Watch: Trent Boult rattles Phil Salt’s stumps with a beauty right after getting hit
Published - 07 Apr 2025, 07:48 PM | Updated - 07 Apr 2025, 11:36 PM
Trent Boult, on Monday (April 7), once again showed why he is regarded as one of the best new-ball bowlers of this generation as he gave Mumbai Indians a solid start with the ball in their ongoing game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Wankhede Stadium.
MI captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to ball first. With in-form Phil Salt and Virat Kohli opening the innings for RCB, Trent Boult had his task cut out. The onus was on the veteran New Zealand start to give his team a good start with the ball and he did not disappoint.
The match did not start on a good note for Trent Boult as Salt hit the first ball of the innings for a cracking four. However, the MI pacer had the last laugh as he struck on the very following delivery to send back Salt.
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It was a trademark Trent Boult delivery that was full and swung in at the last moment. Salt wanted to work the ball on the leg side but paid a big price for playing across the line. He could not make any connection as the ball went on to crash into the stumps.
Watch as Trent Boult castles Phil Salt:
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Trent Boult extends stunning record:
Trent Boult has further extended his impressive record of taking a wicket in the first over of an IPL match with his latest display. He now has 31 wickets in the first over of an IPL match. This is the second time this season that Boult has struck in the first over.
Earlier against Kolkata Knight Riders, he had clean-bowled Sunil Narine in the first over. Apart from Boult, no other bowler has managed to reach the 30-wicket mark. India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar is second on the list with 27 wickets. Bhuvneshwar is also playing in the ongoing game between MI and RCB and will look to make an impact with the new ball.
Apart from Boult and Bhuvneshwar, no other bowler has taken more than 15 wickets in the first over of an IPL match.
Most wickets in the first over in IPL:
- 31 - Trent Boult
- 27 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- 15 - Praveen Kumar
- 13 - Sandeep Sharma
- 13 - Deepak Chahar
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