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IPL 2023 | Twitter reacts as Mark Wood’s five-wicket haul results in 50-run victory for LSG

Lucknow Super Giants have continued their impressive performance from the last season beating Delhi Capitals by a margin of 50 runs. Kyle Mayers played a scintillating knock of 73 runs but Mark Wood made the real impact taking five wickets for 14 runs during his sensational spell.
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newscricket3 hours ago

IPL 2023, LSG vs DC | Twitter lauds Wood as he wraps up two in two with express pace versus Delhi

Mark Wood is one the few pacers in the cricket world who can bowl with an explosive pace consistently and trouble the batters. The England pacer displayed his ability once again bowling two jaffas to dismiss Prithvi Shaw and Mitchell Marsh in an IPL fixture against Delhi Capitals.
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newscricket3 months ago

Reports | Mark Wood, Rehan Ahmed to be rested for England Test series in New Zealand

As per the Guardian, England will give Mark Wood and Rehan Ahmed a rest for their upcoming Test series in New Zealand, beginning on February 16 at Tauranga’s Bay Oval. The decision has been made because England management ‘juggle their resources during a busy start to an Ashes and World Cup year’.
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newscricket4 months ago

PAK vs ENG | Mark Wood replaces injured Liam Livingstone in second Test, Ben Foakes kept at bay

Mark Wood will be making his return to red-ball cricket against Pakistan in the second Test, after a long time away due to recurring injuries. The pacer replaces Liam Livingstone in what is the only change in the XI, meaning Ben Foakes misses out yet again in lieu of Ollie Pope donning the gloves.
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newscricket4 months ago

PAK vs ENG | Mark Wood is absolutely wrong if he thinks he can't bowl over 155 kph, asserts Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar has heaped praise on Mark Wood ahead of the second Test, both on a personal and professional level. He went on to offer his observations about Wood's bowling style and offered technical advice to the pacer borne through experience if he wants to gear up his speed even further.
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newscricket4 months ago

PAK vs ENG | Unfortunately, Mark Wood is not going to play the first Test versus Pakistan, confirms Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum has confirmed that Mark Wood will miss the opening Test against Pakistan due to a hip injury that he sustained at the recent T20 World Cup. The English paceman, who missed the semi-final and final of the tournament, was rested from last week's training camp in Abu Dhabi.
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newscricket5 months ago

ICC World T20 | Trying to give David Malan and Mark Wood maximum time to prove their fitness, reveals Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler has revealed that the team management will be aiming to give maximum time to David Malan and Mark Wood to prove their fitness ahead of the semi-final clash against India. Malan suffered a groin injury in a Super 12 match while Wood suffered from body stiffness during a training session.
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newscricket5 months ago

ICC World T20 | Twitter reacts as England knock out Australia by beating Sri Lanka with four wickets

England have knocked out hosts and defending champions Australia out of the T20 World Cup with a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Sydney. However, despite chasing a paltry target of 142, they struggled to go past the finishing line before they eventually got the job done in the final over.
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newscricket5 months ago

ICC World T20 | Twitter reacts as England outplay Afghanistan by five wickets

England completely dominated the proceedings in their World T20 tournament opener against Afghanistan, beating the Asian contingent by five wickets. Sam Curran ripped through the opposition batting unit taking five wickets while Ben Stokes and Mark Wood chipped in with a couple of wickets each.
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newscricket5 months ago

ICC World T20 | Twitter reacts to Jos Buttler emerging as cricket's version of Jordan Pickford with miraculous glovework

Wicketkeeping is an extremely unforgiving job as the glovemen have to be always on their toes and stop the ball from running behind. However, Jos Buttler did much more than that against Afghanistan as he plucked a one-handed stunner mid-air, emulating English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
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