World Cup 2019: Dale Steyn ruled of rest of the tournament; replacement announced

Cricket South Africa took their official social media handle to confirm the development on Tuesday. Pacer Beuran Hendricks has been named Steyn’s replacement

In a major blow to South Africa in the middle of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, ace speedster Dale has been officially ruled out of the remainder of the tournament. He suffered a shoulder injury which apparently not responded to treatment, leading to his ousting from the 15-man squad. The Cricket South Africa took their official social media handle to confirm the development on Tuesday. Pacer Beuran Hendricks has been named Steyn’s replacement. Here’s the post:

#BreakingNews Dale Steyn out of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with Beuran Hendricks to replace him. More to follow. #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/vZLZWj6kw4

— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) June 4, 2019

Steyn has suffered a second shoulder injury which has not responded to treatment and has ruled him out of bowling for the foreseeable future. pic.twitter.com/zAro5UcQ70

— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) June 4, 2019

Steyn's replacement Hendricks is a left-arm fast bowler.#CWC19 pic.twitter.com/cYDHiYP5lU

— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) June 4, 2019

In a statement released by the Proteas said Steyn “has suffered a second shoulder injury which has not responded to treatment and has ruled him out of bowling for the foreseeable future”. The pacer had limped off the field with hamstring trouble after the end of the seventh over against Bangladesh in the match which saw Proteas lose by 21 runs. It was later confirmed that he would not take the ball again for the rest of the game and had been ruled out of the match. Team manager Mohammed Moosajee had also confirmed that Ngidi would be forced to miss South Africa's clash against India. "He was assessed and clinically we felt that he had a left hamstring strain," the ICC website quoted Moosajee as saying. "We decided not to let him go out there and bowl any further in this match. "So currently, it probably means that he'll be out for about a week to 10 days, but we'll have scans done tomorrow. The plan will be probably to get him ready for the West Indies match." South Africa will be chasing their first win of the tournament on Wednesday when they take on India.