Who replaced Lungi Ngidi in Delhi Capitals squad for IPL 2024 ?

Lungi Ngidi has so far played 14 matches in the IPL and has taken 25 wickets.

Just a day after England star Harry Brook confirmed his withdrawal from the Delhi Capitals (DC) squad for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024), the Delhi-based franchise faced another huge setback as their overseas star pacer Lungi Ngidi also got ruled out of the IPL 2024 with an injury.

The South African pacer Ngidi last played for the Paarl Royals during the SA20 league in February 2024.

The right-arm fast bowler had earlier missed the three-match T20I series against India last year but made a return to the test side as he played the second test match against Rohit Sharma’s men in Cape Town earlier this year.

Delhi Capitals announce replacement of Lungi Ngidi for the IPL 2024 season

Ngidi, who is known for his lethal pace and pinpoint accuracy, has been forced to bow out of the cash-rich league due to an unfortunate injury. The speedster has played 14 IPL matches till now where he has bagged 25 wickets, making his absence a notable gap in DC’s bowling arsenal.

DC have roped in Australian all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk as a replacement for the South African pacer for the upcoming showpiece event on Friday. The franchise has acquired the Aussie all-rounder for his reserve price of Rs 50 lakhs.

“Delhi Capitals (DC) named all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk as a replacement for Lungisani Ngidi for the upcoming edition of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Ngidi, who has played 14 IPL matches and has 25 wickets against his name, was ruled out of the TATA IPL 2024 due to injury. Jake Fraser-McGurk has played 2 ODIs for Australia. He joins DC for his reserve price of INR 50 Lac,” a release from the IPL stated.

IPL 2024 to begin on 22nd March

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced schedule for first phase of the IPL 2024, where a total of 21 matches will be played from March 22 to April 7 due to the general elections in India. Despite Lok Sabha polls, the whole tournament will be held entirely in India.

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in opening clash of the tournament in Chennai on March 22. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals will be playing their home fixtures at Vizag on March 31 and April 3 against five-time champions CSK and two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), respectively. 

Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium will not be available to host the matches just days after hosting the Women’s Premier League final on March 17. DC’s other fixtures till April 7 include a match against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Jaipur on March 28 and against the five-time champion Mumbai Indians (MI) in Mumbai on April 7.

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