WPL 2024: Shabnim Ismail creates history after bowling the fastest delivery ever recorded in women's cricket

South African fast bowler Shabnim Ismail made a new record with her speed in the WPL 2024 on Tuesday. In the match against Delhi Capitals, Shabnim, while bowling for Mumbai, bowled at a speed of 132.1km/h (82.08mph). This has become the fastest ball ever bowled by any player in the history of women's cricket.

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Earlier, the record for bowling the fastest ball in women's cricket was in the name of Australia's Ellyse Perry, who bowled at a speed of 130 kilometers per hour.

In the 12th match of WPL 2024, Mumbai captain Harmanpreet Kaur had decided to bowl first against Delhi after winning the toss. In this match played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Shabnim created history by breaking the speed record on the very second ball of the third over of the innings.

Shabnim takes retirement from international cricket

35 year old Shabnim Ismail has taken retirement from international cricket on 3 May 2023.. However, despite this, there is a fear of her stormy bowling in women's cricket.

Shabnim's record while playing for South Africa

While playing for South Africa, Shabnim has made many records with her fast bowling. She has bowled the ball at a speed of 127 kilometers per hour twice before the WPL 2024, which is also a record in women's cricket. Shabnim has appeared in 127 ODIs, 113 T20s and one Test match for South Africa. She has taken 191 wickets in ODI cricket while she has 123 wickets in T20. Apart from this, she has got three wickets in the Test.

Shabnim played 8 World Cups for South Africa

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup started in the year 2009. From its inception till her retirement, Shabnim Ismail has played all T20 World Cups for the South Africa women's cricket team. She has played a total of 8 T20 World Cups. Shabnim Ismail said goodbye to international cricket

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Match Report

In the 12th match of the WPL 2024, Delhi Capitals team defeated Mumbai Indians by 29 runs. In the match, Delhi team, batting first, scored 192 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Mumbai team could score only 163 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs.