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The 20-20 World Cup 2022 has turned out to be an action-packed affair as fans have been treated with some riveting cricketing action. The ongoing World Cup has seen an even contest between bat and ball as bowlers have made full use of the fast and bouncy conditions of Australia.
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There have been many fast bowlers in the tournament who used the conditions to their full advantage and gave a tough time to the batters with their searing pace.
On that note, let’s take a look at the top three fastest balls in the 20-20 World Cup 2022:
3. Anrich Nortje (South Africa) v Bangladesh – 154.31kph (95.88mph)
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Anrich Nortje: (Image Source: Twitter)Anrich Nortje is one of the fastest bowlers in international cricket going around. He has carried forward the legacy of Allan Donald and Dale Steyn and gave a tough time to many batters in the world. He once again put his searing speed on display against Bangladesh in 22nd Match in his second over as he struck the front pad of Afif Hossain. The delivery clocked 154.31 kph on the speedometer.
2. Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) v Ireland – 154.55kph (96.03mph)
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Lockie Ferguson: (Image Source: Twitter)The kiwi fast bowler is another indomitable force in international cricket who has the ability to bowl pin-point yorkers at will. Ferguson lit up the 20-20 World Cup 2022 with his fiery pace. He bowled his fastest delivery in the match against Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie, who managed to keep an in-swinging yorker out at such an extreme pace.
1. Mark Wood (England) v New Zealand – 154.74kph (96.15mph)
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Mark Wood: (Image Source: Twitter)Mark Wood has taken the cricketing fraternity by storm with his hostile bowling in the past few years. Wood was in no mood to settle in the T20 extravaganza as he was up to the task right from the word go. He set the pitch on fire as he features thrice in the list of top five fastest deliveries with speeds of 154.48 and 154.74 to his name. Afghanistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka all were at the receiving end of the Wood’s aggressive bowling.