IPL 2024: Trent Boult creates record by taking 3 wickets in powerplay
- Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first
- SRH set a target of 176 runs for Rajasthan team to win
- Trent Boult took three wickets in the powerplay of the match and made many big records
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals are face to face in the second qualifier of IPL 2024. In this match, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first. SRH has given a target of 176 runs to Rajasthan team to win. Trent Boult took three wickets in the powerplay of the match and made many big records.
Trent Boult made this record
Trent Boult bowled brilliantly in the IPL powerplay against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He sent in-form Abhishek Sharma to the pavilion in the very first over. After this, he took two wickets in the fifth over. In this over, he took the wickets of Rahul Tripathi and Aiden McCrum. With this, he has become the second highest wicket-taker in the IPL powerplay. He has taken 62 wickets in the IPL powerplay. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at number one. He has taken 71 wickets in the IPL powerplay.
Most powerplay wickets in IPL:
71-Bhuvneshwar Kumar
62- Trent Boult*
59-Sandeep Sharma
58- Deepak Chahar
58- Umesh Yadav
57- Ishant Sharma
100+ wickets in the powerplay of T20 cricket
Trent Boult has become the third bowler to take more than 100 wickets in the powerplay of T20 cricket. He has equaled Bhuvneshwar Kumar and David Willey. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 118 wickets and David Willey has taken 128 wickets in the powerplay of T20 cricket.
Performs well in the powerplay
Trent Boult is in great form. He has single-handedly won many matches for Rajasthan Royals. Boult has taken 16 wickets in 16 matches of IPL 2024. The special thing is that out of this, he has taken 12 wickets in the powerplay. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at number two. He has taken 10 wickets. Mitchell Starc is at number three. He has a record of 9 wickets.
Most wickets in powerplay in IPL 2024:
12- Trent Boult
10-Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9. Mitchell Starc
8- Vaibhav Arora
8- Khalil Ahmed