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Lungi Ngidi

Lungi Ngidi

South Africa | Bowler

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Full Name Lungisani True-man Ngidi
Born March 29, 1996
Birth Place Durban
Nationality South Africa
Age 30 Y 204 Days
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Batting Style Right handed
Bowling Style Right-arm fast-medium
Playing Role Bowler
Jersey Number 22
Debut September 05, 2015

Family

Mother: Bongi Ngidi

Lungi Ngidi Player Profile

Lungi Ngidi is a tall, fast bowler from South Africa who can bowl at over 140 kilometers per hour. He is equally good at starting the bowling attack or bowling at the end of an innings. Ngidi made a big impression early in his career, taking 6 wickets for just 39 runs on his Test debut against India. He has played for many teams around the world, including the Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL. Even though injuries have slowed him down at times, Ngidi remains a dangerous bowler who can change a game in just a few overs.

Teams

South Africa
Northerns
Titans
Chennai Super Kings
Paarl Royals
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Delhi Capitals

Lungi Ngidi Career Stats

Bowling
Format Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10w
Tests 20 35 2578 1356 58 6/39 8/102 23.37 3.15 44.4 1 3 0
ODIs 75 74 3461 3350 115 6/58 6/58 29.13 5.80 30.0 4 2 0
T20Is 64 64 1299 1866 90 5/39 5/39 20.73 8.61 14.4 3 1 0
FC 34 59 4325 2332 97 6/37 9/82 24.04 3.23 44.5 2 6 0
List A 102 100 4637 4379 149 6/58 6/58 29.38 5.66 31.1 5 3 0
T20s 176 172 3476 4807 223 5/39 5/39 21.55 8.29 15.5 6 1 0
Batting & Fielding
Format Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct
Tests 20 31 11 97 19 4.85 230 42.17 0 0 14 1 7
ODIs 75 31 17 126 20* 9.00 258 48.83 0 0 8 6 18
T20Is 64 18 13 59 13* 11.80 72 81.94 0 0 5 1 11
FC 34 46 19 150 19 5.55 370 40.54 0 0 19 2 12
List A 102 42 24 172 20* 9.55 319 53.91 0 0 13 6 23
T20s 176 40 25 103 13* 6.86 130 79.23 0 0 6 3 34
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Debut / Last Matches

Test Matches
Debut South Africa vs India at Centurion - January 13 - 17, 2018
ODI Matches
Debut South Africa vs India at Cape Town - February 07, 2018
T20I Matches
Debut South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Centurion - January 20, 2017
FC Matches
Debut Northerns vs Border at Centurion - January 05 - 07, 2016
List A Matches
Debut Northerns vs Border at Centurion - January 08, 2016
T20 Matches
Debut Northerns vs Zim Pres XI at Benoni - September 05, 2015

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FAQs

He is a right arm fast medium bowler. He bowls with good pace and can trouble batsmen with bounce and accuracy.

He has played for several IPL teams over the years. These include the Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

His best performance came on his Test debut in 2018, where he took 6 wickets for 39 runs against India. He also took a six wicket haul in an ODI against Australia.

He made his T20I debut in January 2017 against Sri Lanka and was named Man of the Match. His Test debut came a year later in 2018 against India.

He was born on March 29, 1996, which makes him 30 years old.

He was born in Durban, South Africa. He grew up playing cricket in KwaZulu-Natal before moving to Pretoria to train further.

Yes, his main role is as a bowler. He bats right handed but is known primarily for his fast bowling skills.