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#4 Boult picks up 6 wickets in 15 balls against SL

Trent Boult

Trent Boult was on fire against Sri Lanka and ripped through their middle and lower order as he picked up six wickets in just 15 deliveries in the ongoing Test at Christchurch.

He picked up the wickets of Niroshan Dickwella, Dilruwan Perera and Suranga Lakmal in the same over but missed out on a hattrick.

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 104 after NZ scored 178 in the first innings. The Kiwis do have the upper hand now though as they ended the second day at 231-2.

"The plans were simple this morning. It was about building pressure on the guys and it was nice to exploit a bit of their weaknesses with some swing bowling. I was just trying to pitch the ball up really," said Boult after the day's play.