What happened when Boult caught Ben Stokes in the 2019 World Cup final?

He stepped on the boundary rope, giving six runs

What did Boult choose in 2022?

To leave his central contract to play more freely

Trent Boult Quiz: New Ball Swing and Big Wickets

New Zealand's left-arm swing bowler has taken big wickets with the new ball for more than a decade, and this Trent Boult quiz follows his career. Play 10 interactive questions on Rotorua, his partnership with Tim Southee, the 2019 final at Lord's, the World Test Championship in 2021, a World Cup hat-trick and his IPL title.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country does Trent Boult play for?
Arm
Which arm does Boult bowl with?
Skill
What is Boult best known for with the new ball?
Partner
Which bowler formed a long new-ball partnership with Boult?
Final
What happened when Boult caught Ben Stokes in the 2019 World Cup final?
Super over
Who bowled New Zealand's super over in that final?
WTC
Which title did New Zealand win in 2021?
Hat-trick
Against which team did Boult take a hat-trick at the 2019 World Cup?
IPL
With which team did Boult win the IPL in 2020?
Contract
What did Boult choose in 2022?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country does Trent Boult play for?
Answer: New Zealand
He was born in Rotorua in 1989.
Q2: Which arm does Boult bowl with?
Answer: Left
Left-arm swing is rare and valuable.
Q3: What is Boult best known for with the new ball?
Answer: Swing bowling
He moves the ball late into right-handers.
Q4: Which bowler formed a long new-ball partnership with Boult?
Answer: Tim Southee
They took hundreds of Test wickets together.
Q5: What happened when Boult caught Ben Stokes in the 2019 World Cup final?
Answer: He stepped on the boundary rope, giving six runs
England went on to win on boundary count.
Q6: Who bowled New Zealand's super over in that final?
Answer: Trent Boult
The super over was tied too.
Q7: Which title did New Zealand win in 2021?
Answer: World Test Championship
They beat India in Southampton.
Q8: Against which team did Boult take a hat-trick at the 2019 World Cup?
Answer: Australia
It came at Lord's.
Q9: With which team did Boult win the IPL in 2020?
Answer: Mumbai Indians
He took key wickets in the final.
Q10: What did Boult choose in 2022?
Answer: To leave his central contract to play more freely
He continued to play for New Zealand when available.

Trent Boult Quiz – New Zealand's Swing King

Trent Boult, born in Rotorua in 1989, is a left-arm fast bowler famous for swinging the new ball. With Tim Southee he formed one of New Zealand's most successful opening partnerships.

At the 2019 World Cup he took a hat-trick against Australia. In the final at Lord's he caught Ben Stokes but stepped on the boundary rope, giving six runs, and then bowled the tied super over as England won on boundary count.

Boult helped New Zealand win the 2021 World Test Championship against India and won the IPL with Mumbai Indians in 2020. In 2022 he left his central contract to play more freelance cricket.

What This Quiz Teaches

Cricket fans will enjoy these questions on a modern great.

Where Boult comes from
What makes his bowling special
What happened in 2019
Which titles he won
How his career changed

Did You Know?

Boult has taken over 300 Test wickets.
Cloudy conditions often help swing bowlers.
He is known as a skilled fielder.
Swing depends on seam position and conditions.
He has played for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.