Lungi Ngidi
89South Africa · PACE · 2018 to 2025 · on scorecards: L Ngidi
BATTING
- Matches
- 75
- Innings
- 31
- Runs
- 126
- Average
- 9
- Strike rate
- 48.83
- High score
- 20*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 115
- Average
- 29.13
- Economy
- 5.8
- Strike rate
- 30
- Best figures
- 6/58
- 4w / 5w
- 4 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 18 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Lungi Ngidi played 71 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2018 to 2025. The first came against India at Newlands, with a score of 6, and the last against India at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in 2025.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 68 wickets at 33.4 in 49 ODIs. The best bowling is 6 for 58 against Australia at Mangaung Oval in 2020. In all: 2 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 52 wickets at 26.9 at home and 36 wickets at 30.0 away. The most wickets came against Australia: 26 wickets at 17.0 in 11 ODIs. Wanderers Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 7 ODIs and 11 wickets at 30.1. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 42 of the ODIs Lungi Ngidi played and lost 27.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 71 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20* | 17 | Ireland | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 19* | 20 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 2018 | Lost |
| 15* | 10 | Bangladesh | SuperSport Park | 2022 | Lost |
| 12* | 23 | West Indies | Buffalo Park | 2023 | Lost |
| 9 | 21 | Ireland | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2024 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/58 | 10 | Australia | Mangaung Oval | 2020 | Won |
| 5/42 | 8.4 | Australia | Great Barrier Reef Arena | 2025 | Won |
| 4/51 | 9 | India | St George's Park | 2018 | Lost |
| 4/51 | 8 | Australia | SuperSport Park | 2023 | Won |
| 4/57 | 8.2 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2018 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 17 | 31.65 |
| India | 12 | 11 | 3.67 | 0/0 | 19 | 31.79 |
| Australia | 11 | 20 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 26 | 16.96 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 19 | 20.37 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 5 | 1.67 | 0/0 | 8 | 47.13 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 15 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 83.50 |
| Ireland | 4 | 29 | 29.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 44.00 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 50.25 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 8 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 30.00 |
| West Indies | 2 | 12 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 121.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 4 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 11.25 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 34.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 31 | 53 | 13.25 | 0/0 | 52 | 26.88 |
| Away | 24 | 28 | 5.60 | 0/0 | 36 | 29.97 |
| Neutral | 16 | 42 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 21 | 35.19 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22 | 47 | 15.67 | 0/0 | 41 | 23.10 |
| 2020s | 49 | 76 | 8.44 | 0/0 | 68 | 33.37 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 7 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 11 | 30.09 |
| SuperSport Park | 6 | 21 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 9 | 31.44 |
| Newlands | 4 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 40.75 |
| Mangaung Oval | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 21.33 |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 3 | 29 | 29.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 35.75 |
| Boland Park | 3 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 25.80 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 2018 at Newlands
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2025 at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 29 March 1996
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 258
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 4
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