Watch: Mark Wood bowls a 156.2 kmph thunderbolt against West Indies

Mark Wood, on Friday (July 19), terrorized West Indies batters with a fiery opening spell on day two of the ongoing second Test at Trent Bridge.

The right-arm pacer went on to break his record for the fastest over bowled by an England player on home soil not once but twice. He first broke the record in his very first over of the game when Ben Stokes introduced him into the attack to bowl the 10th over.

All the six deliveries of that over were clocked at more than 92 mph. He started the over by bowling one at 93.9 mph and went on to touch the 96.5mph mark during the same over. According to Sky Sports, it was the fastest over bowled by an England bowler at home since records began in 2006.

In the second over that he bowled, Mark Wood did not bowl a single ball that was less than 94mph while the fastest delivery was clocked at 95.1. And in his third over, the England star once again broke the record for the fastest over. In that same over, he also bowled a delivery that was clocked at 97mph (156.2kmph).

It was the fifth ball of the 14th over when Wood was bowling to West Indies opener Mikyle Louis. The England pacer bowled a short delivery that rose sharply and Louis did well to let it go behind the stumps.

Watch the delivery from Mark Wood:

Your chances of facing a 97.1mph Mark Wood bouncer straight at your head are low, but never zero... pic.twitter.com/sQN7TtB4rv

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 19, 2024

Talking about the game, West Indies were on 104 for 3 after 32 overs at the time of writing this report. Louis and Kraigg Brathwaite shared a 53-run stand for the first wicket before Shoaib Bashir broke the stand by dismissing the former for 21.

It was followed by a 25-run stand between Brathwaite and Kirk McKenzie before both the batters were dismissed in quick succession as England reduced West Indies to 84 for 3. Alick Athanaze and Kavem Hodge have managed to steady the ship for the visitors and would be looking to guide the team to a good score.

Earlier in the match, England piled up a big total of 416 runs in their first innings thanks to Ollie Pope's 121-run knock. Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes also scored half-centuries for the hosts. England are currently leading the three-match series thanks to their innings victory in the first Test.