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Virat Kohli and Trent Boult
Trent Boult against Virat Kohli would be one of the key matchups of the World Test Championship final. In the recently concluded second Test of England versus New Zealand, Boult gave an impressive performance. He recorded figures of 4/85 and 2/34 in the Test.
The Kiwis won the Test against England by eight wickets. Thereby, they would come into the World Test Championship final with renewed confidence.
Trent Boult is bound to bowl against Virat Kohli who would be eager to cement his authority in the upcoming title match. Some of the records of their performance against each other are as follow:
Trent Boult v Virat Kohli in Test cricket
Since their test encounter in 2012, Trent Boult has dismissed Virat Kohli three times in Test cricket. To date, the Indian skipper has faced 226 balls and scored just 133 runs against Boult. Kohli has also hit Boult for 21 fours in all the matches they played against each other.
Trent Boult v Virat Kohli in ODIs
Virat Kohli has a decent record against pacer Trent Boult in ODIs. He has scored 121 runs from 120 balls against Boult, which is over a run-a-ball. But in the shorter format of the game as well, Boult has dismissed Kohli three times. Thereby, Trent Boult has a slight edge over Kohli and he would try to exploit it to secure a win in the WTC final.
World Test Championship records of Virat Kohli and Trent Boult
In the 14 WTC matches that he played, Kohli has made two centuries and four fifties. His highest score was an unbeaten 254 runs during the WTC league phase. On the list of the leading run-scorer, Kohli occupies the 11th spot with 877 runs at an average of 43.85. The list is led by top-order Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne with 1675 runs. In addition to that, English captain Joe Root holds the second spot with 1660 runs.
Trent Boult also had a good league phase and picked up 34 wickets in nine matches at an average of 29.29. He holds the 18th spot on the leading wicket-takers list. However, that list is led by Australian bowler Pat Cummins with 70 wickets and English pacer Stuart Broad with 69 wickets.