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Nitish Kumar Reddy: A new riser for Sunrisers Hyderabad

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HYDERABAD: When the whole team is collapsing at one end, Nitish Kumar Reddy, the hometown boy of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) scored his maiden IPL fifty (64 runs in 37 balls: 4×4, 5×6) in just 32 balls against Punjab Kings at the other end. Abdul Samad’s also scored blistering knock of 25 runs in just 12 balls, which helped SRH to put 182 runs in 20 overs.

While defending 182 runs, in the thrilling last over, when Punjab Kings required 29 runs, SRH won by just 2 runs. And Nitish Reddy won Player of The Match award for his outstanding knock.

In a previous match of SRH against Chennai Super Kings, Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 14 of 8 balls which followed today’s impeccable knock against Punjab Kings.

 

Nitish scored big sixes effortlessly, where Markram, Head, Klassen, and Abhishek failed to score big.

 

Innings progression of Nitish Kumar Reddy

SRH lost two early wickets in less than four overs. At one point Nitish scored just 14 runs in 18 balls. Then he changed his gears and scored the next 50 runs in just 19 balls, which included 3 fours and 5 sixes. He smashed 22 runs in the 15th over bowled by Harpreet Brar, which includes two fours and two sixes.

When Punjab prepared for Head, Abhishek and Klassen, Nitish Reddy came out of the syllabus and scored big in right and critical time. To know more about him check this https://hyderabadmail.com/nitish-kumar-reddy-srh/

 

Nitish Reddy | Player of the Match: “For me it’s like a big contribution for my team and for myself. I have been telling myself that I should believe in myself. The seamers were bowling really well, I didn’t want to take on them. I knew that the spinners would come and I wanted to attack them, I just did that. The whole tournament, they are bowling slow bouncers and it’s really working. I also used the dimensions to get the wicket. I just want to continue this performance with the bat or ball or with the fielding, I just want to be like this.”