Lungi Ngidi said South Africa would look to get Bangladesh out of the park with pace at the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday, the first specific order to “cut off the snake’s head”.
The Proteas lost a one-day home series to Bangladesh in March and Ngidi, a key member of the South African-looking unit, said he and his teammates had learned from that failure.
“Their hitters have been competitive in front of us, so we’re very aware of that fact, so we’ll definitely aim for their first order,” he told reporters at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
“As a bowling unit, we are definitely looking to cut off the snake’s head, withdraw its first order, and restrict it to the lowest total imaginable.
“They ruled us (in March), it’s as undeniable as that. But it’s a new day and we’ll see what happens. “
South Africa can’t skate at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday after dropping out of their first Group 2 match against Zimbabwe due to rain, leaving both groups with just one point.
Ngidi, who led 2-20 in what was imaginable in Hobart, said that even if the rain had been a setback, it could have been worse.
“Everyone talks about it in a negative sense, but there’s a chance we weren’t on the ground,” he added.
“It’s one more point than we had at this level of the last tournament. From now on we have to win all our games, it’s as undeniable as that. “
Unfortunately, rain is also forecast for Sydney on Thursday.
“Do what you can,” Ngidi said. To be honest, we were just a little unlucky. We’re just going to get here and be able to play. “