England pacer Lauren Bell apparently bowled a record-breaking fastest delivery with a 172kph delivery to Smriti Mandhana following a speed gun technical glitch with the bowling speed video viral
The incident occurred in a recent T20I match between the England Women and Indian Women.
England Women’s Pacer Lauren Bell Bowling Speed Show As 172kph To Smriti Mandhana During IND-W vs ENG-W, Video Goes Viral
Women's sport is so under appreciated. Here's Lauren Bell breaking the record for the fastest delivery ever recorded in history and Mandhana plays it like it's nothing. No fuss. #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/jjvqo4w1sg
— Imran Escőbar (@razor5edge) September 11, 2022
Speedometer glitch showed England's Lauren Bell clocking a 173 kph delivery against India in 1st T20I#CricketTwitter #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/ePwxI2olv6
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) September 12, 2022
The funny incident involving the technical glitch of a speed gun is an example of how technology can be wrong at times.
The record-breaking technical glitch
Cricket has undergone a lot of evolvement ever since it was first played. Technological advancement has brought about so many changes in the game. From bowlers’ speed to batters’ bat swing, everything can be tracked these days.
Despite the advancement, technology can be wrong often times. In fact, there have been several instances when a technical error has been observed.
A recent example of such a technical glitch occurred during a T20I match between the India Women and England Women Cricket teams on Saturday (10 September).
During the match, the speed gun showed England pacer Lauren Bell bowling a 172kph delivery. It was during the first ball of the first over of India’s innings where Smriti Mandhana cautiously defended the delivery from Bell and the speed gun showed the speed of the delivery as 107 mph/172 kph.
A Twitter shared the video with a sarcastic comment.
Women’s sport is so under-appreciated. Here’s Lauren Bell breaking the record for the fastest delivery ever recorded in history and Mandhana plays it like it’s nothing. No fuss.
England women register an easy win
As for the match results, the England Women registered a rather easy victory by nine wickets despite playing without a few of their main players.
India posted a measly 132/7 in their 20 overs while batting first. Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur Scores in the 20s from to help India post a decent score.
However, it wasn’t enough as the England Women chased it down with seven overs to spare.
Sophia Dunkley starred for England scoring an unbeaten 61 off 44 balls. Danielle Wyatt (24 off 16) and Alice Capsey (32* off 20) also helped England’s. However, it was Sarah Glenn who was named the player of the match for her 4/23.
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