Lungi Ngidi has joined Anrich Nortjé on the sidelines for the Indian Premier League (IPL)‚ Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Wednesday.
Nortjé announced on social media that he had cried off from playing for Kolkata Knight Riders because of a shoulder injury.
That was followed by a CSA release saying a side strain had been Ngidi ruled out of playing for Chennai Super Kings by a side strain.
For the same reasons‚ neither Nortjé nor Ngidi played in the first T20 between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Newlands on Tuesday.
The silver lining is that both should be good to go for the significantly more important matter of the World Cup in England from the end of May.