Mumbai Indians fast bowler Gerald Coetzee may not have lived up to expectations yet, picking just three wickets so far in three matches in IPL 2024, which included a wicketless outing at the Wankhede Stadium against Rajasthan Royals on Monday , but the South African star made his name in the history books after getting Mayank Yadav to record the fastest delivery in IPL 2024.
It was just two nights ago at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow when Lucknow Super Giants bowler Mayank, making his match debut against Punjab Kings, hit a 155.8kph delivery that left PBKS captain Shikhar Dhawan, ‘surprised’. His stellar spell in the middle-order included nine lightning 150-plus knocks and three wickets, for 27 runs, as the cricketing fraternity watched the young Indian pacer in awe.
However, on Monday, Mayank’s record was broken by Coetzee, who bowled a snort of 157.4 kmph during the IPL 2024 match against Rajasthan. It came on the last ball of Rajasthan’s successful chase at the Wankhede, with Riyan Parag, who had just celebrated his half-century, taking the top of the shortest delivery as the ball flew high over the wicketkeeper’s head for a boundary.
Here is the complete list of fastest deliveries in IPL 2024:
157.4 kmph – Gerald Coetzee – MI vs RR
155.8 kmph – Mayank Yadav – LSG vs PBKS
153.9 kmph – Mayank Yadav – LSG vs PBKS
153.4 kmph – Mayank Yadav – LSG vs PBKS
153 km/h – Nandre Burger – RR vs DC
152.3 kmph – Gerald Coetzee – MI vs SRH
151.2 kmph – Alzarri Joseph – RCB vs KKR
150.9 kmph – Matheesha Pathirana – CSK vs GT
Coetzee not only topped the IPL 2024 charts with this run-scorer against the Royals, but also made it to the all-time IPL list, albeit missing out on Shaun Tait’s 13-year-old record by a whisker. The Aussie legend remains on top with his 157.71 kmph delivery in IPL 2011.
Fastest deliveries in IPL history:
Shaun Tait 157.71 km/h – 2011
Gerald Coetzee 157.4 km/h – 2024
Loki Ferguson 157.3 km/h – 2022
Umran Malik 157 km/h – 2022
Anrich Nortje 156.22 km/h – 2020
Umran Malik 156 km/h – 2022
Mayank Yadav 155.8 kmph – 2024
Coetzee was roped in by Mumbai in the mini-auction last December after his heroics at the 2023 World Cup in India, where he had become the first South African bowler to pick 20 wickets in a single version of the 50-over game. He had a breakout season in the SA20 last year where he picked 23 wickets. However, the right-armer has taken just three wickets in three matches for Mumbai at an economy of 11.43