Lungi Ngidi’s Test debut nets him a fantastic run-out and a hug from a fan
The circumstances of Lungi Ngidi’s first appearance on a Test scorecard won’t be remembered by many: faced four balls‚ scored one run‚ was not out.However, the reason for his second entry is destined to remain vivid for a long time. Cheteshwar Pujara thought there was a single to be had from the only ball he faced on day two of the second Test in Centurion on Sunday.Ngidi‚ at mid-on‚ knew otherwise.His slide‚ pick-up throw and direct hit at the nonstriker’s end‚ with neither Pujara nor his bat anywhere near safety‚ proved it.Ngidi’s wide smile shone out of the giddiness that bathed the resultant thicket of high fives.Not that he had earned his debut as a fielder‚ nevermind as a number 11. He was in the side to bowl‚ and he got that chance in the 14th over of India’s first innings.In his third over Ngidi let fly at 143km/h at Murali Vijay‚ who sent an edge screaming groundward through gully.At other levels of cricket the ball would have beaten the field and sped away for four. Not at...
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