England vs West Indies: England’s 156.26km/h sensation breaks ‘fastest’ record against West Indies

Mark Wood wrote history by bowling the fastest Test record recorded by an England bowler at home during the day of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge here on Friday. Wood, who replaced retired pacer James Anderson in England’s 11th game, raised the bar in his first over as he wasted no time and clocked a speed of 93.9 mph (151.1 km/h) on his first delivery to Mikyle Louis . He improved and clocked 96.1 mph (154.65 km/h) off the second ball, leaving the batsman clueless. Wood continued his attack with deliveries at 95.2 mph (152.88 km/h) and 92.2 mph (148.06 km/h) before delivering a scorching 96.5 mph (155.30 km/h) yorker ) in his fifth ball, which Louis managed to dig out for a single.

The 34-year-old English pacer ended the run with another quick delivery at 95.2 mph (153.20 km/h) to West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite, who averaged 94.40 mph off six balls.

In his second finish, Wood turned up the heat with timed deliveries at 95 mph (152 km/h), 93 mph (149.66 km/h), 95 mph (152 km/h), 96 mph (154.49 km/h). h), 97.1 mph (156.26 km/h) and 94 mph (151.27 km/h).

In the third Ashes Test at Headingley last year, 34-year-old Wood upped the tempo when he reached incredible speeds of 91mph, 93mph, 95mph, 93mph, 94mph and 93mph in an overtake. In the end, England won by three wickets in the test.

Wood upped the ante when he hit a short delivery against Louis at 97.1mph in his third over.

The 34-year-old is considered one of the fastest bowlers in the world across all formats. In the Multan Test in 2022, he set the fastest Test delivery speed of 156.6 km/h against Pakistan.

In the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, won by England, Wood made the fastest delivery of the tournament, clocking 154.74 km/h against New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips in a Super 12 match. Wood dominated the top 10 most deliveries of the World Cup, with six of his balls exceeding 153 km/h.

Wood also set a record for the fastest T20 in men’s cricket, averaging 149.02 km/h in a four-over spell against Afghanistan during the World Cup. Furthermore, he bowled the fastest delivery of the 2019 ODI World Cup, reaching 154 km/h against New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls in the final at Lord’s.

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