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The fastest ball in cricket was bowled (not bawled!) by Shoaib Aktar in the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup in Newlands, South Africa, for Pakistan against England.
The race had become increasingly tense between Brett Lee and Shoaib (the two fastest bowlers in world cricket at the time) to see who would break the 100 mph (160 kph) barrier first. It was Shoaib to be...
The delivery was pitched short outside leg stump where batsmen Nick Knight turned it towards mid wicket for no run. The ball was delivered in the last ball of the fourth over, and completed a maiden for Shoaib.
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