wicket
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He had a highest score of 14 with the bat and took three wickets with his spin bowling.
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Wood - regarded as one of the fastest bowlers to play for England - has taken 119 wickets in 38 Tests since making his debut in 2015.
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Tim Seifert whacked 52 from 26 balls but around him New Zealand lost regular wickets in pursuit of a lost cause, including Finn Allen, the Black Caps' semi-final centurion, for nine in the third over.
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Now the 23-year-old Bazzana is trying to become the face of baseball in a country more familiar with wickets than home runs.
The right-arm medium pacer had figures of 5-2 at that point and also took a wicket with the first ball of his third over to make it six wickets in eight balls.
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