At almost two-metres tall and hitting speeds of well over 140kph, Ngidi has emerged as one of the most exciting fast bowling prospects in the world. Handed a debut in T20s in 2017, he went on to win the man of the match tag in his first T20 and Test match. With premiere fast bowler Dale Steyn battling injuries and the subsequent retirement of Morne Morkel, Ngidi is fast emerging as one of the pillars of the Proteas attack. In combination with Kagiso Rabada, the duo is expected to set the world on fire in the coming years.
Read MoreAccording to an ICC statement, all three players have passed their fitness tests at the CSA's strength and conditioning camp.
Ngidi has been diagnosed with a "significant Grade 1 hamstring muscle tear", which he picked up during warm-ups ahead of the Mzansi Super League play-offs, Cricket South Africa confirmed on Sunday.
The 23-year-old South African fast bowler has seen poverty closely but it has never been able to impede his rapid strides in international cricketer as he hopes to build on his four Tests and 22 ODIs.
Lungi Ngidi played just the opening two games of the ongoing tournament before suffering from a hamstring injury against Bangladesh.
Lungi Ngidi, who went for 34 runs in his four overs on Sunday against Bangladesh, limped off the field with hamstring trouble after the end of the seventh over.
South Africa fast bowler Lungi Ngidi finished with figures of 3/66 and took the crucial wickets of Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali.
Ngidi is keen to settle the scores between both the sides as India opens their account in the World Cup against South Africa.
On Saturday, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming had said they had gone in for Kuggeleijn, who bowls quick and bats well.
Players of the two teams trained under lights at the iconic Chidambaram stadium.
Ngidi had felt discomfort while bowling during the last ODI against Sri Lanka at Newlands and immediately stopped bowling.
The result wasn't on the cards after South Africa lost their last six wickets for 21 runs to fall to a mediocre total of 251 all out batting first.
Lungi Ngidi had proved his fitness after recovering from a knee injury sustained last year.
Zimbabwe's batsmen struggled again to set a challenging total and the tourists have now lost five straight games in South Africa.
Pacer Lungi Ngidi conceded only 10 runs and took four wickets before Suresh Raina hit a measured 61 as Chennai Super Kings eliminated Kings XI Punjab from the IPL with a five-wicket win, a result which sealed Rajasthan Royals' place in the playoffs in Pune.
The Durban-born pacer has been bought for 50 lakhs by two-time champions Chennai Super Kings on the day 2 of IPL Player Auction at Ritz-Carlon hotel in Bengaluru on Sunday.
According to South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis, the hosts were pretty much on top of India in all five days of the game.
Failing to perform in the series, which was titled as a ‘litmus test’ for the No.1 Test side, India collapsed in a competitive 287-run target chase.
For young South African pacer, making his Test debut in front of his home crowd is a dream come true moment.
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