Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Shoaib Akhtar 100 mph ball against England video

Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest recorded ball in the history of cricket in the World Cup match at Newlands. The last ball of his second over was recorded at 161.3km/h or 100.2mph and betters his previous mark of 161.0km/h which he recorded on 27th of April 2002.

Match details:

Played at Newlands, Cape Town (neutral venue), on 22 February 2003 - day/night (50-over match)

Result England won by 112 runs scorecard

The video: