Anrich Nortje delivered the fastest ball ever in IPL history in a scintillating spell of fast bowling as the Delhi Capitals beat the Rajasthan Royals by 13 runs on Wednesday.
Nortje delivered a bowling masterclass, clocking 156.2km/h, before clean bowling Royals opener Jos Buttler with the very next ball measured at 155.1km/h.
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That all came after the Capitals posted 161-7 in their 20 overs thanks to decent half-centuries by Shikhar Dhawan and captain Shreyas Iyer.
In response, Buttler and Ben Stokes were out to make a quick start to the Royals’ chase but the speed from Nortje captured the first wicket of Buttler, who departed for 22.
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Ravi Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande and Axar Patel then got in on the act as Steve Smith, Stokes and Sanju Samson all exited with the Royals struggling with the run rate.
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Nortje continued his brilliance and saw out his spell with figures of 2-33 in four overs, while Proteas teammate Kagiso Rabada added a late wicket to finish with very economical figures of 1-28.
Tight bowling at the death meant the Royals fell short by only managing 148-8 as the Capitals moved to the top of the IPL standings once again with their sixth win of the campaign.
