Published 17:31 IST, December 28th 2019

Where'd it go? Trent Boult completely clueless as ball 'disappears'

Trent Boult had made the ball disappear on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test match against Australia at the MCG on Saturday which had left Nathan Lyon in splits

Reported by: Karthik Nair
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Trent Boult was involved in a bizarre moment during his short stay at crease on Day 3 of Boxing Day Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. This had happened during an over bowled by Australian pacer Mitchell Starc.

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Trent Boult makes ball disappear, Nathan Lyon has a hearty laugh

It so happened that on one delivery of Mitchell Starc that was bowled way outside leg stump, Boult decided to hit him through covers but t only did he fail to make contact with ball. However, funny part was that he was looking around to figure out where ball had disappeared but it was n revealed that ball was stuck in his pad.

Matw Wade, who was fielding at short leg went and took ball as Nathan Lyon who was stationed at mid-wicket also had a hearty laugh over it. Even his batting partner Neil Wagner was seen smiling as well. Boult was eventually castled by Starc. Even commentators had a hearty laugh over it as well. Here's how y reacted.

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''Where is it? How did that get re at 151.3 kmph?'', said commentators on air.

video of this funny moment was posted by Cricket Australia on ir official Twitter handle. Take a look.

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Australia in driver's seat

New Zealand were bowled out for a paltry score of 148 in ir first innings in reply to hosts' first innings score of 467. Only opening batsman Tom Latham could man to show some resistance as he was lone half-centurion in Kiwi innings. He scored a 144-ball 50. Even though Aussies have lost ir top-order in second innings, y have already taken a mammoth lead of 456 runs at end of play on Day 3. 

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17:31 IST, December 28th 2019