Cricket Quiz: Fastest Bowlers Edition — 15 Questions on Speed Records

The world's fastest bowlers — how well do you know them? Take our 15-question quiz on cricket speed records. Answers at the bottom.

Q1–5: All-time speed records

1. Who holds the fastest delivery in cricket history?
2. What is the fastest recorded ball in cricket?
3. Which stadium recorded Shoaib Akhtar's 161.3 kmph?
4. Who is the fastest bowler in IPL 2026 so far?
5. What's Jasprit Bumrah's career average speed?

Q6–10: Famous speedsters

6. Shane Bond's fastest delivery was?
7. Mitchell Starc's fastest delivery?
8. Who is nicknamed 'Rawalpindi Express'?
9. Dale Steyn's fastest career delivery?
10. Brett Lee's fastest?

Q11–15: Indians

11. India's fastest bowler in 2026?
12. Umran Malik's fastest IPL delivery?
13. Bumrah's peak speed?
14. Varun Aaron's fastest?
15. Mayank Yadav's IPL 2026 peak?

Answers

1. Shoaib Akhtar 161.3 kmph (2003)
2. 161.3 kmph
3. Newlands, Cape Town — 2003 World Cup
4. Mayank Yadav — 156.3 kmph
5. ~142-145 kmph
6. Shane Bond — 156.4 kmph
7. Starc — 160.4 kmph (2015 WC)
8. Shoaib Akhtar
9. Dale Steyn — 156 kmph
10. Brett Lee — 161.1 kmph
11. Mayank Yadav
12. Umran Malik — 157 kmph IPL 2022
13. Bumrah — 153 kmph
14. Varun Aaron — 152 kmph
15. Mayank Yadav — 156.3 kmph

Further reading

Fastest ball in cricket history and fastest bowlers cricket speed records 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who bowled the fastest delivery in cricket history?

Shoaib Akhtar — 161.3 kmph in 2003.

What's the fastest IPL delivery in 2026?

Mayank Yadav — 156.3 kmph.

How fast does Jasprit Bumrah bowl?

Typically 142-145 kmph, peaking at 153.

Is Umran Malik India's fastest bowler?

Historically yes — 157 kmph in IPL 2022.

Can anyone break Shoaib Akhtar's record?

Not yet — it's stood since 2003.

The takeaway

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