Lungi Ngidi
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Champions Trophy 2025: Injury worries for key players of South Africa and Australia
Cricket | Jan 28, 2025, 09:56 AM ISTChampions Trophy is just three weeks away and injuries to key players have left South Africa and Australia worried. The showpiece event is set to commence on February 19 in Pakistan and UAE. Meanwhile, South Africa are dealing with injuries to players. Know more in detail here
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South Africa announce T20 World Cup 2024 squad; Aiden Markram to lead, Bavuma and Ngidi miss out
Cricket | Apr 30, 2024, 02:32 PM ISTCricket South Africa has announced a 15-strong squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean and the USA. Aiden Markram will continue to lead the side with pacer Anrich Nortje returning to the national team after 9 months. Two uncapped stars have been picked while Lungi Ngidi has missed out.
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Delhi Capitals sign Jake Fraser-McGurk as Lungi Ngidi's replacement for IPL 2024
Cricket | Mar 15, 2024, 10:22 AM ISTJake Fraser-McGurk is set to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the first time. Meanwhile, Lungi Ngidi, South Africa pacer, has been ruled out of the upcoming season. Ngidi is the latest addition to the long list of injured/unavailable for this season.
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India regain control of 2nd Test against South Africa after 23 wickets fall on Day 1 in Cape Town
Cricket | Jan 03, 2024, 10:38 PM IST23 wickets fell on Day 1 of the series decider between India and South Africa, only the second time in Test cricket history and for the first time on the opening day as the batters from both teams struggled in Cape Town. India are marginally ahead and will look to wrap the game up on the second day.
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South Africa given double injury boost ahead of Boxing Day Test against India
Cricket | Dec 24, 2023, 06:17 AM ISTSouth African head coach Shukri Conrad confirmed Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi's return to the nets on Saturday ahead of the Boxing Day Test match against India and also highlighted India's poor record in Rainbow Nation.
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IND vs SA: South Africa surrounded with injury concerns to first-choice pace attack
Cricket | Dec 14, 2023, 04:12 PM ISTSouth Africa and India are currently facing each other in the three-match T20I series and will then face in three ODIs as well. The two teams are scheduled to lock horns in the two-match Test series starting from December 26 which is also the part of World Test Championship.
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Lungi Ngidi ruled out of T20I series against India due to injury, Beuran Hendricks named replacement
Cricket | Dec 09, 2023, 06:27 AM ISTLungi Ngidi suffered a left lateral ankle spray on Friday and has been ruled out of the T20I series against India starting on December 10. Western Province's pacer Beuran Hendricks has been named as a replacement and will join the team ahead of the first game in Durban.
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Lungi Ngidi credits MS Dhoni for making him believe in himself
Cricket | Jul 17, 2022, 05:28 PM IST"Having someone of Dhoni's calibre put his trust in me to win him games when I was 22 was massive for me," said Ngidi.
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IND vs SA, 3rd Test: Reactions like that showed India were frustrated and under pressure, says Ngidi
Cricket | Jan 14, 2022, 09:58 AM ISTElgar was caught plumb by spinner R Ashwin in front of the stumps and umpire Marais Erasmus raised his finger.
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India vs South Africa 1st Test: Game on if we can restrict India under 350, says Ngidi
Cricket | Dec 26, 2021, 10:56 PM ISTNgidi's 41st over the double strike in successive balls pulled things back a bit for South Africa.
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A series like India can set the ball rolling in right direction for SA cricket says Lungi Ngidi
Cricket | Dec 13, 2021, 04:16 PM ISTNgidi is a part of the South Africa Test squad announced for the three-match series against Virat Kohli's men, starting December 26.
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IPL 2020: Ngidi’s shoddy last over takes momentum away from CSK as RR’s Jofra Archer hits 30
Cricket | Sep 22, 2020, 09:59 PM ISTThe South African pacer bowls nine deliveries in the 20th over, including three no balls, to conceded whopping 30 runs by Royals’ England star Jofra Archer.
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IPL 2020: Delhi Capitals' Kagiso Rabada, CSK duo Faf du Plessis and Lungi Ngidi land in UAE
Cricket | Sep 01, 2020, 11:37 AM ISTThe South African trio became the latest arrivals among overseas cricketers who are taking part in the upcoming edition of the cash-rich league.
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Hashim Amla thanks 'exceptional' Lungi Ngidi, comes in support of Black Lives Matter movement
Cricket | Jul 15, 2020, 06:57 PM ISTFormer South African batsman Hashim Amla has come in support of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement, and thanked Lungi Ngidi for standing up for the cause.
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Daren Sammy backs Lungi Ngidi after former South African players criticise pacer on 'BLM' stance
Cricket | Jul 10, 2020, 04:03 PM ISTNgidi had said that South African players should take a stand on the BLM movement, especially considering the history of segregation in the country.
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Former SA cricketers criticise Lungi Ngidi's Black Lives Matter stance; SACA backs him
Cricket | Jul 09, 2020, 10:37 PM ISTThe 24-year-old pacer had said that the racism issue is "something that we need to take very seriously and like the rest of the world is doing, make the stand."
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Have to figure out how we can play our roles in anti-racism movement: Graeme Smith
Cricket | Jul 09, 2020, 04:42 PM ISTLungi Ngidi has recently made it clear that he will be supporting the movement, just like the West Indies and England cricketers, who are wearing the BLM logo on the collar of their shirts in the ongoing Test series and have also paid the 'One Knee' tribute.
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Quinton de Kock, Lungi Ngidi dominate Cricket South Africa award nominations
Cricket | May 30, 2020, 04:23 PM ISTDe Kock and Ngidi have both been nominated in the following three categories: SA Men's Cricketer of the Year, ODI Cricketer of the Year and T20 Cricketer of the Year. In addition, the wicketkeeper-batsman has been nominated in Test Cricketer of the Year category.
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2nd ODI: Janneman Malan, Lungi Ngidi star as South Africa beat Australia by 6 wickets
Cricket | Mar 05, 2020, 08:22 AM ISTJanneman Malan scored 129 while Lungi Ngidi grabbed a career-best of 6/58 as South Africa beat Australia by 6 wickets in the second ODI.
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SA vs AUS 2nd T20I: Quinton de Kock, Lungi Ngidi help South Africa level series with 6-wicket win
Cricket | Feb 23, 2020, 10:37 PM ISTOpener David Warner was unbeaten on 67 off 56 balls at the end of the chase but Australia were 146/6 in reply to South Africa's 158/4. Ngidi gave South Africa the breakthrough by dismissing Australian captain Aaron Finch in the fifth over.