England pacer Wood took 5/14, after Kyle Mayers’s 38-ball 73 took Lucknow to 193/6. Delhi may solely muster 143/9 and succumbed to a 50-run defeat.
Wood credited Lucknow’s bowling coach Morne Morkel to assist him put together.
“KL (Rahul) tried to keep things simple for me and the planning with Morne helped me. He has been really good with me, just try to do similar with what I do for England,” Wood mentioned after receiving the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
Wood had did not impress for the Chennai Super Kings a few seasons again and struggled with a hip harm which did not enable him to play for LSG final season.
“Last time I was here, I played for CSK and it didn’t go quite well. So I wanted to try to make an impact this time and I’m delighted that it’s gone well today.
“I felt good for a little bit time period really. You may see the dew on the grass and it affected me. I fall even at the most effective of occasions. I’m simply happy at present that I managed to get some rhythm in and take some wickets.
Wood additional mentioned he saved his strides brief due to the moist outfield due to the dew.
Skipper Rahul was additionally all-praise for Wood.
“It was Woody’s day today. It’s always a dream for a fast bowler. When someone is going well and has those kinds of performances, it has a huge impact on the team and on the result of the game,” mentioned Rahul.
“We were clueless about the pitch. It was a nice way to start and will take a lot of confidence from this. I felt that we were 25-30 runs above par with the way that Kyle batted and the intent of the other batters getting on with the game and taking on the spinners.”
It was Lucknow’s first ever recreation at their residence floor.
(With company inputs)
