World Cup 2019: Lungi Ngidi to skip clash against India due to injury

Ngidi sustained a hamstring injury in the game against Bangladesh on Sunday and will be sidelined for 10 days

After losing both their matches in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, South Africa have received another major blow. Young spearhead Lungi Ngidi sustained a hamstring injury in the game against Bangladesh on Sunday and will be sidelined for 10 days. Ngidi bowled only four overs against Bangladesh and walked back to the dressing room after the conclusion of the seventh over. Ngidi did not make a comeback on the field for the rest of the match. “He was assessed and clinically we felt that he had a left hamstring strain. 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,” ICC quoted Dr Mohammed Moosajee, team manager, as saying. Ngidi has been in an impeccable form as he got hold of three wickets during their World Cup opening match against England and conceded 66 runs in his 10 overs. Whereas he did not get much time to make his mark in the second game as he bowled only four overs and gave away 34 runs. After suffering an embarrassing 104-run defeat at the hands of England, South Africa continued their dismal run in the World Cup as Bangladesh trounced them by 21 runs. Besides Ngidi, Dale Steyn also has a shoulder injury that has put him on the benches since the Proteas began their World Cup campaign. Therefore, the absence of Ngidi is expected to further deteriorate their performance in the premier tournament. South Africa will now play against India on June 5.