Mumbai Indians quick bowler Gerald Coetzee shattered teenager Mayank Yadav‘s file by delivering the quickest ball of IPL 2024 in the course of the match in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on Monday. Mayank clinched the file simply two days in the past when he delivered a 155.8 kmph ball for Lucknow Super Giants however Coetzee surpassed his mark by fairly some margin. The 157.4 kmph scorcher from the South Africa worldwide got here within the ultimate ball of RR’s chase and Riyan Parag was in a position to information it in direction of the third-man boundary for a 4. Overall, Coetzee is second behind former Australia quick bowler Shaun Tait who delivered a 157.71 kmph ripper whereas taking part in for Rajasthan Royals again in 2011.

Fastest deliveries in IPL historical past:

Shaun Tait 157.71 kmph – 2011

Gerald Coetzee 157.4 kmph – 2024

Lockie Ferguson 157.3 kmph – 2022

Umran Malik 157 kmph – 2022

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya on Tuesday asserted that the previous champions is not going to surrender and can proceed to battle within the ongoing IPL regardless of slumping to a hat-trick of defeats.

“If there’s one thing you should know about this team, we never give up. We’ll keep fighting, we’ll keep going,” Hardik posted on X.

Hardik has been going through the ire of followers since changing Rohit Sharma as MI captain. The all-rounder was booed within the staff’s opening two matches and the group hostility was at its peak in MI’s first house recreation of the season on Monday.

To add to the woes, beneath his captaincy MI’s marketing campaign on the 2024 IPL received off to a disastrous begin as they sit on the backside of the desk following three losses on the trot.

However, MI are recognized to be perennial gradual starters. In 2015, they misplaced the primary 4 video games earlier than happening to win the title.

Hardik’s poor captaincy calls have additionally been questioned — whether or not it was not giving Bumrah the brand new ball or sending Tim David forward of himself in opposition to Gujarat Titans.

The change in captaincy has not sat properly with the legions of MI supporters. On Monday, chants of ‘Rohit Rohit’ crammed the Wankhede with the Indian captain himself asking the group to not jeer Hardik.

Mumbai Indians will subsequent face Delhi Capitals at house on Sunday.

(With PTI inputs)