Cricket World Cup 2019: South Africa's Dale Steyn ruled out of tournament with shoulder injury
Left-arm quick Beuran Hendricks has been called up as his replacement
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Your support makes all the difference.Dale Steyn has been officially ruled out of the remainder of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, it has been announced.
The South African seamer had been battling to overcome a shoulder injury in time for Wednesday's make-or-break clash with India in Southampton.
But the 35-year-old has been forced to admit defeat in that fitness quest, leaving head coach Ottis Gibson's side struggling on the injury front.
South Africa have called up left-arm pace bowler Beuran Hendricks as a replacement, with Lungi Ngidi also nursing a hamstring problem - and that after Anrich Nortje was ruled out with a thumb issue before the tournament even started.
"The ICC has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 has approved Beuran Hendricks as a replacement player for Dale Steyn in the South Africa squad for the remainder of the tournament," read an International Cricket Council (ICC) statement.
"Bowler Steyn has suffered a second shoulder injury which has not responded to treatment and has ruled him out of bowling for the foreseeable future. His replacement Hendricks is a left-arm fast bowler.
"The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad."
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