L Ngidi: runs, wickets and records

L Ngidi appears in 218 recorded men's matches, from 20 January 2017 to 24 May 2026, most often for South Africa, Paarl Royals and Chennai Super Kings. The matches split as 20 in Test matches, 70 in One Day Internationals, 63 in Twenty20 Internationals and 65 in franchise Twenty20 leagues. The most frequent opponents in the records are India (29 matches), Australia (25 matches) and England (23 matches). The ground used most often is Boland Park, Paarl, with 14 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 97 runs in 30 innings, an average of 4.85 and a highest score of 19, with 8 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 123 runs in 28 innings, an average of 10.25, a strike rate of 49.8 and a highest score of 20*, with 5 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 59 runs in 18 innings, an average of 11.80, a strike rate of 81.9 and a highest score of 13*, with 2 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 37 runs in 18 innings, an average of 4.11, a strike rate of 75.5 and a highest score of 13*, with 3 ducks.

In Test matches, the bowling record is 58 wickets in 35 innings, an average of 23.38, an economy rate of 3.16, a strike rate of 44.4 balls per wicket and best figures of 6 for 39, including 3 five-wicket hauls.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 107 wickets in 69 innings, an average of 29.41, an economy rate of 5.82 and best figures of 6 for 58, including 2 five-wicket hauls.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 87 wickets in 63 innings, an average of 21.15, an economy rate of 8.66 and best figures of 5 for 39, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 77 wickets in 63 innings, an average of 26.08, an economy rate of 8.60 and best figures of 4 for 10.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 20* from 17 balls against Ireland at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi on 2 October 2024 (ODIs).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 39 against India at SuperSport Park on 13 January 2018. 6 for 58 against Australia at Mangaung Oval on 4 March 2020. 6 for 71 against India at SuperSport Park, Centurion on 26 December 2021. 5 for 19 against West Indies at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia on 10 June 2021. 5 for 39 against England at County Ground, Bristol on 27 July 2022.

In Test matches, the player's side won 10 and lost 9 of the 20 recorded matches (52.6% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 41 and lost 27 of the 70 recorded matches (60.3% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 27 and lost 34 of the 63 recorded matches (44.3% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 34 and lost 30 of the 65 recorded matches (53.1% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were India: 13 won, 15 lost in 29 matches, Australia: 14 won, 11 lost in 25 matches, England: 11 won, 11 lost in 23 matches, Sri Lanka: 12 won, 5 lost in 17 matches and West Indies: 7 won, 7 lost in 15 matches.

Matches by side: South Africa (153), Paarl Royals (24), Chennai Super Kings (14), Delhi Capitals (12), Pretoria Capitals (11), Seattle Orcas (2) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2).

The grounds used most often are Boland Park, Paarl (14), SuperSport Park, Centurion (12), Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (11), The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (11), Newlands (7) and The Wanderers Stadium (7).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2017 (2), 2018 (53), 2019 (13), 2020 (3), 2021 (32), 2022 (64), 2023 (48), 2024 (64), 2025 (33), 2026 (4).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2017 (6), 2018 (57), 2019 (15), 2020 (41), 2021 (36), 2022 (45), 2023 (33), 2024 (25), 2025 (41), 2026 (30).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2017 (3), 2018 (28), 2019 (10), 2020 (18), 2021 (18), 2022 (30), 2023 (29), 2024 (19), 2025 (36), 2026 (27).

In Test matches, 20 recorded dismissals: caught 60%, bowled 20%, run out 5% and caught and bowled 5%.

In Test matches: 1,988 dot balls (77.1% of legal deliveries), 100 maidens, 9 wides and 12 no-balls and wickets by caught 71%, bowled 19% and lbw 9%.

In One Day Internationals: 1,771 dot balls (54.6% of legal deliveries), 30 maidens, 119 wides and 7 no-balls and wickets by caught 77%, bowled 13% and lbw 7%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 548 dot balls (43.0% of legal deliveries), 1 maidens, 54 wides and 8 no-balls and wickets by caught 80%, bowled 15% and lbw 2%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 587 dot balls (41.9% of legal deliveries), 2 maidens, 63 wides and 3 no-balls and wickets by caught 68%, bowled 21% and lbw 8%.

Of the 10 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 20 January 2017 (South Africa v Sri Lanka) and the latest 9 February 2026 (South Africa v Canada): 1 in Test matches, 3 in One Day Internationals, 4 in Twenty20 Internationals and 2 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 13 January 2018 against India and the latest 11 June 2025 against Australia.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 7 February 2018 against India and the latest 6 December 2025 against India.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 20 January 2017 against Sri Lanka and the latest 4 March 2026 against New Zealand.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 30 April 2018 against Delhi Daredevils and the latest 24 May 2026 against Kolkata Knight Riders.

The most runs against a single opponent are 76 against Australia in 15 innings (average 8.44), 43 against India in 21 innings (average 3.58), 33 against Sri Lanka in 8 innings (average 16.50) and 27 against Pakistan in 8 innings (average 6.75).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 62 against India in 34 innings, 45 against Australia in 27 innings, 38 against England in 23 innings and 33 against Sri Lanka in 20 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are SuperSport Park, Centurion (21 runs in 7 innings), The Wanderers Stadium (19 runs in 4 innings), Kingsmead, Durban (18 runs in 4 innings) and Newlands, Cape Town (17 runs in 4 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 18 matches, 32 runs and 36 wickets; 2022: 30 matches, 64 runs and 45 wickets; 2023: 29 matches, 48 runs and 33 wickets; 2024: 19 matches, 64 runs and 25 wickets; 2025: 36 matches, 33 runs and 41 wickets; 2026: 27 matches, 4 runs and 30 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2025, with 36 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2024: 64. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2018: 57.