In the final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya made a ruckus with the ball. At the same time, Lockie Ferguson of his team created history. Lockie Ferguson bowled the fastest ball in IPL history (at a speed of 157.3 kmph) against Rajasthan Royals in the final match. Ferguson has jointly topped with Shaun Tait in terms of bowling the fastest delivery in the IPL. Shaun Tait has also bowled the ball in IPL at a speed of 157.3 km/h.
Home Minister Amit Shah also reached to watch the final match of IPL 2022. He was very impressed by the performance of Gujarat Titans. He was also seen making a victory sign on camera. Lockie Ferguson bowled the fastest ball of IPL 2022 in the last ball of the fifth over of the match. England’s batsmen were also stunned by the speed with which Ferguson’s ball came out of Butler’s pass.
It was a yorker-length ball from Ferguson. Jos Buttler was badly beaten on this ball of his, as the ball got stuck in the gloves of Wriddhiman Saha behind the wicket. However, Butler was lucky that the ball missed kissing the edge of his bat. With this, Lockie Ferguson surpassed Umran Malik’s record (157 kmph).
Talking about Hardik Pandya, he took 3 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs in the match against Rajasthan Royals. This is the second time in an IPL final that a captain has taken a wicket. Earlier, in the final of 2009, Anil Kumble took 4 wickets. Even then he made the captain of the opposition team his first victim. This time Hardik Pandya did the same by taking the wicket of Sanju Samson.
Hardik Pandya’s 3 for 17 is the second best figure for a captain in an IPL final. Anil Kumble is on top in this matter. Playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009, Kumble took 4 wickets for 16 runs against Deccan Chargers.