New Delhi, April 25 -- Delhi Capitals (DC) fast bowler Lungi Ngidi was stretchered off into an ambulance and taken off the field to eventually be hospitalised after suffering a head injury in the team's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday.

In the third over of Punjab Kings' innings, bowled by Axar Patel, Lungi Ngidi went for a catch off a lofted shot from Priyansh Arya. He tracked the ball while back-pedalling but never seemed in control of the attempt, stretching backwards without getting a fingertip to it. In the process, he landed heavily on his head, making for a worrying moment on the field.

The Delhi Capitals camp was visibly worried as a stretcher was...