WATCH: Mohammed Siraj's lightning-fast delivery shatters Shoaib Akhtar's record in cricket history!

New Delhi: The second test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is currently underway from 6 December. After a stunning victory in the first test in Perth, where India won by a massive margin of 295 runs, both teams are now battling it out in the Pink Ball Test at Adelaide Oval. In the first innings of this match, the Indian batsmen struggled to make an impact while Australian bowler Mitchell Starc dominated the game with his exceptional performance. The Indian bowlers gave their all in search of wickets, but it was Mohammad Siraj who caught everyone's attention on social media with one of his deliveries. The ongoing match has kept cricket fans on the edge of their seats, eagerly waiting to see which team will come out on top in this highly anticipated contest.

Did Siraj bowl the fastest ball in cricket history?
In the second innings of the Adelaide Test, Indian bowlers were seen struggling for wickets. Jasprit Bumrah got the only wicket. While the column of wickets of Harshit Rana and Mohammad Siraj is empty. However, Siraj heated up the discussions through one of his balls. In a viral video, you can see that Siraj bowled a ball at a speed of 181.6 kilometers per hour. This incident happened during Siraj’s 10th and Australia’s 25th over of the innings.

Malfunction in the speed gun:
Till date, no bowler in the history of cricket has been able to bowl at a speed of even 162 kmph. Bowling at a speed of 181.6 kmph is a far-fetched idea. During this delivery of Siraj, the speed gun must have malfunctioned due to which the speed of the ball was shown incorrectly. Malfunction in the speed gun in a cricket match is not a new thing.

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Shoaib Akhtar holds the record of bowling the fastest ball:
The record of bowling the fastest ball in world cricket is registered in the name of former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar. Akhtar had instilled fear in every batsman with his sharp bowling in his time. He bowled the ball at the speed of 161.3 kilometers per hour while playing against England during the 2003 ODI World Cup. His record has been unbroken for 21 years. It is worth noting that in the same over, Akhtar had also bowled at the speed of 153.3, 158.4, 158.5, 157.4 and 159.5 kilometers per hour. The batsman in front was Nick Knight. Akhtar had bowled this over maiden.