IPL 2026: Lungi Ngidi to leave hospital soon after head injury

Delhi Capitals bowler Lungi Ngidi was rushed to hospital after sustaining ⁠a head injury during an Indian Premier League game on Saturday, but the South African is stable and will soon ‌be discharged, organisers said.Chasing a skier offered by Punjab Kings batter Priyank Arya, Ngidi back-pedalled ‌from his mid-off position but misjudged the ‌catch and tumbled, with the back of ‌his head hitting the ‌turf.Ngidi lay on the ground clutching his head and ​barely moving after ‌his brief ​interaction with the team ⁠physio.The 30-year-old was soon strapped onto a stretcher while an ambulance entered the field to ​take ⁠him to ⁠a city hospital while play was stopped for 15 minutes at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.”He ⁠was shifted to the hospital in an ambulance as he complained of a headache and neck pain,” IPL organisers said in a statement. “Ngidi is stable and is due ‌to be discharged shortly from the hospital.”Vipraj Nigam came in ​as concussion substitute for Ngidi but Delhi eventually lost the match by six wickets.