Mayank Yadav
Mayank Yadav: Lucknow Super Giants defeated Punjab Kings by 21 runs to register their first win in IPL 2024. The hero of Lucknow Super Giants’ victory was 21-year-old fast bowler Mayank Yadav. Mayank wreaked such havoc on his IPL debut that the Punjab Kings team was left watching. In this match, Punjab’s score was once 102 runs without any loss, but Mayank’s stormy bowling knocked him out of the match.
Mayank Yadav took three wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs and was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’. During this, Mayank surprised everyone with his speed. During the 12th over of Punjab Kings’ innings, he bowled a ball to Shikhar Dhawan at a speed of 155.8 (about 156) kmph. This was the fastest ball of the current season of IPL. Mayank crossed the 150 KMPH barrier several times during this match. Not only did his bowling show speed, but the length-line was also very accurate.
Mayank Yadav gave 10 runs in his first over. But after this he made a strong comeback in his second over and bowled out Johnny Bairstow on a short ball. Then in the third over Prabhsimran Singh was also deceived by Mayank’s speed and was caught by the fielder standing at mid-on. In his last over Mayank also sent Jitesh Sharma to the pavilion.
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Mayank Yadav’s debut match (speed-KMPH):
First over- 147, 146, 150, 141, 149, 147
Second over- 156, 150, 142, 144 (w), 153, 149
Third over- 152, 150, 147 (w), 146, 144, 143
Fourth over- 153, 154, 149, 142 (w), 152, 148
Fastest balls of IPL 2024
155.8 KMPH- Mayank Yadav (LSG vs Punjab Kings)
153.9 KMPH- Mayank Yadav (LSG vs Punjab Kings)
153.4 KMPH- Mayank Yadav (LSG vs Punjab Kings)
153 KMPH- Nandre Burger (RR vs Delhi Capitals)
152.3 KMPH- Gerald Coetzee (MI vs Sunrisers Hyderabad)
151.2 KMPH- Alzari Joseph (RCB vs Kolkata Knight Riders)
150.9 KMPH- Mathisha Pathirana (CSK vs Gujarat Titans)
Who is Mayank Yadav?
Mayank Yadav was bought by Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2022 auction for a base price of Rs 20 lakh. Mayank represents Delhi in domestic cricket. Mayank has played one first class match for Delhi so far in which he has taken 2 wickets. Apart from this, Mayank has taken 34 wickets in 17 List-A matches. While he has 15 wickets in his name in 11 T20 matches. Mayank took two wickets in the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023-2024, but then the Delhi team lost to Punjab.