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Ngidi bowls South Africa to thrilling T20 win as England collapse

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Reuters
13 February, 2020, 02:55 am
Last modified: 13 February, 2020, 02:59 am

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Ngidi bowls South Africa to thrilling T20 win as England collapse

England needed seven from their final seven balls with five wickets remaining, but collapsed in the face of Ngidi’s off-cutters on a slow wicket to add five runs for the loss of four wickets.

Reuters
13 February, 2020, 02:55 am
Last modified: 13 February, 2020, 02:59 am
Cricket - South Africa v England - First T20 - Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa - February 12, 2020 South Africa's Lungi Ngidi celebrates after winning the match. Reuters
Cricket - South Africa v England - First T20 - Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa - February 12, 2020 South Africa's Lungi Ngidi celebrates after winning the match. Reuters

Seamer Lungi Ngidi defended seven runs in the final over to bowl South Africa to an unlikely one-run victory as England folded at the death in the first Twenty20 International on Wednesday.

England needed seven from their final seven balls with five wickets remaining, but collapsed in the face of Ngidi's off-cutters on a slow wicket to add five runs for the loss of four wickets.

South Africa had posted 177 for eight in their 20 overs, a record score in East London, but England were cruising when Jason Roy blasted 70 from 38 balls and captain Eoin Morgan an excellent 52 from 34.

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The visitors lost their nerve at the finish, though, in what will be a tough lesson at the start of the build-up to the Twenty20 World Cup to be played in Australia in October.

"It was an outstanding game of cricket, experiences like this, particularly with the World Cup just around the corner, are so valuable to the team," Morgan said at the post-match presentation.

"Losing by one run you always think you can make it up somewhere along the line, but I thought today in all three departments we could have made up more than that."

Opener Roy provided the power at the top of the England order with superb straight hitting that included seven fours and three sixes.

He was out with England needing 46 from 34 balls and with seven wickets in hand, a simple enough equation on a docile pitch.

Their cause was strengthened when Morgan took up the mantle to take them to the brink of victory in the final over, but Ngidi (3-30) showed excellent skill and control to wrestle the game South Africa's way.

Having earlier picked up the key wicket of Ben Stokes (4), he removed Tom Curran (2) and Moeen Ali (5), before Adil Rashid (1) was run out on the last ball going for a second run that would have tied the game and led to a super over.

South Africa's score of 177 for eight in their 20 overs was boosted by Temba Bavuma's 43 from 27 balls, his runs coming in an unfamiliar opening position.

"It was quite interesting towards the end there, but we knew if we stuck to our basics as a bowling unit we could end up winning," South Africa captain Quinton de Kock said.

"This wicket gets tough to bat on in the last five overs and the way we went about it really pleased me."

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