CWC 2023: Acrobatic Trent Boult pulls off a stunner at long-off to end Bas de Leede's innings

New Zealand batters were in full swing against the Netherlands during Match 6 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. After being put in to bat first by Netherlands captain Scott Edwards the Kiwis posted a massive score of 322/7 in their allotted 50 overs with Will Young (70 off 80), Rachin Ravindra (51 off 51) and Tom Latham (53 off 46) all scoring half centuries.

In reply, Netherlands didn’t get off to a great start as they were reduced to 67/3 after 16.4 overs with Vikramjit Singh (12 off 20), Max Odowd (16 off 31) and Bas de Leede (18 off 25) all back in the pavilion. Trent Boult played a major role in dismissing De Leede as he took an incredible catch to dismiss the Dutch batter at long-off.

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The left-arm seamer first jumped to his full height to catch the ball and quickly got rid of it after the momentum was taking him over the line. Boult came out of the boundary to catch the ball as it was still in the air and completed a spectacular catch.

Watch Boult’s catch here:

Following De Leede’s dismissal, only Colin Ackerman showed some fight from Netherlands with his knock of 69 (73) smashing five fours in his innings. Captain Scott Edwards (30 off 27) and Sybrand Engelbrecht (29 off 34) played handy knocks lower down the order but it wasn’t enough to take their side over the line. 

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As a result, the Netherlands were bundled out for 223 in 46.3 overs with Mitchell Santner picking 5/59 in ten overs while Boult registered figures of 0/34 in eight overs.

New Zealand to lock horns with Bangladesh next

Meanwhile, the Kiwis will look to continue their winning momentum as they next lock horns with Bangladesh on Friday, October 13 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. On the other hand, the Netherlands will be desperate for their first win as they face South Africa on Tuesday, October 17at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala.