newscricket2 months ago

SA vs ENG | Twitter lauds Lungi Ngidi's perfect jaffa to halt Jason Roy's spirited comeback

For all the outcry about ODIs, there are few better sights than watching the white ball hoop around in the early overs while batsmen try to take advantage of the powerplay. Lungi Ngidi's unplayable seaming delivery knocked over last match's centurion Jason Roy in emphatic style on Sunday.
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newscricket3 months ago

AUS vs SA | Twitter reacts as Richard Kettleborough turns Lungi Ngidi's 'emergency assistant' helping him to deal with cramps

Umpires rarely get involved in the action during a fixture being played between two sides but sometimes they intervene for the good of the players. Richard Kettleborough was involved in a piece of the action in the MCG Test as he assisted Lungi Ngidi when the bowler was struggling with cramps.
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newscricket5 months ago

ICC World T20 | Twitter reacts as South Africa beats India by five wickets in a close contest

South Africa secured their second victory of the T20 World Cup with a five-wicket win over India, climbing to the top of Group 2. Wayne Parnell and Lungi Ngidi were impressive with the ball taking three and four wickets respectively while Aiden Markram and David Miller starred with half-centuries.
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newscricket9 months ago

IND vs SA 2022, 5th T20I | Internet reacts as Lungi Ngidi’s dipping slower castles Ishan Kishan

The T20 format is so hard for the bowlers that it encourages them to become more innovative day by day. One such skill was on display on Sunday when South Africa's Lungi Ngidi bowled a dipping slower delivery to outfox India's Ishan Kishan, who hit two sixes in the opening over of the fifth T20I.
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newscricket1 year ago

Reports: South Africa Test players to choose Indian Premier League over Bangladesh Tests

According to a report by ESPNcricinfo the red-ball specialist of the South African team might prefer the Indian Premier League over the upcoming series against Bangladesh. South Africa are all set to play two Tests and three ODIs against Bangladesh from March 18 to April 11 in a home series.
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newscricket1 year ago

IPL 2022 | Reports : Delhi Capitals appoints Biju George as fielding coach

The upcoming season of the IPL is set to start from March 26 and Delhi Capitals will be aiming for the trophy. According to a report by Cricbuzz, Delhi Capitals have added Biju George as the fielding coach of the franchise replacing Mohammad Kaif who was handling the responsibility last season.
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newscricket1 year ago

ICC ODI Rankings | Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma retain second, third spot; Quinton de Kock enters top 5

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retained second and third spots respectively in the latest ICC men's ODI rankings. South Africa wicket-keeper batsman, Quinton de Kock has reached the fifth spot after his stellar batting performance against India in the recently concluded ODI series.
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newscricket1 year ago

IND vs SA | We are a team of ‘good cricketers without superstars’ , opines Lungi Ngidi

Lungi Ngidi believes that his team is not full of superstars but they have good cricketers and good cricketing brains at the end of third day’s play of the Cape Town Test. South Africa are poised on 101/2 chasing 212 in second innings and will look forward to complete the chase on penultimate day.
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newscricket1 year ago

IND vs SA | Couple of breakthroughs early morning could turn the game on its head, says Lungi Ngidi

Lungi Ngidi has said that a couple of early breakthroughs on the second day could turn the match on its head after the end of first day’s play. Ngidi was the sole wicket-taker for South Africa returning with 3/45 in 17 overs dismissing Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli.
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newscricket1 year ago

Lungi Ngidi tests positive for Covid-19, ruled out of Netherlands ODIs

South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Netherlands after testing positive for Covid-19. Junior Dala has been named as Ngidi’s replacements for the ODI series, and Keshav Maharaj will lead South Africa in the absence of full-time captain Temba Bavuma.
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