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The artist is back’- Fans react to Trent Boult wreaking havoc against English top order

The 34-year-old fast bowler created an instant impact in the third over of the game.

Sep 10, 2023 9:18 pm

The focus of cricket fans around the world is on the India versus Pakistan encounter at Colombo. At Rose Bowl, England and New Zealand are playing the 2^nd match of the four-match ODI series. England had won the first game by 8 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series. In the second match, Tom Latham the Kiwi skipper won the toss and chose to bowl first. The game was reduced to 34-over per side contest due to rain. Left-arm pacer Trent Boult made a fine comeback to the New Zealand team. Boult who had opted out of the national team earlier this year made a U-Turn to don the black caps jersey once more.

The 34-year-old fast bowler created an instant impact in the third over of the game. Boult first got the wicket of Jonny Bairstow for 6 caught by Mitchell Santner. This was followed up with the wicket of Joe Root for a 2^nd ball duck when he was out leg before. The score was soon 8 for 3 when Boult got the wicket of Ben Stokes for 1 when he was caught by Tim Southee. The English batting was totally at sea against the seam bowling of the Kiwis.

New Zealand won the first ODI by 8 wickets

In the first game, the home side notched up 291/6 from their 50 overs in the game which was played at Cardiff. Jos Buttler the English skipper top scored with 72 off 68 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. David Malan began with 53-balls 54 to give the home team a fine start. There were half-centuries for Ben Stokes and Liam Livingstone who scored 52 runs each. Stokes got his runs off 69 balls with 3 fours and a six. Livingstone on the other hand scored his 52 off 40 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes.

Chasing 292 to win, New Zealand saw opener Will Young fall for 29, while Henry Nicholls was out for 26. From 117/2 the Kiwi batting pair of Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell took over. Both scored centuries as they added an unbeaten 175-run stand for the third wicket. Conway scored 111 not out off 121 balls with 13 fours and a six. Mitchell, scored 118 off 91 balls with 7 fours and 7 sixes to give the visitors a win by 8 wickets.

Here’s how the fans reacted to Trent Boult’s heroics–

TRENT BOULT CARNAGE IN ENGLAND….!!!

Bairstow for 6.
Root for a duck.
Stokes for 1.

– Boult has 3 inside 3 overs. pic.twitter.com/HNI5pXnJVr

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 10, 2023