The former South African fast bowler was timed at 132.1 km/h (82.08 mph) while competing in the Women’s Premier League match between the Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals.
Meg Lanning, the former captain of Australia, was struck by the delivery on the front pad, but her request for LBW was denied.
This is the first time in the women’s competition that the 130 km/h barrier has been broken.
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The Mumbai seamer, who claimed she doesn’t “look at the big screen when I am bowling,” broke the record with the second ball of the third over of the game. She was not aware that she had done so until the end of the innings.
