Expected the wicket to help us more: Ngidi

On an otherwise frustrating day for South Africa, it was a profitable Sunday for Lungi Ngidi. He scalped three. About his twin-strike soon after lunch — Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara off succes

On an otherwise frustrating day for South Africa, it was a profitable Sunday for Lungi Ngidi. He scalped three.

About his twin-strike soon after lunch — Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara off successive deliveries — Ngidi said, “My rhythm got better when I ran in from the press box end. Things started to go my way. I always bowl better from that end and waited for my chance.”

On the leg-before dismissal of Mayank [replays suggested the sphere was missing the stumps but ball tracking showed the ball striking the leg-stump] Ngidi said, “It was a great shout. If anything it was the umpire’s call I thought. But I knew that the ball did not rise as much as my earlier deliveries.”