | 93 | 4/21 | 19.71 | 8.22 | 14.39 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 198 | 273 | 17 | 4/33 | 16.06 | 8.27 | 11.65 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 336 | 456 | 15 | 3/36 | 30.40 | 8.14 | 22.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17 | 394 | 548 | 30 | 4/24 | 18.26 | 8.34 | 13.13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 282 | 368 | 25 | 4/21 | 14.72 | 7.82 | 11.28 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 128 | 188 | 6 | 2/20 | 31.33 | 8.81 | 21.33 | 0 | 0 |
Fastest bowler in IPL: Pat Cummins: Kolkata Knight Riders, Australia
The Australian turned out to be a fine purchase for KKR last season for 16 crores. This year the Australian pacer has been retained by the franchise for a whooping sum of 7.25 cr.
He consistently clocked 145 plus clicks throughout the season. He had a 4 wicket haul against Rajasthan Royals last season. And at times the tall Aussie can spearhead 150 plus deliveries to rattle the batsmen.
Pat Cummins IPL Stats: The fastest bowler in IPL
| Year | Mat | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 41 | 929 | 1335 | 42 | 4/34 | 31.79 | 8.62 | 22.12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 95 | 190 | 4 | 2/49 | 47.50 | 12.00 | 23.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 161 | 237 | 9 | 3/24 | 26.33 | 8.83 | 17.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 312 | 409 | 12 | 4/34 | 34.08 | 7.86 | 26.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 277 | 373 | 15 | 2/20 | 24.86 | 8.07 | 18.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 60 | 97 | 1 | 1/54 | 97.00 | 9.70 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 1/29 | 29.00 | 7.25 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
Jasprit Bumrah: Mumbai Indians, India
The top bowlers’ list cannot be complete without India’s Star bowler Jasprit Bumrah.
He has been at the epicenter of it since he broke into the IPL in 2013. He has the ability to consistently hit 145 kmph. Bumrah also can destabilize any batting order on a given day with his yorkers. He narrowly missed out on the Purple Cap in IPL 2020 after ending with 27 wickets, 3 short of winner Rabada. He has played a total of 115 IPL matches with 135 wickets to his name and has an average of around 24.
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Jasprit Bumrah IPL Stats
| Year | Mat | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 115 | 2628 | 3251 | 135 | 4/14 | 24.08 | 7.42 | 19.47 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 206 | 256 | 5 | 3/17 | 51.20 | 7.46 | 41.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 330 | 410 | 21 | 3/36 | 19.52 | 7.45 | 15.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 360 | 404 | 27 | 4/14 | 14.96 | 6.73 | 13.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 370 | 409 | 19 | 3/20 | 21.52 | 6.63 | 19.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 324 | 372 | 17 | 3/15 | 21.88 | 6.88 | 19.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 356 | 439 | 20 | 3/7 | 21.95 | 7.39 | 17.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 312 | 406 | 15 | 3/13 | 27.06 | 7.80 | 20.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 90 | 184 | 3 | 1/38 | 61.33 | 12.26 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 238 | 301 | 5 | 2/22 | 60.20 | 7.58 | 47.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 42 | 70 | 3 | 3/32 | 23.33 | 10.00 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
Harshal Patel: Royal Challengers Bangalore, India
The RCB speedster is in his best shape and had a record-breaking season. Harshal Patel equalled Dwayne Bravo’s record of most wickets taken in a single season with 32 wickets to his name. He also broke Bumrah’s record of most wickets taken by an Indian in an IPL season. 2021 season’s purple cap holder was retained by RCB for a whopping sum of 10.75 cr.
Harshal Patel IPL Stats
| Year | Mat | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 73 | 1492 | 2104 | 91 | 5/27 | 23.12 | 8.46 | 16.40 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 228 | 296 | 13 | 3/35 | 22.77 | 7.79 | 17.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 338 | 459 | 32 | 5/27 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 10.56 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 90 | 134 | 3 | 2/34 | 44.66 | 8.93 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 48 | 77 | 2 | 2/40 | 38.50 | 9.62 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 105 | 167 | 7 | 3/28 | 23.85 | 9.54 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 24 | 43 | 3 | 3/43 | 14.33 | 10.75 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 84 | 147 | 1 | 1/46 | 147.00 | 10.50 | 84.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 263 | 328 | 17 | 2/12 | 19.29 | 7.48 | 15.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 66 | 113 | 4 | 2/56 | 28.25 | 10.27 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 246 | 340 | 9 | 2/24 | 37.77 | 8.29 | 27.33 | 0 | 0 |
*Stats are as of 6th May 2022
