Trent Boult Overtakes Bhuvneshwar Kumar to be Bowler with Most First Over Wickets in IPL

Trent Boult dismissed Rohit Sharma in the first over in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday.

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Trent Boult sent back Rohit Sharma to the dugout again, after haveing done it in their reverse fixture earlier in IPL 2024.

Boult bowled a shorter length, hitting the deck hard over middle and off, as Rohit Sharma looked to pick the length early and pull it away. The MI batter only got a top edge and the ball flew into the night sky behind the wickets but Sanju Samson settled under the ball and took a good catch.

With the wicket, Trent Boult became the bowler with the most wickets in the first over in the IPL.

• 26 -Trent Boult
• 25- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
• 15- Praveen Kumar
• 13- Sandeep Sharma
• 12- Deepak Chahar & Zaheer Khan

Retunring to end his spell, Boult dimissed Nehal Wadhera to takehis wickets tally on T20s to 250.

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Earlier, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat. MI made three changes to their playing XI with Romario Shepherd, Akash Madhwal and Shreyas Gopal making way for Nuwan Thushara, Nehal Wadhera and veteran Piyush Chawla.

For Rajasthan, Sandeep Sharma returned to the playing XI and replaced Kuldeep Sen.

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson said, “We had a slightly different idea about the toss so it’s okay. You know the nature of the tournament, it’s a very long tournament, we had a five-day break, and we discussed our plans, it’s about focusing about the system and the process. We have played lots of games here; we know how the wicket behaves. MI are known to come back hard in the tournament, so we have to play well. We have had Sandeep Sharma back to our side and Kuldeep Sen misses out.”

While the top-placed Rajasthan Royals (12 points) will look to consolidate their position in the IPL points table, Mumbai Indians will have to bring their ‘A’ game forward given they are placed seventh with six points from seven matches.

In their previous game earlier this season, Rajasthan Royals defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in Mumbai.

Rajasthan Royals are playing their last game here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium this season.

(With inputs from Agencies)