Spinners have always been praised for their craftsmanship, aerialness, and trickery, but few among them have really made the public go wild, and one of those was the person who managed to reach the ball at unbelievable speeds. And the list of the top ten fastest deliveries thrown by spinners till 2025 goes as follows:
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
In cricket, the fastest ball thrown by a spinner in limited-overs cricket goes to Afridi, who is characterised by his aggressive way of playing and delivered a ball of 134 km/h. and His leg-spin along with the speed made him very hard to get for the batsmen.
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
The “Mystery Spinner” bowled a ball at 131.8 kilometres per hour in a T20 international match. His strange bowling style and misleading changes kept the batters in constant trouble all around the world.
Piyush Chawla (India)
Chawla, a leg-spinner from India, was the one who threw the balls that got to the speed of 131 km/h. He mixes a strong grip coupled with the occasional hard throw, which makes every batsman constantly guess.
Krunal Pandya (India)
An all-rounder by the name of Pandya threw a ball that travelled at 112.5 km/h during the IPL. His off-spin plus the sudden pace makes him a difficult bowler in limited-overs cricket.
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
Rashid is a bowler who continually bowls at speeds of more than 110 km/h. His leg-spin, combined with the speed and accuracy, makes him one of the most effective T20 bowlers around the world.
Sunil Narine (West Indies)
Narine’s bowling speed is about 110 kilometres per hour, and he combines spinning with speed. His mysterious spinning movements make the bowling less predictable.
Imran Tahir (South Africa)
The speed of Tahir’s leg-spin was up to 110 km/h, and he used pace to support sharp turn, especially in T20 and ODI formats, where he was really effective.
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
The great off-spinner would sometimes bowl at almost 110 km/h, which was a shock even for the most experienced batsmen who would see such speed once in a while.
Nathan Lyon (Australia)
The leading off-spinner of Australia, Lyon, has thrown balls with a speed of about 110 km/h, thus making the batsmen suffer with his off-spin and pace in Tests and ODIs.
Yuzvendra Chahal (India)
Chahal’s speeds are around 110 km/h, as he is very effectively mixing fast balls with off-spin variations to outsmart batsmen all the time.
These spinners prove that spin bowling is not limited to slow balls. By playing with speed and skill, they not only add an exciting aspect of the game to cricket but also menace batsmen in all formats.
