Lungi Ngidi did not start for Delhi Capitals in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Monday.Ngidi has been ruled out for DC’s next match also against Rajasthan Royals on May 1, Cricbuzz reported.The report also states that the ICC mandates a mandatory seven-day inactivity period for any player diagnosed with concussion. He added that Ngidi was asked to follow the same rule even though the IPL playing conditions did not specifically mention it. He was released from hospital later that evening after scans showed no serious problems.
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Venugopal Rao explains where Delhi Capitals lost the game when they were chasing a big numberThe South African fast bowler was taken to hospital after a serious on-field incident during Delhi Capitals’ match against Punjab Kings on Saturday.In the third innings of Punjab Kings, bowled by Axar Patel, Ngidi tried to catch a high shot from Priyansh Arya.He stepped over to make the catch, but failed to complete the attempt and stretched back without getting his fingers on the ball.He then fell heavily on his head, leading to a stoppage in play for more than 10 minutes. Vipraj Nigam came on as a concussion substitute.Ngidi was stretchered off the field and taken to hospital for scans.This is the second injury setback for the Delhi Capitals pace unit after Mitchell Starc missed the start of the season due to Cricket Australia fitness tests. He later joined the team before the Punjab Kings match, but was allowed to play only from 1.For the RCB match, Delhi Capitals have included overseas pacers Kyle Jamieson and Dushmanth Chameer in their playing eleven.
