Lungi Ngidi, who was the pick of the South African bowlers in the tournament opener against England, limped off the field with a hamstring strain in the seventh over of the match against Bangladesh.
Lungi Ngidi had struggled early on, giving away 34 runs off his four overs but a shot at redemption was cut short by the hamstring injury.
Team manager Mohammed Moosajee confirmed that Ngidi will miss South Africa’s clash against India and hoped the pacer would be fit for the match against the West Indies on June 10.
“He was assessed and clinically we felt that he had a left hamstring strain,” Moosajee was quoted as saying by the ICC website.
“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 already have a few injury worries in the squad. Captain Faf du Plessis had admitted during the tournament opener that Dale Steyn was only 80 per cent fit and hoped he would be ready in time to face India.
