Shabnim Ismail was once suspended due to alcohol addiction, now bowls the fastest ball in women's cricket

The 12th match of the Women's Premier League 2024 was played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. In this match, former South African cricketer Shabnim Ismail has created history in a single ball against Delhi. Even though her team Mumbai Indians had to face defeat in this match, Shabnim Ismail is in the headlines by bowling the fastest ball in the history of women's cricket. He has bowled this ball at a speed of 132.1 kilometres per hour. Let us tell you that there was a time when Shabnim Ismail was suspended due to her alcohol addiction.

35-year-old Shabnim Ismail has retired from international cricket. Now she is seen playing only in the league. There came a time in Shabnim Ismail's life when she became addicted to alcohol. For this reason, Shabnim was also suspended from the National Cricket Academy in 2014. During that time, Shabnim was caught along with 3 other fellow female players.

Talking about the match, Mumbai Indians won the toss and invited Delhi Capitals to bat first. Delhi Capitals batted brilliantly and scored 192 runs on the scoreboard at the loss of four wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. For Delhi, captain Mag Lanning scored 53 runs while Gemma Rodriguez played an unbeaten inning of 69 runs with a strike rate of more than 200. Whereas for Mumbai, Pooja Vastrakar, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaq and Haley Mathews took one wicket each.

Mumbai Indians, which came out to chase the big target of 193 runs, could score only 163 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. In this way, Delhi won this match by 29 runs. For Mumbai, Haley Mathews scored 29 runs and Amanjot Kaur scored 42 runs. Whereas, for Delhi, Jess Jonassen took three wickets and Morijn Cap took two wickets.