Trent Boult becomes 22nd bowler to pick 100 wickets in the IPL

Trent Boult became 5th overseas bowler to achieve the feat in the IPL

Rajasthan Royals (RR) bowler Trent Boult became the 22nd bowler to pick 100 wickets in the Indian Premier League when he dismissed Virat Kohli for a golden duck in RR’s IPL 2023 clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 23, 2023.

Boult, who has been excellent at giving RR wickets in the powerplay, started off well with the first ball itself.

Sanju Samson, the RR captain had won the toss and chosen to bowl first. Virat Kohli captained the RCB team again for the second time. This is also a special match for RCB, who are wearing a green colored jersey to support the go green initiative.

Boult bowled the first ball of the first over to Virat Kohli and got him plumb out LBW with a brilliant inswinging full delivery. Kohli was late on the ball and walked off the field without even considering taking the DRS review.

With this wicket, Boult completed his 100 wickets in the IPL tournament becoming the 5th overseas bowler and overall 22nd bowler to do so.

Trent Boult has an excellent record in the IPL

Before this match, Trent Boult had 99 wickets in 83 IPL games at an economy of 8.25 and an saverage of 26.52. His best bowling is 4/18 which came against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The most number of wickets, Boult has against a single opponent is 15- against the Royal Challengers Bangalore after the wicket of Virat Kohli and 14 against the Delhi Capitals.

He now has 44 wickets in the first innings of a match and 56 wickets in the second innings of a match. With this scalp, he became the 22nd bowler in Indian Premier League to complete 100 wickets.

Here are the top five most wicket takers in IPL:

1. Dwayne Bravo – 183 wickets in 161 matches

2. Yuzvendra Chahal- 177 wickets in 138* matches

3. Lasith Malinga- 170 wickets in 122 matches

4. Amit Mishra- 170 wickets in 158 matches

5. Piyush Chawla- 166 wickets in 171 matches