Lungi Ngidi

Lungisani Ngidi
Personal information
Full name Lungisani True-man Ngidi
Born (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 334) 13 January 2018 v India
Last Test 20 July 2018 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 126) 7 February 2018 v India
Last ODI 3 October 2018 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 67) 20 January 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I 12 October 2018 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no. 22
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–present Northerns
2016–present Titans
2018–present Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 22)
Career statistics
Competition Test T20I FC ODI
Matches 2 3 10 1
Runs scored 6 23 23
Batting average 2.00 – 5.75
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 4 2* 12*
Balls bowled 320 48 1,365
Wickets 9 6 38
Bowling average 17.22 7.33 19.05
5 wickets in innings 1 0 4 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 6/39 4/19 6/37
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 October 2018

Lungisani True-man Ngidi (born 29 March 1996) is a South African cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team.[1] He was included in the Northerns cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2] In July 2016 Cricket South Africa named him as the Africa T20 Cup player of the year.[3] In August 2017, he was named in Benoni Zalmi's squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[4] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa postponed the tournament until November 2018.[5]

International career

In January 2017 he was included in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[6] He made his T20I debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 20 January 2017[7] and was awarded man of the match.[8] During the T20I series, Ngidi was named in South Africa's squad for their One Day International (ODI) matches against Sri Lanka.[9] However, he was ruled out of the ODI series because of an abdominal injury.[10]

In January 2018, he was added to South Africa's Test squad ahead of the second Test against India.[11] He made his Test debut for South Africa against India on 13 January 2018. He returned figures of 7/87 in the match, including 6/39 in the second innings, as South Africa won by 135 runs.[12] Later the same month, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against India.[13] He made his ODI debut against India on 7 February 2018.[14]

In January 2018, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 IPL auction for ₹50 lakhs ($78,650).[15]

In March 2018, Cricket South Africa awarded Ngidi a national contract, ahead of the 2018–19 season.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Lungi Ngidi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Northerns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rabada dominates CSA awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Behardien to lead in T20 as SA ring changes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 1st T20I: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, Jan 20, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Miller powers SA to victory in 10-over thrash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "De Villiers, Ngidi included in SA one-day squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Lungi Ngidi to miss ODIs against Sri Lanka with abdomen injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Olivier, Ngidi added to South Africa squad for second Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 13-17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "South Africa pick Ngidi and Zondo for India ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "3rd ODI (D/N), India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Markram, Ngidi awarded CSA central contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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