Birmingham — You would not want to have to face Lungi Ngidi if you did not have to‚ but there were not many New Zealanders around when the fast bowler had his fitness test at Edgbaston on Monday.

Ngidi has not bowled in a match since his fourth over in SA’s World Cup game against Bangladesh at the Oval on June 2 — when he left the field with a hamstring injury. Without him‚ SA have lost to India‚ had their match against West Indies washed out‚ and beaten Afghanistan...

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