LONDON. June 5: Indian paceman Javagal Srinath was timed faster than Australia's Glenn McGrath when the speed gun was unveiled for the first time at the cricket World Cup. reports said on Saturday, reports AFP.

Srinath’s fastest delivery was clocked by the speed gun at 93 miles per hour against McGrath’s 88 - which removed Sachin Tendulkar for zero - at the .Oval on Friday.

But the lanky New South Welshman had the last laugh, leading Australia to a 77-run victory with a hostile opening spell that claimed Tendulkar. Rahul Dravid and skipper Mohammad Azharuddin.

Srinath also worked up higher pace through his spells, averaging 86 miles an hour against McGrath's 84.

The speed gun. created by a South African firm, measures the speed of the ball from the

moment it leaves the hand till it hits the wicket.

Among the other bowlers timed at the first Super Six match, the fastest deliveries by Aussies Damien Fleming and Paul Reiffel were identical at 86 miles an hour.

Indian seamer Venkatesh Prasad was clocked at 83 miles an hour and Debashish Mohanty at 81 miles.

Leg-spinners Shane Warne and Anil- Kumble gave an indication of their contrasting styles, when the Australian averaged 51 miles an hour against the Indian's 60. Kumble’s fastest delivery at 73 miles an hour was just three miles slower than seamer Steve Waugh.

The speed gun will throw up the fastest bowler at the World Cup with Pakistani Shoaib Akhtar, the "97 miles-an-hour" man, tipped to break the 100-mile barrier.