Phillip Hughes has died in hospital two days after he was hit by a bouncer at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Hughes had been rushed to hospital after he was hit in the head in the Sheffield Shield game.

He was admitted to intensive care after surgery, but was announced dead this afternoon.

Hughes had made 63 out of a Redbacks total of 2 for 136 while batting for South Australia in the match against New South Wales at the SCG.

He was hit in the head after misjudging a ball from Sean Abbott.

The 25-year-old was wearing a helmet but the ball hit him beneath the helmet. He bent over before collapsing on to the ground and was taken off the field on a stretcher.

He had been in an induced coma at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.