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South Africa Lungi Ngidi is a South African professional cricketer who has achieved significant milestones in Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I) formats, establishing himself as a key bowler for the national team and in various T20 leagues.
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Lungisani True-man Ngidi was born on March 29, 1996, in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Raised in Kloof, his early education was supported by a scholarship to Highbury Preparatory School. His parents worked diligently, with his mother as a domestic worker and his father as a maintenance worker at a local school. Ngidi received another scholarship to attend Hilton College School. During his initial three years at Hilton, he actively participated in rugby but later shifted his focus to cricket, where he was coached by former Zimbabwe all-rounder Neil Johnson. After completing his schooling, he pursued a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Industrial Sociology at the University of Pretoria.
Ngidi’s professional cricket career began with his inclusion in the Northerns cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. His talent was quickly recognized, leading to him being named the Africa T20 Cup Player of the Year in July 2016. He made his T20I debut for South Africa in January 2017 against Sri Lanka, where he was awarded man of the match. His Test debut followed in January 2018 against India, where he delivered an impactful performance, taking 7/87 in the match, including 6/39 in the second innings. Later the same year, he earned a national contract from Cricket South Africa. His ODI debut came in February 2018, also against India.
Throughout his career, Ngidi has been a consistent performer, achieving his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket in March 2020 against Australia, becoming the fastest South African bowler to take 50 ODI wickets in just 26 games. He also achieved a five-wicket haul in T20I cricket in July 2022 against England. Ngidi has played for several prominent T20 franchises, including Chennai Super Kings (2018–2021) and Delhi Capitals (2022) in the Indian Premier League, and the San Francisco Unicorns (2023-present) in Major League Cricket. He was a member of the South African team that won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final. Beyond cricket, Ngidi is known for his activism, having called for discussions on the Black Lives Matter movement within South African cricket in July 2020.
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