Nitish Kumar Reddy, a gifted 20-year-old batting all-rounder, rescued Hyderabad from an early predicament, steering them to a difficult whole of 182-9 after they have been put in to bat first at Punjab’s new dwelling floor in Mullanpur.
Though Punjab appeared to be in dire straits at 114-6, Shashank (46) and Sharma (33) orchestrated an unbeaten partnership value 66 runs off simply 27 balls, inflicting palpitations for Hyderabad as Punjab completed tantalizingly shut at 180/6.
Reddy’s scintillating innings of 64 runs off 37 deliveries, embellished with 4 boundaries and 5 sixes, earned him the well-deserved Man of the Match award for his pivotal contribution in saving the sport for Hyderabad.
“For me, it is like a giant contribution for my group and myself. I’ve been telling myself that I ought to consider in myself. Seamers have been bowling very well, I did not wish to tackle them,” Reddy stated after SRH received the match.
“I knew that the spinners would come and I wished to assault them, I simply did that. The entire event, they’re bowling sluggish bouncers and it is actually working. I additionally used the scale. I simply wish to proceed to carry out for my group,” he stated.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will now tackle Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 15 on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
