Trent Boult Batting Records: New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult has created history in batting. Trent Boult has become the highest run-scorer in Test cricket batting at number 11. Trent Boult achieved this feat during the second Test of the three-match series against England. Trent Boult landed at number 11 and was dismissed for 17 runs in 15 balls. With this, he broke the record of Sri Lankan great spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in this matter.
Trent Boult has played 76 test matches so far. He has scored 722 runs at an average of 15.69. Trent Boult has played 79 innings of 69 Test matches out of 76 batting at number 11. Trent Boult has scored 640 runs in these innings at an average of 16.41.
In this case, this record was in the name of Muttiah Muralitharan before Trent Boult. Muttiah Muralitharan has scored 623 runs in 98 innings of 87 Tests batting at number 11. Trent Boult was a part of Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
Top 5 batsmen with highest number of runs in test cricket at number 11
batsmancountrytestparrunTrent BoultNew Zealand6979640Muthaiya MuralitharanSri Lanka8798623James AndersonEngland 119165618Glenn McGrathAustralia118128603Courtney WalshWest Indies 89122553
The second Test match between England and New Zealand began on 10 June 2022 at the Trent Bridge Stadium in Nottingham. England won the toss and elected to bowl. New Zealand scored 553 for 10 in 145.3 overs in the first innings. Daryl Mitchell and wicketkeeper Tom Blundell scored centuries for him.
England’s first innings was all out for 539 runs in 128.2 overs. In this way New Zealand got a marginal lead of 14 runs. In the second innings, his batsmen could not repeat their performance and the entire team returned to the pavilion for 284 runs in 84.4 overs. England got a target of 299 runs to win. He had scored 110 for 4 in 29 overs in the second innings till the time of writing the news. He needed 189 more runs to win. Captain Ben Stokes was at the crease with 15 and Jonny Bairstow scoring 25.