Sunrisers Hyderabad’s young talent, Nitish Kumar Reddy, showcased his prowess in the IPL with a stellar half-century against Punjab Kings on April 9. Coming in to bat at number four, the 20-year-old Vizag cricketer played a pivotal role in rescuing his team from a precarious position.

Despite SRH losing three wickets in the powerplay, Reddy’s innings provided a much-needed boost for the Orange Army. Nitish Kumar Reddy’s maiden T20 fifty was a display of his batting prowess, as he fearlessly took on the Punjab Kings’ bowlers.

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Notably, his onslaught against Punjab pacer Sam Curran and spinner Harpreet Brar stood out.  In an over from Harpreet Brar, Reddy hammered four boundaries, including two sixes, to reach his milestone with a maximum.

Finishing with an impressive 64 off 38 balls, Reddy’s innings comprised four fours and five sixes, leaving fans in awe of his talent.  Despite being purchased by SRH at his base price of INR 20 lakh, Reddy proved his worth on the field, drawing comparisons to cricketing icon Virat Kohli.

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Social media erupted with admiration for Reddy’s exceptional performance, with fans and cricket enthusiasts lauding his innings. The youngster’s ability to deliver under pressure and his aggressive batting style earned him widespread acclaim across various platforms.

Here is the video of the fiery knock from Nitish Kumar Reddy:

  

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan

Here are some of the top reactions from Twitter, highlighting the buzz surrounding Nitish Kumar Reddy’s remarkable innings:

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 🎥 🔽

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 9, 2024

A monstrous 6⃣ to bring up his maiden T20 5⃣0⃣ 🔥

Nitish Kumar Reddy 🌟#PBKSvSRH

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 9, 2024

This IPL has been a tournament for the brave. Established cricketers have struggled under the weight of expectations while the likes of Shashank Singh, Mayank Yadav, Ashutosh Sharma and Nitish Reddy today have just grabbed their chances and gone in all guns blazing!

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) April 9, 2024

Nitish Reddy today’s innings:

First 18 balls – 14 runs.
Last 19 balls – 50 runs (263.2 SR).

This is some acceleration by Nitish Reddy and don’t forget when SRH was in trouble – Take a bow, Nitish. pic.twitter.com/qWsCQzo5JE

— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 9, 2024

TAKE A BOW, NITISH KUMAR REDDY. 👏

64 in just 37 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes – the 20 year old boy from Andhra Pradesh stepped up for SRH tonight, he’s the future of this team. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/ZFmgC28Hza

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 9, 2024

Take a bow, Nitish Reddy. Special knock when every other SRH batsmen struggled. pic.twitter.com/v9dYkS0a3K

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) April 9, 2024

You know what 🤯🤯🤯🤯🔥
Nitish Kumar Reddy is leading wicket Taker for Andra Pradesh team in this year Ranji trophy.

He picked 25 wickets in 13 innings.
Crazy talent 🔥🔥 NKR #SRHvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/2w0rLlFuc0

— kaushik (@BeingUk7) April 9, 2024

The team lost early wickets, there was seam movement, was playing only 2nd match with the bat.

But Nitish Reddy didn’t stop, he took charge & played T20 in T20 style & rescued SRH from trouble with his firey innings.

This is the intent and mindset we need in modern cricket. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/XZDp1cNRs7

— Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) April 9, 2024