Delhi Capitals named Australia's young batting sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk as replacement for the injured South African pacer Lungisani Ngidi for IPL 2024.
Jake Fraser-McGurk, who has played two ODIs for Australia, joins DC for his reserve price of Rs 50 lakh after Ngidi was ruled out of the 2024 due to a back injury.
This is the second blow for Delhi Capitals just days before the start of IPL 2024. Harry Brook had pulled out of the T20 league on Thursday following the death of his grandmother, leaving DC without two key players for their campaign.
"Ngidi has been released by Delhi Capitals for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 as he continues his recovery from a lower back injury. The 27-year-old sustained the injury during the playoffs of the Betway SA20 last month," Cricket South Africa said in a media release.
21-year-old Fraser-McGurk broke AB de Villiers' record for the fastest century in a List A game when he slammed a 29-ball hundred for South Australia against Tasmania in the Marsh Cup 50-overs match.
The right-hander played an incredible innings of 125 from 38 balls, with 13 sixes and 10 fours as he went past the century mark in the ninth over of the South Australia innings.
Last month, he smashed 18-ball 41 to power Australia to a thumping eight-wicket victory against the West Indies in an ODI in Canberra.
Delhi Capitals were in the lookout for a top batter following Brook's withdrawal from IPL 2024 last week.
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