Anrich Nortje, meanwhile, recorded the fastest delivery in the 2020 edition of the tournament (156.2 km/h) during the match. “KG, Archer, Ana I’d have paid to watch them live tonight. And this game was all about it. The right-arm quick set the speed guns on fire as he picked up 22 wickets from 16 games for Delhi. That is the majesty of pace. Here is the list of fastest deliveries bowled in IPL 2020: "It looks like that every game. Far from being disheartened, the South African cranked his speed further, to 152.3 and 152.1 kmph, on the next two balls. Do you want to unsubscribe Newsletter/Alerts? Mumbai Indians have James Pattinson, along with Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult, while Royal Challengers Bangalore have the impressive Navdeep Saini in their ranks and Cummins is flying the flag for Kolkata Knight Riders. "I have been working really hard to get my pace up, been a couple of seasons. The pacer clocked a speed of 156.22 km/h. A 155.4 kmph ball, straight and full at the stumps, beat the Englishman’s attempted hit down the ground and shattered the stumps. mobiles and tablets. Nortje’s fastest delivery which was timed at 156.2 kmph shattered countryman Dale Steyn ’s (154.4 kmph) record on Wednesday as DC used the pace of Nortje and Kagiso Rabada to earn a 13-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. The comments posted here/below/in the given space are not on behalf of Onmanorama. Go live with Manorama Online App, the number But Nortje’s most crucial contribution was still to come. As South African fast bowler Anrich Nortje clocked over the 150-kph mark, the Delhi Capitals had the perfect reply for Rajasthan Royals who were boasting about Jofra Archer's bowling speed. The South African speedster had impressed one and all in the recent IPL 2020, while playing for Delhi Capitals. International career [ edit ] In February 2019 he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. "@type": "SearchAction", Nortje added that he has been working hard on injecting pace in his deliveries. Bowling the fastest delivery did not have the desired result for Nortje as Buttler scooped it for a boundary. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Navdeep Saini is the only Indian in the list. Archer reached 151 kmph in that over. He had tweeted: “Anrich Nortje … There were a few more 150+ kmph deliveries in Nortje’s next over, and even Ben Stokes and Steve Smith – who would have faced such extreme pace – knew better than to take any chances. View Anrich Nortje cricket stats, news, career record, batting average, bowling average, fielding, age, teams, debut and more at Wisden.com }. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Rabada gave fewer runs and had perfectly respectable figures of 1/28 in four overs, but looked distinctly pedestrian in comparison to his compatriot. Archer was operating at a level so far above the opposition. He broke the record of Dale Steyn, clocking 156.2 kmph. On 14 October 2020, during the 30th match of the IPL, Nortje bowled at the speed of 156.22 km/h (97 mph), the fastest delivery to date in the IPL. Nortje, then bowled a 155.4 kmph ball, straight and full at the stumps, beat the Englishman’s attempted hit down the ground and shattered the stumps. For a seamer who relies on his lightning-quick speed and boasts of a mean bouncer, Nortje lived up to his reputation after bowling the fastest delivery in the history of the IPL last night. It may have been advisable to give Archer another over at that stage, but skipper Smith held him back for the death. Twenty20 cricket is generally not good for a fast bowler’s ego, as they are not allowed to dictate terms. Interestingly, the South African speedster bowled the second and third fastest ball of the IPL 2020 as well after recording a pace of 155.21 and 154.74 respectively. I did not know about it at the time," Anrich told his Capitals teammate Shikhar Dhawan in a video posted by IPLT20.com. Been working on my braced leg and my front arm... simple stuff. The Indian Express is now on Telegram. Jofra Archer, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada showed that pace is still one of the most precious currencies in cricket, no matter the length of the game. Anrich Nortje of Delhi Capitals celebrates the ... That delivery was clocked at 155.21 km/h but Nortje’s top speed in his four overs against the ... And we have got experience in the bowling. Dubai: South African speedster Anrich Nortje, who set the Indian Premier League (IPL) ablaze by bowling the fastest delivery in the tournament's history, says he was unaware of the feat until after the end of the match. He bowled Prithvi Shaw with one that jagged back off the first ball of the match, and reached a speed of 148 kmph with his seemingly lazy action, allied with the movement he got. October 15, 2020 06:08 PM IST. The fast bowlers didn’t resort to change of pace or line to deceive the batsmen after being hit for a four or six. He took 2 to help DC win by 13 runs over RR in IPL 2020. A line of thought says that as the pitches get slower in the second half of the tournament, spinners will get more joy, But those who are quicker through the air may still have enough to take the surface out of the equation. Pat Cummins is the third man in the top 20, having bowled one at 151.7 kmph. "When we play we only think about the delivery and not about the speed gun. He made his IPL debut after Delhi Capitals roped him as a replacement for all-rounder Chris Woakes ahead of the start of the season. These are some of the skills pacemen have had to learn to contain marauding batsmen in limited-overs cricket. They stuck to their strengths and, if anything, tried to bowl quicker and targeting the stumps. It's hardly surprising then, that Nortje is well-acquainted with speed. According to the IPL’s official website, Nortje and Archer have combined to bowl 19 of the 20 fastest deliveries this season. Fast bowling is strong, and this competition is being dominated by these beasts!” the legend, presently on RCB’s books, tweeted after Wednesday’s game. A seasoned professional like Ajinkya Rahane was made to look all at sea in the third over before attempting an ill-advised and ungainly pull to be caught at mid-on. But the 2020 Indian Premier League is witnessing a refreshing change, and Wednesday’s match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals was a shining example. He has been breathtakingly quick, clocking the five fastest deliveries in the ongoing IPL. It is good to chat," Rabada said. © COPYRIGHT 2020 MANORAMA ONLINE. Dale Steyn held the record for the paciest delivery in the IPL before this season (154.4 kmph), and is understandably delighted with the success his tribe is enjoying and the way they are making batsmen squirm and hop. According to the central government's IT rules, obscene or offensive statement made against a person, religion, community or nation is a punishable offense, and legal action would be taken against people who indulge in such activities. The mark for the fastest ball in IPL history has already been set - when Delhi Capital’s Anrich Nortje sent one down at 156.22kph or 97mph to Rajasthan Royal’s Joss Buttler. The Englishman had played the same shot in the previous delivery. 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The 26-year-old pacer clocked a breathtaking 156.2 kmph while bowling to Jos Buttler in the third over of Rajasthan Royals' run chase against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. Manorama Online, Malayala Manorama, P.B No.26, Kottayam 686 001, Kerala, India. Nortje had earlier travelled to India with South Africa A and also has pocketed 24 wickets in the 4-day Franchise series in the 2018-2019 season to be grabbing all the attention. Nortje closed out his spell with a 151.6 kmph delivery as the 18th over went for just four runs, including a bye, as momentum changed hands. Facing speeds of consistently in the late 140kmph mark, the talisman batsman didn’t venture on to the front foot, preferring to hang back. "@type": "WebSite", "I heard about it afterwards. } No one could touch him. Please upgrade your browser. He regularly sends the speed gun over 150kph and has a fearsome bouncer. { "url": "https://www.onmanorama.com/", In the 30th match of the IPL, on 14 October 2020, he bowled at the speed of 156.22 km/h (97 mph), which is the fastest delivery in the history of IPL. Nortje has bowled the five fastest deliveries in this edition, topping at 156.22 km per hour on Wednesday. Happy to get some pace behind it but you obviously need to get it in the right area, that's the most important thing." He played really well, but I stuck to my strength, obviously we saw how the wicket was playing so I was trying to use the wicket and get some variation," Nortje added. "No idea I bowled at 156ks tonight but good to hear it," he said. This was fast bowling in its purest form. Anrich Nortje (Pic Source: Twitter) Delhi Capitals pacer Anrich Nortje bowled the fastest delivery of the IPL 2020 against Rajasthan Royals in Dubai on Wednesday (October 14). Archer’s spell read 3/19 and he didn’t deserve to be on the losing side in the end. Photo credits: IPL In match 30 of the ongoing IPL 2020 edition, Delhi Capitals (DC) locked horns with Steve Smith-led Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Dubai on Wednesday (October 14). At 156.22 kmph, Anrich Nortje breaks IPL speed barrier Jos Buttler ramped boundaries off consecutive deliveries, the second one the fastest ball (156.22kmph) in IPL history. He had made his tweet after Nortje had dismissed the RR opening batsman Jos Buttler by constantly bowling over a speed of 150 kmph. Delhi Capitals (DC) pacer Anrich Nortje breathed fire with the ball in his side's clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in IPL 2020 on Wednesday. On Thursday, Anrich Nortje clocked 156kph, the fastest ball in IPL history. He touched 147.92 kmph in a game against Mumbai Indians (MI). South Africa tearaway Anrich Nortje has two deliveries in the list while Josh Hazlewood’s 147.32 kmph ball against DC ranks twentieth. "Yeah, the battle against Buttler was interesting. Dubai: South African speedster Anrich Nortje, who set the Indian Premier League ablaze by bowling the fastest delivery in the tournament's history, says he was unaware of the feat until after the end of the match. He is a real fast bowler and I can learn some technical stuff from him. Consider this: Nortje’s first delivery of the night, bowled at 148 kmph, is lofted by Jos Buttler over long-on for a six. He bettered compatriot Dale Steyn's (154.4 kmph) record in the process. However, Buttler's charge didn't stop him from clocking at that speed once again as he followed up his fastest delivery with a … IPL 2020 IPL 2020: DC's epic reply to RR after Anrich Nortje bowls fastest ball in tournament history. I know he plays the scoop shots, but when he played the first one, it took me by surprise," Nortje said. According to the IPL website, it's the fastest anyone has ever bowled in the IPL and Nortje had bowled above 150 thrice in that over alone. They didn't even dare, really. It is also the fastest speed recorded in IPL since 2012. However, the duel didn't last long as the South African claimed Buttler's wicket with a 155 kmph thunderbolt, the second fastest ball in IPL history. Knuckle balls, cross-seam deliveries, slower bouncers and back-of-the-hand stuff. He bowled Jos Buttler and Robin Uthappa, as per a report in AFP. Rashid Latif replied to Ian Bishop as he praises Anrich Nortje for bowling fastest delivery in IPL history. Really happy for him but not happy for the batter," Rabada said of Nortje's record. Equally, though, his blood starts pumping a little faster when he sees the next generation unleashing cricket balls in the region of 150km/*. Bowling the fastest delivery did not have the desired result for Nortje as Buttler scooped it for a boundary. SITE FOLLOWS THE DNPA’S CODE OF CONDUCT. Why is India cautious as US sanctions Turkey over the S-400 deal? The person posting the comment will be in sole ownership of its responsibility. IPL 2020/TCI Desk: South African speedster Anrich Nortje, who set the Indian Premier League (IPL) ablaze by bowling the fastest delivery in the tournament’s history, says he was unaware of the feat until after the end of the match. The fast bowling exhibition had started earlier in the evening with Archer making the Delhi Capitals batsmen dance to his tunes. However, the duel didn't last long as the South African claimed Buttler's wicket with a 155 kmph thunderbolt, the second fastest ball in IPL history. Anrich Nortje has been successful in dropping several wickets in various tournaments. There too he kept the speed gun interested, while getting dangerman Marcus Stoinis with his last ball. Nortje’s effect on the game was far more than his figures of 2/33 would suggest. 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