Mark Wood displayed a brilliant display of his searing pace as he surprised opener Mikyle Louis with a 97.1 mph bouncer. He also recorded the fastest-ever over for an England bowler in home Tests.
Mark Wood bowls the fastest over for England in Home Tests. (Courtesy: Reuters)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jul 19, 2024 19:28 IST
England speedster Mark Wood shattered records with his express pace during Day 2 of the 2nd Test match between England and West Indies at Trent Bridge on July 19, Friday. Wood surprised West Indies opener Mikyle Louis with a bouncer. However, this was not a regular bouncer as Wood clocked 97.1 mph while bowling a short-pitched delivery to the batter. The 34-year-old cranked up the pace and lived up to his reputation of delivering thunderbolts. The opener arched his back just in time and avoided getting hit as England's wicketkeeper Jamie Smith collected the ball.
The speedster had already delivered the fastest over in a home Test in England. In his very first over for England, Wood took no time as he bowled a 151.1 kmph delivery first up to Louis. He was then beaten by a pacy and moving delivery of 154.65 kmph by the fast bowler. The pacer backed up his initial deliveries with 152.88 kmph and 148.06 kmph thunderbolts before he topped off the charts with the fifth delivery.
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Wood shatters record
Wood darted in a searing 155.30 kmph yorker which Louis dug out for a single. He finished the over with another booming delivery at 153.20 kmph to West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite. He was averaging at a speed of 94.40 mph in the over.
He went on to overhaul his own record as he turned up more heat in his second over. He clocked 95 mph (152 kmph), 93 mph (149.66 kmph), 95 mph (152 kmph), 96 mph (154.49), 97.1 mph (156.26 kmph) and 94 mph (151.27 kmph) in his second over.
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Diya Kakkar
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Jul 19, 2024
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