South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi is returning back to his rhythm after recovering from a hamstring injury. Ngidi was adjudged as the Player of the Match for his superb bowling. He also defended seven runs off his last over and handed his side a one-run victory in the nail-biting game against England in the first T20I at Buffalo Park.

“It takes a lot out of your mental side. Physically, obviously I am trying as best as I can to get back to the pace that I was at and to hit the areas that I am known for hitting,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Ngidi as saying. “But at the moment, it’s just trying to keep that confidence going of doing my job at the back end and closing out very well,” the pacer again said.

The seamer has finished with the figure of 3-30 in his four overs. However, he has given the credit Charl Langeveldt, who was with the team under Russell Domingo and put his belief on the pacer. And, that became fruitful as well. Lungi Ngidi has returned with a bang in the series.

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“He has had a massive impact in terms of the mental side. Having watched him and the way he used to bowl, he has given me a lot of confidence as a young player, knowing someone like that is now on my journey. He has made sure I back the skills that I am good at. Something like that on the back end, where maybe someone would say maybe a change of ball was needed or maybe a yorker, stick to what’s working and it worked out just well,” Ngidi further added.

The second match of the three-game T20I series will take place at Kingsmead in Durban on February 14. However, South Africa currently playing under Quinton de Kock in the 50-overs format who replaced the regular captain Faf du Plessis.