INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
Lungi Ngidi loves Pune’s pace-friendly wicket
The Chennai Super Kings bowler tormented Punjab batsmen with his pace and movement
Fast bowlers usually have uncharitable words to describe Indian wickets, but Lungi Ngidi was full of praise for the Pune surface where he wrecked Kings XI Punjab on Sunday in a stellar display of pace bowling in the batsman-dominated format. The Chennai Super Kings bowler tormented Punjab batsmen with his pace and movement to return 4-1-10-4 in the five-wicket Indian Premier League (IPL) victory at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. "Having seen [new ball partner Deepak] Chahar bowl the first over, there was a bit of bounce and pace in the wicket. I was grinning there from the boundary," Ngidi said after Chennai’s last group match. Encouraged by the bounce and carry, the 22-year-old steamed in, with wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni gathering several deliveries above shoulder height. "When I got the ball, and bowled my first ball, I actually saw that it’s a very quick wicket and it was playing a lot in my favour," Ngidi said. "I tried to pitch it on the fourth stump line, ...
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