Fired-up Ngidi wrecks India
Young fast bowler puts opponents on the backfoot with 35/3 at close of play, taking two wickets in six overs
New fast bowling discovery Lungi Ngidi plunged India into deep trouble as they struggled in pursuit of a victory target of 287 on the fourth day of the second Test against SA at SuperSport Park on Tuesday. India were 35/3 at the close, having lost both openers and the key wicket of captain Virat Kohli on a pitch with uneven bounce. The hosts will head into the final day confident of picking up the seven wickets they need to wrap up victory in the three-match series, after a 72-run win in the first Test at Cape Town. The unpredictability of the wicket contributed to the dismissal of Murali Vijay, who was bowled off an inside edge by a ball from Kagiso Rabada which cut back at him and kept low. Debutante Ngidi, who came on as first change, took a wicket with his first ball of the innings when Lokesh Rahul played a loose forcing shot off the back foot and was caught at backward point. That brought Kohli, who made 153 in the first innings, to the wicket. Ngidi, 21, forced India’s champi...
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