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Trent Boult 6th New Zealand cricketer to bag 200 Test wickets
Before Boult, Sir Richard Hadlee, Daniel Vettori, Chris Martin, Chris Cairns and Tim Southee have reached the landmark. Among them, Boult's average of 28.37 is the second-best, after Hadlee.
During the second Test against West Indies, Trent Boult became the sixth New Zealand cricketer to complete 200 Test wickets. Boult bagged the wicket of captain Kraigg Brathwaite to reach the landmark as New Zealand sealed the series 2-0. Before Boult, Richard Hadlee, Daniel Vettori, Chris Martin, Chris Cairns and teammate Tim Southee have reached the landmark. Among them, Boult’s average of 28.37 is the second-best, after Hadlee’s. Boult has played 52 Tests till now. He is currently also the fifth highest wicket-taker among the left-arm fast bowlers, following Wasim Akram, Chaminda Vaas, Mitchell Johnson and Zaheer Khan.
West Indies did a good job restricting New Zealand at 373 in the first innings but failed with bat, getting all out for 221. Boult picked up 4 wickets in the innings and needed 2 to complete 200 wickets, of which he got one on Day Three. Ross Taylor’s 107* had powered New Zealand to 291 for 8 before Kane Williamson declared the innings and West Indies were set for 444.
Player
Matches
Innings
Wickets
Average
Econonmy
Richard Hadlee
86
150
431
22.29
2.63
Daniel Vettori
112
185
361
34.15
2.58
Chris Martin
71
126
233
33.81
3.37
Chris Cairns
62
104
218
29.4
3.28
Tim Southee
58
107
208
31.45
3.05
Trent Boult
52
98
200
28.56
2.98
The visitors then crumbled in front of New Zealand’s pace attack consisting Boult, Southee and Neil Wagner, being reduced to 80 for 5. Roston Chase did some damage control with the only half-century of the innings, but could not hold on for long, eventually getting out for 64. West Indies were then wrapped up for 203, which handed the hosts a 240-run victory.
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