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Trent Boult

India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder

TA Boult is a bowler who has played across all three international formats for New Zealand Cricket and in franchise competitions worldwide, with the Indian Premier League as his primary competition. Across 436 career matches he has taken 831 wickets at a bowling average of 25.83, with a career economy of 4.44. On recent form, his last 10 appearances across the SA20 and IPL have been a mixed picture: wickets in five matches, three wicketless spells, and a season-best of 3/28 from 4 overs against Sunrisers Eastern Cape in January 2026.

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Trent Boult
Bat Avg
13.0
Bowl Avg
25.8

2026 Season Context

Current team & role

Rajasthan Royals · All-Rounder

Recent form

Boult's last 10 matches, split between the SA20 and the current IPL season, have produced wickets in five appearances and three wicketless outings, with his standout return being 3/28 from 4 overs aga

Strongest format

Indian Premier League — The IPL is Boult's primary competition by match count, where 122 appearances have produced 144 wickets at a bowling average of 26.89. It is the format

Career stats overview

78 Test · 110 ODI · 248 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.

Test

78 matches

759
Runs scored
317
Wickets taken

Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.

ODI

110 matches

216
Runs scored
206
Wickets taken

The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.

T20I

248 matches

257
Runs scored
308
Wickets taken

Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.

Format-aware deep dive

Where he dominates

Home record

215
wickets

Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.

Fourth-innings force

112
wickets

A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.

Lower-order resilience

38.4
batting avg

At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.

Elite opposition

198
wkts in 48 M

Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.

Consistency

14
five-wicket hauls

Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.

WTC presence

2
finals played

In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.

Career threads

Beyond the numbers

831 wickets across 436 career matches

Boult has played across Tests, ODIs, T20 Internationals and multiple franchise competitions, amassing 831 wickets at a bowling average of 25.83. His career economy of 4.44 across all formats reflects consistent control over a long international and franchise career.

144 IPL wickets at an economy of 8.48

The Indian Premier League is Boult's primary competition, where he has taken 144 wickets in 122 matches at a bowling average of 26.89. He has represented Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders across his IPL appearances.

107 wickets against England at an economy of 3.71

Of all the opponents Boult has faced, England have proved the most fruitful. Across 21 matches he has claimed 107 wickets at an economy of just 3.71, a markedly lower rate than his overall career figure.

56 wickets at Basin Reserve, economy 3.34

Basin Reserve in Wellington is Boult's most productive venue by wickets, yielding 56 dismissals from 11 matches at an economy of 3.34. He also averages 25 with the bat there across those appearances.

Recent form shows inconsistency across SA20 and IPL

Across his last 10 outings in SA20 and the IPL, Boult has taken wickets in five of those matches but has also returned three wicketless spells conceding 37 or more runs. His best recent return was 3/28 against Sunrisers Eastern Cape on 16 January 2026.

Head-to-head

Vs opponents

Career totals broken down by the teams TA Boult has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.

Australia

Matches
25
Runs
202
Wickets
79

India

Matches
22
Runs
112
Wickets
79

England

Matches
21
Runs
160
Wickets
107

West Indies

Matches
15
Runs
171
Wickets
87

Pakistan

Matches
14
Runs
65
Wickets
59

South Africa

Matches
11
Runs
103
Wickets
32

Sri Lanka

Matches
11
Runs
115
Wickets
75

Bangladesh

Matches
7
Runs
97
Wickets
64

Grounds played at

Home & away grounds

The venues where TA Boult has turned out most often.

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Matches
11
Runs
175
Wickets
56

Eden Park, Auckland

Matches
10
Runs
46
Wickets
44

Bay Oval

Matches
9
Runs
78
Wickets
36

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Matches
9
Runs
46
Wickets
78

Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas

Matches
8
Runs
59
Wickets
32

Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Matches
8
Runs
36
Wickets
33

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Matches
5
Runs
8
Wickets
31

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Matches
5
Runs
17
Wickets
15

Official profile

Elsewhere on the web

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TA Boult's profile

Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.

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