Nitish Reddy starred with the bat for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the two teams’ Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match on Thursday, May 2.
The right-handed batter smashed an unbeaten 76 runs off 42 balls at a strike rate of 180.95, including three boundaries and eight maximums. During his knock, he smashed 20 runs off leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in one over.
Reddy also added 96 runs with Travis Head and shared an unbeaten 70-run stand with Heinrich Klaasen for the third and fourth wickets, to help the host post 201 runs on the board.
The 20-year-old Andhra batter has been exceptional with the bat in IPL 2024. He has amassed 219 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 154.22, comprising two half-centuries.
Fans on X (formerly Twitter) lauded Nitish Reddy for his exploits against table toppers RR. One user wrote.
“We have a star in Nitish Kumar Reddy. The future is here.”
Another user shared similar sentiments, writing.
“Nitish Kumar Reddy should be groomed well. A potential seam bowling all rounder.”
One user pointed out Reddy’s carnage against Chahal and wrote.