Mayank Yadav
The fastest ball of IPL
2024 belongs to the Delhi Speedster Mayank Yadav. The 21 year old has been the
new speed sensation of IPL 2024. Mayank Yadav made his T20 debut for Delhi in
2022. He has so far played only 1 First class match, where he picked up 2
wickets for 46 runs. He has an experience of 17 List A matches and 11 T20
matches. His record in List A matches reads 34 wickets at an average of 21.55.
While in T20 matches he has picked up 15 wickets at an average of 14.26.
Mayank Yadav
The lanky speedster has
raw pace and can hurry even the best of batsmen. He was bought by Lucknow Super
Giants in 2023, but couldn't make his debut that year because of an injury. In
the current year 2024, he made his debut for LSG against Punjab Kings. In the
match, he picked up 3 important wickets for 23 runs. His scalps included Johny
Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma. his spell reduced Punjab Kings
from 100/0 to 139/3. While doing so, he sent down the fastest delivery of IPL
2024, clocking 155.8 Kmph. He was adjudged the player of the match for his fine
performance with the ball.In his second IPL match, he proved that his
performance in the first match was not a one-time wonder. In the match he
picked up 3 wickets for just 14 runs in his 4 overs. In the match, he breached
the 150kmph barrier and delivered the fastest delivery of IPL 2024 at 156.7
Kmph. In his third match, he was injured and left the field.
Injury has been a problem for the pacer and he needs to be
nurtured well by the management keeping in view of a longer and extended scheme
of cricketing journey. Mayank Yadav has good line and length in addition to his
raw pace and this makes him more lethal. But again these are early days for us
to jump into conclusions. We have seen many pacers who came to the limelight
due to sheer pace but couldn't remain there, due to wayward line and length or
injury problems. But let's hope, Mayank can withstand the pressures, improve
consistently and be a part of the Indian pace attack.
Gerald
Coetzee: Confusion over record
Initially, confusion prevailed regarding the fastest delivery of
IPL 2024. During a match of Mumbai Indians versus Rajasthan Royals, the Mumbai
Indians pacer Gerald Coetzee was supposedly shown to have bowled a delivery at
157.4 Kmph. So naturally this would have been the fastest delivery of IPL 2024.
But later when Mayank Yadav delivered the 156.7 Kmph delivery, he was displayed
as the fastest bowler. Later the official list in X platform put by BCCI also
displayed Mayank Yadav as the fastest bowler of IPL 2024. There might have been
an error in the speedometer or display, which has shown the delivery of Coetzee
as the fastest one initially.
Gerald Coetzee
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