Trent Boult enters 100-wicket club in IPL: Key stats
Rajasthan Royals speedster Trent Boult started brilliantly against the Royal Challengers Bangalore as he dismissed Virat Kohli on his very first delivery and then removed Shahbaz Ahmed in the third over. In yet another fiery opening spell, Boult completed his 100 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Despite his heroics, RCB raced to 62/2 in the powerplays. Here's more.
A fiery opening spell
The NZ speedster is deadly with the new ball and his first ball swung back in bamboozling Kohli, who was plumb. Boult struck in his first ball of his second over when he removed Shahbaz with a slightly shorter ball as the batter failed to pick the length and handed a catch to mid-wicket. He finished with 2/41 from his four overs.
22nd bowler to complete 100 IPL wickets
With this exceptional opening spell against RCB, Boult has raced to 101 wickets in 84 IPL appearances. He owns an average of 26.22 and his economy of 8.24 is on the higher side. The NZ pacer became the 22nd bowler to complete this IPL milestone. Among pacers in the IPL, he is the 13th to complete the feat.
A first-over maestro
Boult has scalped a whopping 21 wickets in the first over of IPL matches since 2020. He is the only bowler in double figures. Jofra Archer and Mukesh Chaudhury trail him in this regard with five wickets apiece.
Highest wicket-taker in the powerplays since IPL 2018
Boult has scalped 44 wickets in the powerplays since IPL 2018. He is the highest wicket-taker in this phase. He has featured in 70 innings and owns an impressive economy of 6.91. Deepak Chahar trails him with 42 powerplay wickets in this period. He has nine dismissals in six matches this season. Seven of those nine wickets have come in the powerplays.
How did the RCB innings pan out?
Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to field. RCB suffered early setbacks in the powerplays before Faf du Plessis (62) and Glenn Maxwell (77) added 127 runs in 66 deliveries to take the score beyond the 130-run mark. They were 156/4 in the 15th over when Maxwell departed. But they could only add 33 runs in the next five to finish at 189/9.
