Lungi Ngidi
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| Full name | Lungisani True-man Ngidi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1996 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "Lungi Ngidi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ Northerns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Rabada dominates CSA awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Behardien to lead in T20 as SA ring changes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 1st T20I: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, Jan 20, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Miller powers SA to victory in 10-over thrash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "De Villiers, Ngidi included in SA one-day squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Lungi Ngidi to miss ODIs against Sri Lanka with abdomen injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Olivier, Ngidi added to South Africa squad for second Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "2nd Test, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 13-17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "South Africa pick Ngidi and Zondo for India ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Markram, Ngidi awarded CSA central contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
External links
- Lungi Ngidi at ESPNcricinfo
- Lungi Ngidi at CricketArchive (subscription required)