Shabnim Ismail delivered the fastest delivery in women's cricket on Tuesday with a 132.1kph ball to Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning while representing Mumbai Indians in their Women's Premier League (WPL) encounter.
The South African bowled the second ball of the third over of the match and while the lbw appeal was not ruled in her favour the 35-year-old still etched her name in the record books as the first woman to go past the 130kph mark, according to the International Cricket Council.
Ismail had also bagged the record for the fastest delivery in women's international cricket having registered 128kph against West Indies in 2016.
Despite setting a new record, Ismail, who exited international cricket last year, was not impressed with her overall bowling against Delhi after allowing 46 runs in four overs as Mumbai went down by 29 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Ismail said she initially didn’t know that she had bowled the fastest delivery and told broadcasters after Delhi's innings that she was unhappy with the quality of her bowling.
"I was not sure, I don't look at the big screen when I'm bowling," Ismail said.
"Personally, I'm very disappointed with my bowling. But Delhi Capitals played really well today."
Mumbai's bowling coach, former India quick Jhulan Goswami, told reporters she too didn’t know that Ismail had set a new mark with the ball.
"I also did not know it was 130-plus," she said, adding that he was not overly concerned with Ismail's otherwise expensive spell.
"(It's fine) as long as she's bowling well and hitting the right areas. She's enjoying at the moment, we'll let her continue with that."