Ngidi suffered a hamstring injury in the team's match against Bangladesh on June 2 and he was ruled out for ten days
South Africa have lost both their matches of the premier tournament and there is an immediate need for them to reinvigorate themselves
Rhodes took to Twitter and said that relying on a couple of players wouldn't work and it was a case of some poor batting which resulted in South Africa's second defeat in the showpiece event
Facing title contenders India at Southampton on Wednesday is hardly what South Africa would have preferred as they fight to stay in contention for a semi-final berth
The selectors will face a conundrum since the team does not have space to accommodate Phehlukwayo, Morris, Pretorius despite their impressive performances in the warm-up game
It is an interesting concept - letting the players work on their skills in singular cocoons ahead of an important series