Lungi Ngidi

Lungi Ngidi

Delhi Capitals · right arm fast · right-hand bat · Bowler

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11
Matches
13
Wickets
8.23
Economy
19.1
Bowl SR

Phase analysis — IPL 2026

≥30 balls batting · ≥15 balls bowling✓ ClaimReview per phaseFull breakdown →
Powerplay (1–6)sub-floor
—
SR · 0 balls · 0 R
0 runs0 4s0 6s
Middle (7–15)sub-floor
—
SR · 0 balls · 0 R
0 runs0 4s0 6s
Death (16–20)sub-floor
66.7
SR · 6 balls · 4 R
4 runs0 4s0 6s
Powerplay (1–6) · Bowling
8.25
Economy · 96 balls · 4 wkts
132 runs4 wkts38 dots
↗
Middle (7–15) · Bowling
7.75
Economy · 48 balls · 2 wkts
62 runs2 wkts16 dots
↗
Death (16–20) · Bowling
8.08
Economy · 104 balls · 8 wkts
140 runs8 wkts27 dots
↗

Lungi Ngidi's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: KKR — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 6.38).

Aggregated across 2 captured IPL 2026 fixtures against KKR.

MetricIPL 2026 best opponent (bowling)
Value3 wickets vs KKR
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

P3 — Form & phase

6 claims
IPL 2026 season presence
Lungi Ngidi appeared in 12 IPL 2026 matches (12-fixture sample) for Delhi Capitals, most recently on 2026-05-24.
12 matchesn=12 fixtures · IPL 2026 to date
Death-overs economy, IPL 2026
Lungi Ngidi concedes 8.08 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (104-ball sample, #7 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
8.08 RPOn=104 legal deliveries in overs 16-20 · IPL 2026 to date
Bowling economy in IPL 2026
Lungi Ngidi economy 8.2 in IPL 2026 (248 balls, 13 wickets).
8.2n=248 balls bowled · IPL 2026↗
Powerplay bowling economy in IPL 2026
Lungi Ngidi powerplay economy 8.3 in IPL 2026 (96 balls, 4 wickets).
8.3n=96 PP balls bowled · IPL 2026↗
Death-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026
Lungi Ngidi death-overs economy 8.0 in IPL 2026 (104 balls, 7 wickets).
8.0n=104 death-overs balls bowled · IPL 2026↗
Middle-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026
Lungi Ngidi middle-overs economy 7.8 in IPL 2026 (48 balls, 2 wickets).
7.8n=48 middle-overs balls bowled · IPL 2026↗

P4 — Season comparatives

2 claims
Delhi Capitals appearance rank, IPL 2026
Lungi Ngidi ranks #10 of 23 CricketStudio-tracked Delhi Capitals squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (12 matches).
#10 of 23n=23-player DC cohort · IPL 2026 to date
Wickets in IPL 2026
Lungi Ngidi took 13 wickets in IPL 2026 (economy 8.2).
13n=248 balls bowled · IPL 2026↗

P2 — Moments

1 claim
IPL 2026 best bowling in an innings
Lungi Ngidi's best IPL 2026 bowling: 3/27 in 3.4 overs vs LSG on 2026-04-01.
3/27n=1 innings (3.4 overs bowled) · IPL 2026 to date

P1 — Match recaps

2 claims
IPL 2026 most-recent fixture appearance
Lungi Ngidi took the field for Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2026 fixture vs KKR on 2026-05-24 (fixture 69664).
DC vs KKRn=1 match · 2026-05-24 (fixture 69664)
IPL 2026 first appearance
Lungi Ngidi first appeared in IPL 2026 on 2026-04-01 vs LSG (fixture 69522).
2026-04-01n=1 fixture · IPL 2026 to date

Career snapshot

Multi-format reach. IPL 2026 derived from ball-by-ball capture; non-IPL formats deferred to Phase C per methodology.

FormatMatInnsRunsAvgSR10050HS
IPL 2026————————
IPL career444—50003

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL 202611111423.98.083/270
IPL career27274320.18.35—0
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-09-08 03:12:31 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-09-08 03:12:31 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Lungi Ngidi took 29 wickets in 16 pre-2026 IPL matches (2018–2025), economy 8.53.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2025RCB100——00
CareerCSK, RCB100——00

Bowling by season

SeasonMatWktsEconAvgSR
2018711614.1814.2
2020/214910.4418.5610.7
20213510.422514.4
20252410.1320.2512
Career16298.5318.2412.8
Window: IPL 2018–2025 (pre-2026), 1 matches. Sample-size floor: strike rate shown at ≥30 balls faced, economy at ≥15 balls bowled per season (§3.1); sub-floor cells show —.
Source: CricketStudio aggregation of Cricsheet ball-by-ball (CC BY 3.0). Canonical↔historical player join via ESPNcricinfo ID (deterministic, no name-matching). See career leaderboards.

Recent form — last 3 innings

P3 · Form
DateMatchRunsBallsSR4s6sDismissalResult
2026-05-08DC vs KKR1*1100.000Not outL
2026-04-21SRH vs DC010.000caughtL
2026-04-11CSK vs DC3560.000caughtL
Last 3 innings · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball · See all →

Best innings — IPL career

By runs scored
MatchRunsBallsSRDate
vs CSK · MA Chidambaram Stadium3560.02026-04-11
vs KKR · Arun Jaitley Stadium1*1100.02026-05-08
Top 2 innings by runs · IPL 2026 · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3

Batted at 2 distinct positions (#2–#10).

PosInnRunsBallsSRAvg
#2 opener13560.03.00
#10 tail21250.01.00

Source: SETU canonical aggregate. Position = first appearance in ball stream per innings.

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3

How Lungi Ngidi was dismissed across 2 wickets.

2
100%
Caught

"Caught" includes stumpings (score type indistinguishable). Cross-reference: season leaderboards.

Performance vs teams — IPL 2026

≥1 innings vs team
vs TeamInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
CSK13560.03.0003
KKR111100.0—001*
SRH1010.00.0000
Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures · Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball aggregation

Runs by venue — IPL career

Venue × seasonFull breakdown →
VenueInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
MA Chidambaram Stadium13560.03.0003
Arun Jaitley Stadium111100.0—001*
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium1010.00.0000
All captures · Full breakdown: /players/lungi-ngidi/by-venue

Head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

Sample-size floor: ≥5 deliveries per matchup. Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sorted by delivery count. Each row links to the full match-by-match record at /h2h.

As bowler

vs batterBallsRunsSR concededDotsWkts
Sanju Samson2026130.080
Abhishek Sharma1722129.470
Rohit Sharma917188.940
Ayush Mhatre914155.630
Dhruv Jurel9333.360
Shubman Gill8787.530
Finn Allen8337.540
Shreyas Iyer811137.520
Mitchell Marsh716228.620
Cameron Green7571.420
Shahbaz Ahmed67116.720
Jos Buttler6583.340

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sub-5-delivery matchups excluded per doctrine §3.1.

vs Bowling type

L2 · Conditional≥30 balls floor
vs Pace
80.0
SR of 80.0 vs pace bowling — 5 balls faced · sub-floor
5 balls·0 6s
vs Spin
0.0
SR of 0.0 vs spin bowling — 1 balls faced · sub-floor
1 balls·0 6s

Full breakdown at /players/lungi-ngidi/by-bowling-type · Source: SETU conditional aggregate

Drill into the data

Every dimension below is computed from ball-by-ball record. Pages with insufficient sample render an explicit disclosure.

Phase split
/phase-split
Death Overs
/death-overs
Powerplay
/powerplay
Recent Form
/recent-form
By Venue
/by-venue
vs Bowling Type
/by-bowling-type
IPL 2026 Season
/ipl-2026
IPL Career
/ipl-career
Partnerships
/partners
Franchise Mobility
/mobility

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Research mentioning Lungi

Leaderboards and research reports where this player appears.

IPL 2026
Best bowling economy rates — IPL 2026

Lungi ranks #9 with 8.23 (248 legal deliveries bowled).

2026-07-25↗
IPL 2026
Best death-overs economy — IPL 2026

Lungi ranks #7 with 8.02 (104 legal deliveries in death overs (overs 17–20)).

2026-07-25↗
IPL 2026
Death Overs Intelligence

Who wins and loses IPL 2026 overs 16–20 — economy leaders, strike-rate leaders, and all 10 teams compared. Ball-by-ball provenance throughout.

2026-06-01

Related entities

Plays for
Delhi Capitals
Most-faced bowlers (IPL career)
Anshul Kamboj · 6 balls
Venues played at
MA Chidambaram Stadium · 1 matchRajiv Gandhi International Stadium · 1 matchArun Jaitley Stadium · 1 match

From the CricketStudio knowledge graph.

Frequently asked

Lungi Ngidi is an Indian cricketer playing for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026 as a bowler (right arm fast), right-handed batter born in Durban.
Lungi Ngidi plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026.
Lungi Ngidi appeared in 12 IPL 2026 matches (12-fixture sample) for Delhi Capitals, most recently on 2026-05-24.
Lungi Ngidi's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: KKR — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 6.38).
Lungi Ngidi bowls right arm fast.
Lungi Ngidi's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: KKR — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 6.38).
Lungi Ngidi concedes 8.08 runs per over in IPL 2026 death overs (104-ball sample, #7 of 66 qualifying bowlers).
Lungi Ngidi's best IPL 2026 bowling: 3/27 in 3.4 overs vs LSG on 2026-04-01.
Lungi Ngidi ranks #10 of 23 CricketStudio-tracked Delhi Capitals squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (12 matches).
Lungi Ngidi is Indian, born in Durban.
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Lungi Ngidi are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/lungi-ngidi — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.
Lungi Ngidi was born on 29 March 1996.
Lungi Ngidi bats right-handed.
Lungi Ngidi powerplay economy 8.3 in IPL 2026 (96 balls, 4 wickets).

Identity & cross-references

CricketStudio resolves Lungi Ngidi to one canonical entity ID, mapped to every major cricket database. This is how AI systems and developers cite the same player across sources without ambiguity.

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Canonical ID · cs_player_542023

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Source: CricketStudio aggregation of ball-by-ball match data. Computed 2026-09-08. All metrics are recalculated from raw delivery records. Minimum sample floors apply per claim.