IPL 2018: Lungi Ngidi of CSK enters record books vs KXIP
Lungi Ngidi of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) registered the best figures by an overseas bowler in Match 56 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018, against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at Chennai’s adopted home, in Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Ngidi finished with 4-1-10-4, thus improving on Doug Bollinger’s 4-1-13-4, against Deccan Chargers (DC) at Navi Mumbai, back in 2010. The list of best IPL figures for CSK is dominated by Ravindra Jadeja, who features thrice in the top five. Jadeja also holds the best figures ever for CSK.
| Best IPL figures for CSK bowlers | ||||||||
| O | M | R | W | Bowler | Against | Venue | Season | |
| 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | Ravindra Jadeja | Deccan Chargers | Visakhapatnam | 2012 | |
| 4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | Lakshmipathy Balaji | Kings XI Punjab | Chennai | 2008 | |
| 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | Ashish Nehra | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | 2015 | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Lungi Ngidi | overseas | Kings XI Punjab | Pune | 2018 |
| 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Ravindra Jadeja | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 2015 | |
| 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | Ravindra Jadeja | Kolkata Knight Riders | Ranchi | 2014 | |
| 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | Doug Bollinger | overseas | Deccan Chargers | Navi Mumbai | 2010 |
| 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | Mohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | Dubai | 2014 | |
| 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Makhaya Ntini | overseas | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | 2008 |
| 3.3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Lakshmipathy Balaji | Rajasthan Royals | East London | 2009 | |
| Cheapest 4-wicket hauls in IPL history | ||||||||
| O | M | R | W | Bowler | Against | Venue | Season | |
| 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | Ravindra Jadeja | Deccan Chargers | Visakhapatnam | 2012 | |
| 4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | Lakshmipathy Balaji | Kings XI Punjab | Chennai | 2008 | |
| 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | Ashish Nehra | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | 2015 | |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Lungi Ngidi | overseas | Kings XI Punjab | Pune | 2018 |
| 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Ravindra Jadeja | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 2015 | |
| 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | Ravindra Jadeja | Kolkata Knight Riders | Ranchi | 2014 | |
| 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | Doug Bollinger | overseas | Deccan Chargers | Navi Mumbai | 2010 |
| 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | Mohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | Dubai | 2014 | |
| 4 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Makhaya Ntini | overseas | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | 2008 |
| 3.3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Lakshmipathy Balaji | Rajasthan Royals | East London | 2009 | |
Ngidi also registered the second-best figures in IPL 2018, after Ankit Rajpoot (4-0-14-5) against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Hyderabad. Shreyas Gopal and Andrew Tye (both 4 for 16) have now been pushed down to third position.
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This is also the first 4-wicket haul for CSK this season. The previous best was Deepak Chahar’s 4-1-15-3. The previous best against KXIP was Jasprit Bumrah’s 4-0-15-3, while the best at Pune was Jadeja’s 4-0-18-3. Overall, this is the ninth four-wicket haul in IPL 2018.
Ngidi had to return home after his father passed away. He missed the early stage of the IPL 2018 but came back to take 9 wickets in 5 matches with an economy rate of 6.11. Of CSK bowlers, only Shardul Thakur (14 wickets in 11 matches) and Dwayne Bravo (11 in 11) have more wickets.