During the first Test match against England at Lord’s Cricket Stadium, New Zealand cricketer Trent Boult reminded fans of Steve Smith with his defensive batting technique. Against Matthew Potts, Boult imitated Smith’s one-legged opened-up defense.
Trent Boult perfectly copies Steve Smith ‘no run’ impression
The return of Test cricket for the first time since the end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2022 has produced an exciting match between England and New Zealand, with bowlers dominating the proceedings. On the incredible track at Lords Cricket Ground, both sets of fast bowlers have had a dream run with the ball.
While both sets of batters were disappointed, cricket fans were won over by New Zealand pacer Trent Boult‘s batting performance. During his brief innings, Boult, who played despite being involved in the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) final between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) just a few days ago, hilariously mimicked Steve Smith’s famous ‘no run’ call. In fact, the New Zealand pacer’s batting technique was eerily similar to that of Australia’s batting legend.
The video of Boult’s amazing impersonation of Smith’s famous antics went viral on social media, eliciting some hilarious responses from cricket fans all over the world.
Trent Boult 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/bLJY4DjtvY
— Sachin (@Sachin72342594) June 6, 2022
In terms of the match, Joe Root scored his 26th Test century to help England win the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s on Sunday. Root put on a 90-run stand with Ben Stokes and then a 120-run partnership with Ben Foakes to lead England to a 5-wicket win after they were 69/4 in their chase of 277 at one point.
Root batted unbeaten for 115 runs off 170 deliveries, scoring 81 runs in a 12-run partnership with Foakes. Foakes scored 32 runs. Ben Stokes also scored 54 runs. With the victory, England now leads the three-match series 1-0. They’ll meet again at Trent Bridge in the second Test. Meanwhile, Root became only the second English player to reach 10,000 runs, and the 14th overall.
