Luke Woodcock still waiting for his first wicket in international cricket
The third One Day International (ODI) between New Zealand and Pakistan proved to be a good one for Pakistan as they managed to win it by a comprehensive margin.
It was just what was required from the Pakistani team as the win was quite necessary for them to lift their spirits in the series.
There is one individual in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 team, who has been waiting for a wicket for quite some time, Luke Woodcock, has been a bit “unlucky” not to have taken a wicket till now.
The memories of Luke Woodcock not getting a wicket have not been that old as in the Twenty20 international match against Pakistan, Ross http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915, dropped an easy catch in Woodcock’s first over.
Woodcock was of the view that the main thing for a bowler is to bowl dot balls and choke the flow of runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Woodcock-c1860 was of the view that he was quite successful in bowling dot balls to Hafeez in the third ODI. He further said that he was trying his best not to bowl loose balls to Mohammad Hafeez.
Dot balls are the main weapon of a spinner and if he can get some dry overs during his spells then it creates pressure on the opposition to score runs for their side.
Luke Woodcock further said that it is nice to get the first match of the series out of the way. He also said that it felt good to contribute with the ball and perform his role through the middle stages of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s innings.
Woodcock’s batting in the first match was quite impressive and he bowled a good line during his spell.
But Woodcock has also been a bit unlucky in this sense that all his good work with the ball was not supported by fielders. Woodcock would have picked up his first wicket in international cricket if Brandon McCullum had not missed the stumping of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972
in Woodcock’s second over in the third ODI.
But overall, it was a good spell of bowling from Woodcock, as he bowled with a lot of discipline and did not give much to the batsmen to score from.
Woodcock also praised the knock of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 and said that it was a pretty special knock from Afridi and it took the momentum away from the New Zealand team.
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