'Not sure who's more confused. Me or the American audience': Trent Boult reacts to his hilarious run out in MLC 2025 encounter

MI New York's three batters were run out in the run chase against Texas Super Kings on June 13. The last to get run out was their star recruit, Trent Boult. The Kiwi pacer was batting on six from three balls when a confusion led to a comedy of errors. Boult dropped his bat, hopped and tried to make it back but was caught short of the crease by wicketkeeper Devon Conway.

The incident took place in the penultimate over of the innings. Boult hit a four off the first ball he faced from Adam Milne. He took a single off the next ball. On the third delivery, Tajinder Dhillon guided the ball past short third. Muhammad Mohsin stopped the ball and threw it to the wicketkeeper.

There was confusion between Boult and Dhillon. Meanwhile Boult lost control of his bat, then he hopped. As Conway was taking the bails off, he dived but his hand was short of the crease.

"Not sure who's more confused. Me or the American audience watching this," Boult commented on one the video of his run out on social media.

The comical run out tickled the funny bone of former England pacer Stuart Broad as well.

"Watched it 50 times already (laughing emoji)," Broad wrote on X.

After Boult's wicket, Dhillon could not take MI New York over the line. MI New York lost the match by three runs. With the ball, Boult remained wicketless and conceded 33 runs from his quota of four overs.

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Too many run outs in MI New York's run chase

Earlier in MI New York's run chase, there were two more run outs. Kieron Pollard was batting on 32 when he was casually jogging to take a single. Daryl Mitchell sprinted towards the ball, dived and hit the wickets to find Pollard short of the crease. On the next ball, Monank Patel went fot a single that wasn't available and was run out by Mitchell as well.

"Cricket is very funny, it’s never over till the final ball is bowled, tough one to take," MI New York skipper Nicholas Pooran said in the post-match presentation.

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MI New York's next game

After a defeat in their opening game. MI New York will go up against San Francisco Unicorns on June 15.