IPL 2024: Who is Nitish Reddy? Everything You Need to Know About SRH's young batting sensation

Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Nitish Reddy smashed his maiden IPL half-century against Punjab Kings. His knock came in the back of SRH’s top-order collapse carried out by PBKS bowlers. While the likes of Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram failed to bail the Sunrisers out, it was Reddy who showcased his prowess at the right time. The batter played his only fourth Indian Premier League game on Tuesday. 

Reddy took the PBKS bowlers to the cleaners as his colleagues struggled to cope with the pace. He particularly smashed the key bowler of PBKS, Harpreet Brar for three sixes and three boundaries. He fetched 23 runs off Brar’s over and changed the momentum of the game. His 64 runs in 37 balls made his knock seem like he was batting on a different pitch altogether. The Andhra batter brought up his highest T20 score in the process.

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It is worth noting that, Reddy was bought by the Hyderabad franchise for a base price of 20 lakh during IPL 2023. He has played 17 first-class games and has scored 566 runs with a highest score of 159. He has got two half-centuries and a ton to his name. The 20-year-old’s 64 runs against PBKS is his highest T20 score after he stayed unbeaten on 14 against Chennai Super Kings.

On Tuesday, the right-handed- batter smashed five maximums and four boundaries in his blissful innings. He batted at a strike rate of 172.97. He eventually got out to Arshdeep Singh trying to further extend the run rate for his team.