IPL 2023: RR's Trent Boult traps RCB's Virat Kohli LBW on first ball for a duck
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Trent Boult is known for extraction swing early on and has taken the wicket in the over multiple times in the ongoing IPL season as well. In five matches he has played before the one against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday, he has taken seven wickets so far.
Rajasthan Royals bowler Trent Boult, in a fine display of swing bowling, sent back RCB skipper Virat Kohli on a first-ball duck. Rajasthan had won the toss and elected to bowl first in Bengaluru which Boult proved a right decision immediately.
The ball was pitched on the middle and leg stump which came on sharply and Kohli tried to work it towards the mid-wicket area. The batsman, who has had problems in the past against left-handed swing bowlers, failed to make the contact as the ball went past his bat and hit him on the back leg.
The bowler appealed in full confidence and the umpire obliged by giving Kohli out after a it of thinking. Kohli, however, didn't challenge the decision and walked back immediately after the decision. It was also his 100th wicket in the Indian Premier League.
As for Trent Boult, the Kiwi is known for extraction swing early on and has taken the wicket in the over multiple times in the ongoing IPL season as well. In five matches he has played before the one against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday, he has taken seven wickets so far.
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Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 12:00 am