Trent Boult versus Australia: Decoding his ODI stats
New Zealand pace spearhead Trent Boult continues his exploits against Australia in ODI cricket. The left-arm pacer registered his second consecutive four-wicket haul against the Aussies in the second ODI. Boult was the pick of New Zealand's bowlers, having claimed figures worth 4/38 in 10 overs. He is set to touch the 40-wicket mark against Australia in the format. Here are his stats.
Why does this story matter?
Boult is one of the best left-arm seamers. His propensity to swing the ball both ways makes him a standout bowler across formats. Earlier this year, Boult became just the fourth bowler from the nation to complete 300 Test wickets. Boult, who owns over 500 international wickets, has been brilliant against Australia. He has been at his best in the last two ODIs.
Third ODI four-wicket haul for Boult against Australia
Boult registered his third four-wicket haul against Australia in ODI cricket. He dismissed Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, and Adam Zampa to reach his four-for. In the first ODI, Boult recorded figures of 4/40 in 10 overs.
Third-best bowling average against Australia (ODIs)
Boult has raced to 37 wickets against the Men in Yellow in the format. He is one of nine New Zealand bowlers to have taken over 30 ODI wickets against them. Boult has the third-best bowling average (17.18) among bowlers who have picked at least 10 ODI wickets against Australia. He is only behind Craig Matthews (15.20) and Shane Bond (15.79).
Most ODI wickets against a side
Boult dismisses Maxwell for the fifth time
Once again, Boult got rid of Maxwell, who edged it one toward deep mid-wicket. The latter scored a 50-ball 25. The New Zealand seamer dismissed Maxwell for the fifth time in ODI cricket (six innings). Maxwell has scored just 17 runs off 30 balls against Boult in the format. The Australian middle-order batter averages just 3.40 against Boult.
Boult achieves this feat
Boult now has the most runs by a number 11 batter in both Tests and ODIs (174). He broke the record of Sri Lanka's Muthiah Muralidaran, who scored 170 runs at this position in the 50-over format.
