South Africa cricket group suffered a serious blow to their bowling assault as star pacer Lungi Ngidi was ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against India due to an damage. Ngidi suffered a left lateral ankle spray on Friday and can also be anticipated to miss the Test series beginning on Boxing Day.
The 27-year-old right-arm pacer was named in each T20I and Test groups for the India series. But he sprained his left ankle throughout coaching and was launched from the camp. Ngidi will bear rehabilitation with the Momentum Multiply Titans and shall be below the supervision of the medical group.
With Kagiso Rabada being given relaxation, the administration has referred to as Western Province pacer Beuran Hendricks as Ngidi’s direct replacement. Beuran will be part of South Africa’s sturdy tempo assault of Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Marco Jansen and Andile Phehlukwayo for the three-match T20I series against India.
South Africa host the World no.1 Indian facet within the three-match T20I series beginning on December 10. Captain Temba Bavuma and star pacer Kagiso Rabada are rested to give attention to the two-match Test series. Aiden Markram leads the group within the white-ball series with Ottniel Baartman and Nandre Burger in competition for his or her T20I debut.
Ngidi struggled to make an impression within the lately concluded ICC World Cup 2023 in India with 10 wickets in eight innings and was later dropped from the enjoying eleven for the semifinal recreation against Australia. On the opposite hand, the likes of Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee have been spectacular all through the event and are half of each the T20I and Test groups for the India series.
South Africa T20I squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Lizaad Williams, Beuran Hendricks, Lungi Ngidi (ruled out)
