28Matches
42Wickets
4Runs
5Seasons
01 / Overview
Lungi Ngidi IPL career
Lungi Ngidi has played 28 IPL matches across 5 seasons (2018–2026), for Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals. With the bat Ngidi has 4 runs at a strike rate of 44.44, with a top score of 3. With the ball Ngidi has taken 42 wickets at an economy of 8.41, best figures 4/10. Ngidi's most wickets have come against Kolkata Knight Riders (9 in 5 matches).
IPL 2027 retention status
Lungi Ngidi is in the current Delhi Capitals squad as a bowler on a contract of ₹2 crore, one of 8 overseas players. DC must decide by 17 November 2026 whether to retain or release Ngidi; a released player goes into the pool for the 16 December 2026 mini-auction in Goa. The confirmed decision will be shown here once the retention lists are official.
02 / Teams
Lungi Ngidi IPL teams by season
Every franchise Ngidi has played for, most recent first. Seasons with no appearances are left out.
- 2026Delhi Capitals
- 2025Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- 2018–2021Chennai Super Kings
03 / Bowling
Lungi Ngidi IPL bowling stats by season
Best = best bowling in a match (wickets/runs), Avg = runs conceded per wicket, Econ = runs conceded per over.
| Season | Team | M | Overs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | 12 | 41.2 | 13 | 3/27 | 26.15 | 8.23 |
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3/30 | 20.25 | 10.12 |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3/28 | 25.00 | 10.42 |
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings | 4 | 16 | 9 | 3/38 | 18.56 | 10.44 |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 26 | 11 | 4/10 | 14.18 | 6.00 |
| Career | 28 | 103.2 | 42 | 4/10 | 20.69 | 8.41 |
04 / Head to head
Lungi Ngidi record against each IPL team
Runs and wickets against every opponent. Former names are grouped with the current franchise (Delhi Daredevils with Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab with Punjab Kings).
| Against | M | Runs | HS | SR | Wkts | Best | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 | 1 | 1* | 100.00 | 9 | 3/27 | 7.92 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 5 | 2/35 | 8.65 |
| Punjab Kings | 4 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 4/10 | 7.92 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 3 | 3 | 60.00 | 4 | 3/30 | 8.42 |
| Mumbai Indians | 3 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 3/38 | 11.17 |
| Delhi Capitals | 2 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 2/14 | 5.71 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 2/24 | 10.00 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 2/39 | 7.88 |
| Gujarat Titans | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1/24 | 6.00 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 3/27 | 7.36 |
05 / Salary
Lungi Ngidi IPL salary
| Current contract (DC) | ₹2 crore |
| IPL 2027 retention fee | Confirmed after 17 November 2026 |
Salaries for earlier seasons will be added once verified against official auction records. No figures are estimated.
06 / Squad
More Delhi Capitals players
- Axar PatelAll-rounder · ₹16.5 crore
- Rishabh PantWK-Batter · ₹15 crore
- KL RahulWK-Batter · ₹14 crore
- Mitchell StarcBowler · ₹11.75 crore
- Tristan StubbsWK-Batter · ₹10 crore
- Auqib NabiBowler · ₹8.4 crore
- Mukesh KumarBowler · ₹8 crore
- Nitish RanaBatter · ₹4.2 crore
- Abishek PorelWK-Batter · ₹4 crore
- Pathum NissankaBatter · ₹4 crore
- Ashutosh SharmaAll-rounder · ₹3.8 crore
- Ben DuckettBatter · ₹2 crore
See full Delhi Capitals retention list All IPL 2027 players, team by team
Data note. IPL stats are calculated from ball-by-ball records of every IPL match from 2008 to 2026 published by Cricsheet (ODC-BY licence). A handful of washed-out games have no ball-by-ball record, so totals can differ slightly from official figures. Prices are current contract values, not 2027 retention fees.