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The fastest ball ever thrown in international cricket is at 154KMP by Shoib Akthar of pakistan.
The fastest recorded speed for a ball in competition is 131 mph (211 km/h) from a tennis serve hit by Samuel Groth in 2012.
The fastest ball bowled in the Cricket World Cup 2011 was by Brett Lee from Australia, who bowled at a speed of 153.6 km/h (95.4 mph) against India.
The fastest ball ever bowled by a woman was 82 mph (131.6 km/h) by Australian cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick in 2010.
The force that acts on a bowling ball is gravity pulling it downward towards the center of the Earth. Additionally, when the ball is thrown or rolled, external forces such as friction and air resistance will also act on it.
Sliding helps you get to a base when the ball is being thrown to the person covering that certain base. You slide to get under the ball so they have a harder time tagging you.