Lungi aims to ‘cut the head off the snake’
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South Africa will attempt to blast Bangladesh off the park with pace in the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday, according to Lungi Ngidi, aiming to "cut the head off the snake."
The Proteas were defeated by Bangladesh in a one-day international series at home in March, and Ngidi, a crucial member of South Africa's speed unit, said he and his teammates had learned some lessons from that defeat.
"Their batsmen came out pretty aggressively against us, so we're very cognisant of that fact so we'll definitely be targeting their top order," he told reporters at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
"As the bowling unit, we're definitely looking cut the head off the snake, take out their top order and restrict them to as low a total as possible.
"They outplayed us (in March), it's that simple. But tomorrow, it's a new day and we shall see what happens."
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Ngidi, who took 2-20 in the limited play available in Hobart, noted that while the weather disruption was a disappointment, it could have been worse.
"Everyone's talking about it in a negative sense, but there was a chance we might not get out on the field," he added.
"It's one point more than we had at this stage in the last tournament. From here on in, we have to win all of our games, it's as simple as that."
Unfortunately, rain is also forecast for the Sydney area on Thursday.
"You control what you can. We've just got a bit of bad luck, to be honest. We'll just get here and be ready to play" said Ngidi.
