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Fastest Stumping in Cricket: In the game of cricket, if there is any player who can change the course of game from behind the wickets, it’s a wicket keeper. Poignantly, the role of a wicket keeper used to be the most underrated one in all formats of cricket until the legends like Adam Gilchrist and Mahendra Singh Dhoni changed that perception completely. Their unparalleled presence of mind, wit, and ability to adapt according to the situation makes them a force to be reckoned behind the stumps.
If the wicket keeper is incisive and ultra alert all the time, even a single miss can cost the batsman’s wicket. If a batsman is praised by how many runs he hit, if a bowler is praised by the number of wickets, a wicketkeeper gets lauded for stumping as many batsmen as possible. The prime purpose of this blog post is to list the top 10 fastest stumping in cricket history that is as fast as the blink of an eye and makes you drop your jaw in awe.
Top 10 Fastest Stumping Records in Cricket History
1. MS Dhoni Stumps Keemo Paul : MS Dhoni Fastest Stumping Record
With an unbelievable reaction timing of .08 seconds, MS Dhoni stumping Keemo Paul of West Indies is absolute piece of glovework. This lightning fast stumping of MS Dhoni can put even the speed of light to shame.
2. MS Dhoni stumps Shubman Gill: Fastest Stumping in Cricket
During IPL 2023, In a final match between CSK and Gujrat Titans, MS Dhoni stumping Shubman Gill of Gujarat titans is the second fastest stumping in cricket history with a reaction timing of jaw dropping .1 second.
3. Ben Cox stumps Calum MacLeod
A difficult to believe stumping dismissal occurred during a cricket match between Derbyshire and Worcestershire County cricket when Bowler Ed Barnard delivered a fastball that pitched on a good length and moved away from batsman Calum MacLeod. MacLeod attempted to guide the ball down to third man, but it struck wicketkeeper Ben Cox on the pad and deflected onto the stumps. The unusual manner of dismissal added a comical element to the competitive encounter between the two county sides and made the dismissal one of the fastest stumpings in cricket history.
4. Mark Boucher Stumps Atapattu
In 2006, South African legendary wicketkeeper Mark Boucher ran out Sri Lankan batsman Marvan Atapattu with a flick of the ball, even as he was appealing for caught behind at the same time. That moment showed Mark Boucher’s fine presence of mind while appealing simultaneously.
5. MS Dhoni stumps Mitchell Marsh
Another easy pray for MS Dhoni and another entry for him in the list of fastest stumping in cricket. This incident happened between India & Australia in a T20 game held at Melbourne. The leg break delivery by Rahul Sharma was misread by Mitchell Marsh and the stumps were banged by MSD in no time.
6. McCullum stumps Ricky Ponting
In the 2011 Cricket World Cup match between Australia and New Zealand in Nagpur, the brilliant stumping of Ricky Ponting by Brendon McCullum will be remembered by cricket fans for years to come.
Tim Southee bowled a wide delivery down the leg side, and Ponting attempted to flick it away. However, he missed the ball, and McCullum whipped off the bails in a flash. The stumping was a brilliant piece of wicketkeeping, and it helped to turn the tide of the match in New Zealand’s favour. Eventually, Australia won the match by the flash stumping by McCullum won hearts.
7. Kumar Sangakkara Stumps Jimmy Maher
Non-Arguably, the best and the fastest stumping by former Sri Lanka Wicket keeper Kumar Sangarkkara to date. A perfect off break delivery by Muralitharan forced Jimmy Mayher to step out of the crease and that’s where Sangakkara jumped like a leopard and threw the ball on stumps. What a sight to behold!
8. Bradley Barnes stumps Saurabh Tiwary
A bizarre but surely one of the fastest stumpings in cricket history happened at the 2018 U-19 world cup between Indian and South Africa. Yaseen Vallie of South African team bowled a beautiful outside off delivery to Tiwary, who missed the ball. Wicket-keeper Bradley Barnes whipped off the bails.
The replays showed that Tiwary was in the crease comfortably, but his runner Srivastava was outside the crease. Therefore, Tiwary was given out stumped, even though he himself was not out of his ground.
This was a rare and unusual dismissal, as it is not often that a batsman is stumped because of his runner’s mistake. However, Bradley Barnes managed to register his name in the list of fastest stumping in cricket.
9. Sangakkara Stumps Brian Lara
Another magnificent piece of wicketkeeping by Sangakkara against one of the greatest batsmen of all time. To play an outside delivery by Chaminda Vaas, Brian Lara left the crease for a mini second and that moment was sufficient enough for Sangakkara to tumble the bails and grab the wicket of Brian Lara. This incident displays another fine display of turning the game behind the wickets.
10. Dinesh Karthik stumped Michael Vaughan
A nearly perfect outside the leg stump delivery by Harbhajan Singh and the acrobatic skills of Dinesh Karthik cost Michael Vaughan his wicket in a match between India and England. It was Dinesh Karthik’s debut match and he delivered the message clearly that he is here to stay. This incident also managed to carve its place in our list of fastest stamping in cricket history.
