‘I knew he would go for it’ – Lungi Ngidi explains how he plotted Virat Kohli’s dismissal
South Africa put India on the mat at Perth when they played each other on October 30, Sunday, Sunday, courtesy of Lungi Ngidi who picked 4-29 in his spell of four overs. He accounted for the wickets of Kl Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya.
Ngidi went on to say that the dismissal of Kohli was the one that stood out. He said that he used the short ball against Kohli and that reaped rewards for him on the day of the match. But he said that the dismissal happened as luck was on his side.
Here is what he had to say, “Virat had hit me for two boundaries, so he was trying to attack me a bit. Bowling that (short) ball, I probably knew he would go for it. Could have gone anywhere, for six or in hand, and luckily, it went by my side,” Ngidi told reporters in the mixed zone.
This ranks as one of my best performances – Lungi Ngidi
When the South African pacer was asked to rank his performance, he rated this one higher than the 5-39 that he picked up against England. “Against England, we came out on losing side and that was upsetting, and I have not played as much in this World Cup. To come in on a day like this and perform against India, I think I couldn’t have asked for a better day and probably ranks as one of my best performances.”
“To be honest, it is a bit nerve-wracking as in a night game you tend to play in your head the whole day. Try to stay as calm as possible. We didn’t know till late afternoon who is going to play. Finding out that you were playing was surprising for me but you have a job to do for your country,” added Ngidi.
If it was Ngidi with the ball in the first innings for the Proteas, it was Aiden Markram with the bat in the second innings. Markram scored a vital 52 off 41 balls with six fours and 1 six which gave South Africa a revival considering they were 24-3 in 5.4 overs. In the end, South Africa won the match by 5 wickets.
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