Trent Boult was ruthless against Australia at Eden Park
during the 2015 World Cup, and his 27/5 helped New Zealand beat their neighbour
in a crucial World Cup encounter.
Australia decided to bat first with the hopes of
capitalising on some of the smaller boundaries to put up a huge score.
Boult had a pretty ordinary first spell, as his five overs
leaked 24 runs and Australia were going strong at 68-1 after 10 overs. But once
Southee & Vettori took a couple of wickets, Brendon McCullum decided to
reintroduce Boult after a seven-over break.
And, this time, Boult was rejuvenated and was all set with
his lethal inswingers. Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh both chopped on in
quick succession, and then, Australian captain Michael Clarke gave a catching
practice to Kane Williamson to be his third victim. He completed his 5-fer by
removing Mitchell Johnson and Starc, with full deliveries. The delivery to
Starc was an absolute gem, as it was a fast swinging yorker on the leg-stump,
which was too good for any batsman.
His second spell read 5-3-3-5, and Australia were reduced to
124-9 from 96-4.
Mitchel Starc who made notes of what happened in the first
innings, went on to scalp 6 batsmen with his searing yorkers. But an ice-cool
Williamson helped Kiwis snatch the victory with a wicket to spare.
