Record No.
MRB-2026-005804
Fastest Delivery Ever Bowled in Cricket
Sports
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Record Holder
Shoaib Akhtar
Pakistan
Category
Sports
Country
Pakistan
(
PK )
Achievement Date
22 February 2003
Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar delivered a ball electronically clocked at 161.3 km/h against England during the 2003 Cricket World Cup match in Cape Town. More than two decades on, it is still widely cited as the fastest ball ever recorded in international cricket.
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