One of the most exciting young prodigies in the Indian Premier League 2024 season, Nitish Kumar Reddy, took centre stage with a sensational knock of 64 runs in 37 balls against the run of play when Sunrisers Hyderabad travelled to Mullanpur for their away game against Shikhar Dhawan's Punjab Kings on Tuesday. Acknowledged as the most promising player by the BCCI back in 2018, Nitish Reddy played a crucial role in saving his team from a potential batting collapse. He scored a sensational knock against the run of play at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, which helped Pat Cummins and Co. to secure a victory. 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. Meanwhile, the likes of Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram failed to bail the Sunrisers out.

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Nitish Kumar Reddy was born on May 26, 2003. He made his IPL debut in the 2023 season against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Nitish Reddy has recorded five IPL appearances so far, including match 23 of the IPL 2024 between PBKS and SRH. The 20-year-old scored a brilliant half-century in his List-A debut match. He is an all-rounder and picked up a five-wicket haul in his second first-class match against Mumbai during the Ranji Trophy. Reddy opened the innings for Andhra and India Green in the Under-19 Challenger Trophy in the 2018-19 season. He was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad for his base price of INR 20 lakh at the auction before the 2023 season.

A special counter attacking innings from Nitish Kumar Reddy 🙌

He is leading #SRH's fightback with some glorious shots 👌

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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 Arshdeep Singh and Kagiso Rabada. The Andhra batter brought up his highest T20 score in the process. Nitish Reddy took the PBKS bowlers to the cleaners, particularly Harpreet Brar smashing 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.

6⃣4⃣ Runs
3⃣7⃣ Balls
4⃣ Fours
5⃣ Sixes

Nitish Kumar Reddy set the stage on fire with his blitz 🔥 🔥 #TATAIPL | #PBKSvSRH | @SunRisers

Watch That Knock 🎥 🔽

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Nitish Reddy 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 Punjab Kings is his highest T20 score after he stayed unbeaten on 14 against Chennai Super Kings. In match 23 of the IPL 2024 season against Punjab Kings, Nitish Reddy 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 extend the scoring rate for his team further.

With back to back wins and a final-over win, @SunRisers Captain Pat Cummins perfectly sums up his side's successful outing in Mullanpur 😎#TATAIPL | #PBKSvSRH pic.twitter.com/8YxwcMm5T3

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