Mayank Yadav

Mayank Yadav is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He is a bowler who bowls right-arm fast and bats right-handed. He holds the record of having bowled the two fastest ever balls in the IPL.

Mayank Yadav

Personal information
Full name	Mayank Prabhu Yadav
Born	(2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 21) Delhi, India
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)^[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2022–present	Delhi
2023–present	Lucknow Super Giants
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20 Matches 1 17 11 Runs scored 5 9 – Batting average 5.00 1.50 – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 – Top score 4 6 – Balls bowled 104 822 198 Wickets 2 34 15 Bowling average 23.00 21.55 14.26 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/46 4/47 3/20 Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 March 2024

Career

He made his professional and Twenty20 debut for Delhi against Manipur, on 11 October 2022.^[2] He made his List A debut for Delhi against Haryana, on December 12, 2022.^[3] One day after his List A, he made his first-class debut for Delhi against Maharashtra.^[4]

In February 2023, he was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants for the 2023 Indian Premier League season for Rs. 20 Lakhs. After missing the 2023 season due to an injury, Yadav made his IPL debut in 2024 against the Punjab Kings and picked up three wickets while giving away 27 runs. In this spell, Yadav bowled the fastest ball in the 2024 IPL season, at a speed of 155.8 kmph. He won the man of the match award in his debut match in the IPL.^[5] In the next match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he took 3/14 and broke his own record for the fastest ball set in the previous match, with a speed of 156.7 kmph.^[6]

References

1. "Mayank Yadav: God-fearing West Delhi Boy from Sonnet Club stable". Retrieved 2 April 2024.
2. "Mayank Yadav makes his professional and T20 debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
3. "Mayank Yadav make his List A debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
4. "Mayank Yadav makes his first-class debut one day after making his List A debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
5. "Fastest delivery In IPL 2024". Retrieved 30 March 2024.
6. "Sheer Pace! Mayank Yadav breaks his own record for fastest ball of IPL 2024". The Times of India. 2 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 April 2024.