IPL playerNew Zealand2015 to 2026
Trent Boult
On scorecards: TA Boult · Right-hand bat
Trent Boult, a bowler, has played twelve IPL seasons for five franchises. Two titles came along the way.
The arrival
Trent Boult arrived through the auction: Sunrisers Hyderabad paid ₹3.80 cr, against a base price of ₹50 lakh.
That first season brought 7 matches and 9 wickets at 8.43 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2020, for Mumbai Indians: 25 wickets at 8.14 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.14, with best figures of 4 for 18. Mumbai Indians won the title that year. Five seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2025).
Franchise by franchise
2015 to 2016, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2015 auction for ₹3.80 cr. 8 matches and 10 wickets; champions in 2016.
2017, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2017 auction for ₹5 cr. 6 matches and 5 wickets.
2018 to 2019, Delhi Daredevils. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹2.20 cr. 19 matches and 23 wickets.
2020 to 2021, Mumbai Indians. Arrived outside the auction. 29 matches and 38 wickets; champions in 2020.
2022 to 2024, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹8 cr. 41 matches and 45 wickets.
2025 to 2026, Mumbai Indians, second time round. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹12.50 cr. 21 matches and 24 wickets.
6 spells with five franchises in all. The longest was with Rajasthan Royals, 2022 to 2024.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 145 wickets in 2,786 deliveries, at 8.51 runs an over against a league rate of 8.61 for the same seasons, right on the going rate. There were two four-wicket hauls, and the best figures were 4 for 18.
40.8% of the balls Trent Boult bowled were dots, a higher share than 83% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 19.2 balls.
The fielding record: 33 catches and 3 run-outs.
At the auction
Trent Boult has gone under the hammer five times. The highest price was ₹12.50 cr, paid by Mumbai Indians in 2025, more than 6 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹3.80 cr in 2015, ₹12.50 cr by 2025.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
On the all-time IPL lists, among 810 players, Trent Boult stands 16th for wickets. The story is still being written: 2026 was another season with Mumbai Indians.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 9 | 8.43 | 3/19 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 1 | 9.75 | 1/39 | 1 | Champions | |
| 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 5 | 5* | – | 62.5 | 0/0 | 5 | 9.06 | 2/30 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 18 | 8.82 | 2/20 | 9 | ||
| 2019 | Delhi Capitals | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7.0 | 175.0 | 0/0 | 5 | 8.58 | 2/27 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Mumbai Indians | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 25 | 8.14 | 4/18 | 4 | 3 | Champions |
| 2021 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 1 | 1* | – | 25.0 | 0/0 | 13 | 7.88 | 3/28 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 40 | 17* | 20.0 | 137.9 | 0/0 | 16 | 7.94 | 2/18 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals | 10 | 16 | 15 | 16.0 | 114.3 | 0/0 | 13 | 8.21 | 3/29 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | Rajasthan Royals | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7.0 | 87.5 | 0/0 | 16 | 8.31 | 3/22 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 2 | 1* | 2.0 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 22 | 8.97 | 4/26 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2026 | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 8 | 7* | 8.0 | 200.0 | 0/0 | 2 | 11.63 | 1/41 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2015 to 2016
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2017
- Delhi Daredevils: 2018 to 2019
- Mumbai Indians: 2020 to 2021
- Rajasthan Royals: 2022 to 2024
- Mumbai Indians: 2025 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 42.4% |
| Balls per four | 17 |
| Balls per six | 21.3 |
| Dot balls bowled | 40.8% |
| Balls per wicket | 19.2 |
| Catches | 33 |
| Run-outs | 3 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | – | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹3.80 cr |
| 2017 | – | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹5 cr |
| 2018 | FA2 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹2.20 cr |
| 2022 | M | ₹2 cr | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹8 cr |
| 2025 | FA1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹12.50 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet