Lungi Ngidi, known as the Gentle Giant, is a right-arm fast-medium bowler for South Africa. He made his Test debut in 2018, taking five wickets against India. Ngidi has played for various teams and is known for his speed and imposing stature. He was named ODI and T20I cricketer of the year in 2020. Ngidi is currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Industrial Sociology at the University of Pretoria.

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FULL NAME
Lungisani True-man Ngidi
NICKNAME
Gentle Giant
PLACE OF BIRTH
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BORN
29 March 1996
HEIGHT
6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
JERSEY NO.
22
BATTING STYLE
Right Handed Bat
BOWLING STYLE
Right-arm fast
ROLE
Bowler
TEAM
South Africa
IPL
Delhi Capitals
FATHER
Jerome Ngidi
HOBBIES
Swimming, Playing rugby, Watching football
SCHOOL
Hilton College, Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal
LUNGI NGIDI’S INSTAGRAM
@lungingidi
LUNGI NGIDI’S FACEBOOK
@NgidiLungi
LUNGI NGIDI’S TWITTER
@NgidiLungi
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STATS

Format Matches Innings Runs BF HS AVG SR Not Out 4s 6s 50s 100s 200s
TEST 19 30 97 229 19 4.85 42.36 10 14 1 0 0 0
ODI 62 26 123 234 20 11.18 52.56 15 8 6 0 0 0
T20 43 13 41 52 13 8.2 78.85 8 4 0 0 0 0
IPL 14 - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0
Format TEST ODI T20 IPL
Matches 19624314
Innings 302613-
Runs 9712341-
BF 22923452-
HS 192013-
AVG 4.8511.188.2-
SR 42.3652.5678.85-
Not Out 10158-
4s 1484-
6s 160-
50s 0000
100s 0000
200s 0000

MATCHES

Australia AUS
212 & 207
Result
138 & 282
South Africa won by 5 wkts June 11, 2025 10:30 am
South Africa RSA
South Africa RSA
313/2 (79)
Result
48/1 (11)
Match drawn June 3, 2025 11:00 am
Zimbabweans Zimbabweans
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