In the 10th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL 2023), Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad teams were face to face. In this match, Lucknow registered its second win of the season by defeating Hyderabad by 5 wickets. But a big match-winner player of Lucknow Supergiants could not play in this match. It was decided to keep this player out of the playing 11 due to ill health.
Lucknow Super Giants’ deadly fast bowler Mark Wood did not become a part of the playing 11 in this match at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Mark Wood suffered a stroke, so he had to be ruled out of the match. Team captain KL Rahul himself informed Mark Wood’s illness. Mark Wood is one of the deadliest bowlers in the team, so his deteriorating health can be a big tension for the team in the coming matches.
Lucknow Supergiants played their first match in IPL 2023 against Delhi Capitals. Mark Wood was the biggest hero of his team’s victory in this match. Against Delhi Capitals, Mark Wood gave only 14 runs in 4 overs and created panic in the cricket world by taking 5 wickets. Mark Wood made strong players like Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan and Akshar Patel, his victims. At the same time, he got his 5th wicket in the form of Chetan Sakariya.
Before this match, Mark Wood had played for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2018. He got a chance to debut in the IPL under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, but in this match, he spent 49 runs without taking a wicket. Seeing this poor performance of Mark Wood, he did not get a chance to play further in IPL. He had to wait 5 years to play the second match of his career in IPL. Mark Wood could have returned to the IPL in the last season, but due to injury, he could not be a part of the last season.
