Overview
- The erroneous on-screen reading appeared during the first ODI in Perth and briefly suggested a world-record pace.
- Other broadcasters’ graphics later placed the delivery at roughly 140.8 km/h, consistent with Starc’s typical speed.
- Shoaib Akhtar’s 161.3 km/h mark remains the fastest officially recorded delivery in international cricket.
- Australia won the rain-shortened opener by seven wickets, chasing 137 in 21.1 overs after India posted 136 for nine.
- Starc removed Virat Kohli for a duck, the batter’s first in an ODI in Australia, becoming only the second bowler after James Anderson to do so twice.