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Lungi Ngidi is set to miss Monday’s match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) because he is recovering from a serious head injury suffered during Delhi Capitals' (DC) last match against Punjab Kings (PBKS). During the match on Saturday, April 25, Ngidi suffered a nasty fall while attempting a high catch. He landed heavily on the back of his head and neck.Play was halted for 15 minutes as he was fitted with a neck brace and taken off the field in an ambulance. The Delhi Traffic Police even created a green corridor to get him to the hospital in just 11 minutes.
Match No.39 DC XI: S. Parakh, KL. Rahul (wk), N. Rana, S. Rizvi, T. Stubbs, D. Miller, A. Patel (c), D. Chameera, K. Yadav, T. Natarajan, K. Jamieson.https://t.co/HIiNNEutP0 | #TATAIPL | #DCvRCB
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He was discharged from the hospital late Saturday night after a CT scan came out normal. Ngidi has since returned to the team hotel and posted a message on social media saying he is "all good".Despite the positive update, team management is taking a cautious approach due to the nature of the head injury. He is currently under observation by medical staff and is expected to be rested for today's clash to ensure a full recovery. With Ngidi out, Delhi Capitals are expected to make changes to their bowling attack:
Player availability update for tonight's game between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru: DC - Lungi Ngidi has returned to the team hotel after being cleared of any serious injury, but he is unlikely to feature in the immediate future RCB - Phil Salt has been ruled… pic.twitter.com/A9wLaT6NdO
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Dushmantha Chameera: The Sri Lankan pacer is a likely choice to come into the starting XI.
Vipraj Nigam: He previously stepped in as a concussion substitute for Ngidi and remains an option.
Mitchell Starc: While Starc has joined the DC squad, he is reportedly being eased back from a shoulder injury and may only be available from May 1st.
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Phil salt to miss match due to unspecified injury
Match No.39 RCB XI: V. Kohli, D. Padikkal, R. Patidar (c), J. Sharma (wk), T. David, R. Shepherd, K. Pandya, B. Kumar, J. Hazlewood, R Salam, S. Sharma.https://t.co/HIiNNEutP0 | #TATAIPL | #DCvRCB
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Phil Salt is missing today's clash against Delhi Capitals (DC) due to an unspecified injury sustained during a practice session prior to RCB's previous game. RCB mentor Dinesh Karthik confirmed on Sunday that Salt is "injured for the moment" and is still in the recovery phase.He has reportedly stayed back in Bengaluru to continue his rehabilitation and did not travel to Delhi with the rest of the squad. Phil Salt was not present in the class against GT as well and the management is most likely to continue with the English batsman, Jacob Bethell who also played in the last match and scored only 14 runs in 11 balls.
