IPL 2025: Trent Boult Becomes Third New Zealand Player to Take 300 Plus Wickets in T20 Cricket

Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer Trent Boult on Thursday (May 1) became only the third New Zealand player to complete 300 T20 wickets after fellow pacer Tim Southee and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi.

Boult reached this milestone during Mumbai Indians' Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, where the Kiwi quick claimed three wickets to help his side seal a commanding victory.

Trent Boult becomes third New Zealand player to 300 T20 wickets

During the RR vs MI match, the New Zealand veteran, a wicket-taking machine in the powerplay, continued the newly-found form, though he did leak some runs. Boult delivered a spell of 3/28 in 2.1 overs at an economy rate of 12.90.

While he did concede a couple of sixes against Yashasvi Jaiswal in the second over, the Kiwi soon humbled the young, in-form opener by rattling his stumps. In the fourth over, Niitish Rana and stand-in RR skipper Riyan Parag tried to counter the 35-year-old.

But the seasoned campaigner ended any threat as he dismissed Nitish, who tried to pull to only hole out Tilak Varma at deep square leg. The senior pacer also took the final wicket of the innings of Jofra Archer, who was caught by Boult's pace partner, Jasprit Bumrah at short fine leg.

Now in 257 T20s, Boult has taken 302 wickets at an average of 25.10, with best figures of 4/13 and an economy rate of 8.05. He is the third NZ bowler after Southee (343 wickets), Sodhi (310 wickets) to reach the 300-wicket mark. Here is a look at the top 10 T20 wicket-taking New Zealand players:

Most T20 Wickets by New Zealand players

Tim Southee - 343 wickets in 280 innings
Ish Sodhi - 310 wickets in 278 innings
Trent Boult - 302 wickets in 255 innings
Mitchell McClenhagen - 241 wickets in 199 innings
Jeethan Patel - 240 wickets in 233 innings
James Neesham - 238 wickets in 246 innings
Adam Milne - 226 wickets in 193 innings
Mitchell Santner - 220 wickets in 216 innings
Lockie Ferguson - 218 wickets in 179 innings
Matt Henry - 178 wickets in 146 innings

With 11 wickets in his last five matches, Boult is on a hot streak and in the third spot in the race for the Purple Cap with 16 wickets at an average of 21.00 and an economy rate of 8.80, with his best figures as 4/26.