[Watch] IPL 2025: Trent Boult’s peach knocks out Sunil Narine in MI vs KKR

Trent Boult, a pacer for the Mumbai Indians (MI), once again demonstrated his mastery of swing bowling against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Monday, March 31 at Mumbai’s famed Wankhede Stadium. The New Zealand speedster gave MI a vital start in the match by dismissing Sunil Narine for a duck in the opening over.

Hardik Pandya, the captain, won the toss and chose to field first, and Trent Boult made the decision pay off right away.

The left-armer cleaned up Narine with an absolutely peach of a delivery on the fourth delivery of the game. There was a noticeable late swing produced by the ball pitched on the middle stump. Narine, who has historically had trouble against Boult, moved leg-side to hit a tremendous shot, exposing his stumps. But he didn’t touch anything, and the centre stump was jostled.

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He beat India’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has 27 first-over wickets, with his removal of Narine, marking his 30th first-over wicket in the tournament’s history. This incredible accomplishment has now been accomplished by Boult in just 96 games.

The loss of Narine immediately put strain on KKR’s batting order. Due to the explosive all-rounder’s early departure, Ajinkya Rahane’s team had to rely on their middle-order to bounce back from the loss. He has been a game-changer for KKR at the top.

Four KKR batters were removed under the powerplay as MI bowlers took advantage of the early dismissal by taking wickets at regular intervals. The IPL career of debutant Ashwani Kumar was off to a fantastic start as he removed KKR captain Rahane with his first wicket in the opening delivery.

The reigning champions had a memorable night as they were unable to establish themselves in the game and no batter was able to make a substantial contribution. Ashwani took four wickets, while other MI bowlers chipped in at the perfect time to help the Kolkata-based squad be bowled out for a pitiful 116.