The invincible four were called the athletes of the South African team, who defeated the British in Lords.
Athletes were noted individually:
• Lungi Ngidi proved himself with sniper strikes.
• Henrich Nortier showed incredible agility.
• Kagiso Rabada turned out to be the most versatile player of the match, showing a range of well-developed skills.
• Of course, we must not forget Marco Jansen, without whom the victory would have been much more difficult.
Mad Mix
Recall that the tense struggle within the Lords ended with a difference of 16 points. And this is not because of the large number of overs, just the defense could not cope with the energetic onslaught of the South Africans. For every shot by England, there were literally three shots from opponents. The merciless pressure did not allow to rest, as soon as one player left the danger zone, a new one appeared.
Rabada was named the best player of the match and this is no coincidence. The athlete demonstrates a very active game, he already has more than 200 goals, and the average result is more than 40. This makes Kagiso the best athlete of his time and class, in this match he once again confirmed his title and clearly demonstrated how to succeed. In fact, his repertoire, tactics and styles are so diverse that it is simply impossible to predict the next move.
Everything suggests that Rabada, as the leader of the invincible four, became the main problem for England at the last meeting. The athlete himself calls the moment when he scored the 12th time and got on the Lords board of honor as a dream come true. At the end of his career, Rabada has already scored 250 points in 53 games. He himself believes that the conditions of South Africa are pushing him to success and new horizons.
The coach thinks that Kagiso will be an excellent captain given his high level of preparation and game. In fact, one gets the feeling that he does not even give all his best, which means that there is more than one interesting turn of his sports career ahead.
It is worth emphasizing that the British, in fact, could not oppose anything to the South Africans. The fact is that Wood and Archer were unable to enter the field due to injuries, and it was they who made up the high-speed backbone of the team. Therefore, in this game, the speed winners had no equal.
No exception among the indicators was the flight of the ball, which even broke the average speed record of 85 miles/hour (by 1 mile/hour). In general, the players consistently fired their projectile faster than 90, with Nortier particularly excelling, throwing at 92 mph. It was the fastest over that the national team had faced at home in the last decade.
Nortier was able to shrug off Lees, Fuchs and Barstow with a 10-ball point spread. As soon as he increased the speed of more than 90, the British could not oppose anything.
Meanwhile, Ngidi literally stole the show with his height of 6’8”. Due to this, he could cover a huge area with his “hands” and not let the opponent through. As a result, he became the most accurate, with high performance between blows and hits.
The oldest of the selected Nortier athletes, he is 28. With such figures and age category, it is expected that these rising cricket stars will still show their fans the real game and gain new fans.
Summary
However, there are also dark sides, for example, the South African team cannot train and perform as intensively as the British. For example, according to reports, from 23 to 27 years it is supposed to play only 28 matches, which is 15 less than the British. In addition, many teams will play more, the national team of India, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Australia. This leads to a reasonable question: will our heroes have enough training and tactics? It is necessary not only to run fast, but also to know the opponent, and this can only be done on the field.
Thus, Rabada risks simply not having time to score the number of goals necessary for a new record. Next on the list is Dai Stein, who scored 439. According to the coach, his titled and promising ward needs no more than 40 games to overcome the champion.
