Salt bold by hitting a four
After losing the toss, the team of Royal Challengers Bangalore came out to bat first. Phil Salat hit the first ball against Trent Bolt. Bolt bowled the over pitch ball. Salt played a strong shot towards the cover. But on the second ball he became bold. Bolt hit the ball coming in this time and missed the Salt. The ball went straight to the stump and the RCB opener had to return to the pavilion.
31st wicket in first over
Trent Bolt is the highest wicket -taker in the first over in the IPL. Phil Salat’s wicket is the 31st wicket in the first over in the league. This season he dismissed Sunil Naren in the first over in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Bolt has come to Mumbai Indians this season. From 2022 to 2024 he was part of the Rajasthan Royals team.
The highest wicket in the first over in IPL
31 – Trent Bolt
27 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar
15 – Praveen Kumar
13 – Deepak Chahar
13 – Sandeep Sharma
12 – Zaheer Khan
Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal handled RCB’s innings after the first wicket fell early. In the powerplay, the team reached 73 runs for one wicket. Bolt put two overs in it and conceded 24 runs. During this, Jasprit Bumrah also put an over. RCB batsmen scored 10 runs in his over.