He has gained some form in the last few games and continued his good run in a must-win fixture.
Trent Boult churned out a match-winning performance with the ball during the 24th Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 fixture against the Los Angeles Knight Riders in Florida. He has gained some form in the last few games and continued his good run in a must-win fixture for MI New York.
Bowling first, Boult snared four wickets while conceding only 17 runs in his four-over spell at an economy rate of 4.20. He dismissed big batters like Unmukt Chand, Andre Fletcher, Andre Russell, and Sherfane Rutherford to register his best figures in the tournament.
AUSA-W
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INDA-W
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SVL
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ROR
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Match Abandoned due to rain
BVB
78/6
TBW
151/6
AMR
–
SVL
–
TBW
–
KNK
–
SIN-W
–
CAM-W
–
SIN-W
–
CAM-W
–
SKA
–
GAW
–
ABF
–
BR
–
ODW
139/8
SDS
23/2
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WDL
–
NDT
–
CDK
–
NDS
–
NOR
180/5
HUN
118/8
Norway beat Hungary by 62 runs
NOR
195/3
SWE
93/10
Norway beat Sweden by 102 runs
SWE
123/4
HUN
122/7
Sweden beat Hungary by 6 wickets
HUN
95/5
NOR
165/6
Norway beat Hungary by 70 runs
SWE
177/6
NOR
183/4
SWE
–
HUN
–
HUN
–
NOR
–
NOR
–
SWE
–
HUN
–
SWE
–
ZAS
134/6
SOS
135/4
Sir Oliver Split beat Zagreb Sokol by 6 wickets
RJM
86/9
ZGA
92/1
Zagreb Assassins beat Rijeka Markhors by 9 wickets
RJM
106/7
SOS
112/3
Sir Oliver Split beat Rijeka Markhors by 7 wickets
ZGA
101/9
SOS
103/1
Sir Oliver Split beat Zagreb Assassins by 9 wickets
JZ-W
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LL-W
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JZ-W
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LL-W
–
JZ-W
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LL-W
–
JZ-W
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LL-W
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DURH
171/10
NOR
321/8
Northamptonshire beat Durham by 150 runs
BB
189/10
MID
217/10
Middlesex beat Birmingham Bears by 28 runs
ESS
417/6
SURR
173/10
Essex beat Surrey by 244 runs
DER
315/10
WOR
316/6
Worcestershire beat Derbyshire by 4 wickets
HAM
253/3
LEI
252/10
Hampshire beat Leicestershire by 7 wickets
SUSS
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LAN
338/7
GLO
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GLAM
288/9
TCC
104/5
KGC
25/2
BNC
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NCMI
–
JJ
–
CEC-A
–
SBSCC
–
RTZ
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KZK
–
PCR
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SML
62/6
BNB
63/2
Bengaluru Blasters won by 8 wickets
Toss delayed due to wet outfield
HBT
95/3
MGD
195/5
SML
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GBM
–
MYW
–
HBT
–
ROS
82/10
MAT
151/5
Majees Titans beat Royal Oman Stallions by 69 runs
MUT
124/6
RNC
112/10
Muscat Thunderers beat Renaissance Challengers by 12 runs
YSG
112/2
IAI
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MAT
–
MUT
–
IAI
–
ROS
–
RNC
–
YSG
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SLGR
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SLGY
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AUS
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SA
–
NOS
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BIP
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TRR
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SOB
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OVI
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WEF
–
NOS-W
117/2
BIP-W
116/6
Northern Superchargers Women beat Birmingham Phoenix Women by 8 wickets
TRW-W
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SBW-W
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OIW-W
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WFW-W
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ACOM
161/5
HHA
162/3
Hobart Hurricanes Academy beat Australian Capital Territory by 7 wickets
MS-A
185/6
MR-A
189/5
Melbourne Renegades Academy beat Melbourne Stars Academy by 4 runs
CHK
143/8
PSA
141/7
Chicago Kingsmen beat Perth Scorchers Academy by 2 wickets
NTS
177/8
NEP
135/8
Northern Territory Strike beat Nepal by 42 runs
MR-A
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ACOM
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MS-A
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HHA
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PS
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PSA
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BANA
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NEP
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While his new-ball effectiveness has tapered in recent times, Boult was at his threatening best in the powerplay this time, removing the top three in his initial three overs. That broke the Knight Riders’ batting strength and exposed their shaky middle order, which has been inconsistent throughout the competition.
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Later, in his final over, Boult dismissed a dangerous Rutherford, who played a fantastic innings to help the Knight Riders reach a fighting total in the first innings after initial hiccups. It was a timely performance from the experienced pacer, given that MI New York have to win all the remaining games to stay in contention for the qualification.
Trent Boult didn’t start MLC 2025 on a high note, but has slowly come back on track and started bowling as expected from him. He will likely remain with the Mumbai Indians (MI) next season and will be retained ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction.
He did a decent job for MI in IPL 2025, snaring 22 wickets at an average of 23.50 in 16 innings, including a four-wicket haul. While known for his powerplay bowling, Boult showed his superior expertise and improvement as a death-over bowler. He has churned out economical overs at the back end of the innings.
He snared 10 wickets at 14.40 runs apiece and conceded only 9.19 runs per over in 16 outings. His control over his yorkers was superb, a notable feature of his bowling, which helped him remain economical, even on flat surfaces.
There’s no reason for MI to release him, especially after his rise as a death-over bowler, which makes him a complete T20 package. The team bought him with certain expectations, and Boult did a reasonable job of meeting those expectations with the ball.
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