Indian batter Nitish Kumar Reddy played an innings of 74 runs from 34 balls in just his second T20I match and achieved his maiden half century for the Indian team. Reddy smashed four fours and seven sixes during his stay at the crease and batted with a strike rate of 217.65. His innings gave a major boost to the Indian team during the IND vs BAN 2nd T20I 2024 as they lost some early wickets at the top in the form of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav. Nitish Kumar Reddy Slams Rishad Hossain For Two Consecutive Sixes En Route To His Maiden T20I Fifty During IND vs BAN 2nd T20I 2024 (Watch Video).

Nitish Kumar Reddy garned headlines when he smashed a brilliant half-century for Sunrisers Hyderabad during the PBKS vs SRH IPL 2024 match. Reddy helped his team reach a score of 182/9 in 20 overs and provided the much-needed boost to their run rate by hitting runs at the back end of the innings. Nitish played a knock of 64 runs from 37 balls and smashed four fours and five sixes during his stay at the crease.

The 20-year-old all-rounder smashed his highest score in the Indian Premier League and was picked up at a base price of INR 20 lakh by SunRisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2023 auction. Nitish Reddy has played a total of 17 first-class matches for Andhra Pradesh and has scored 566 runs with two half-centuries. He has also picked 52 wickets at an average of 22.96. Mayank Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy Handed Team India Debut Ahead of IND vs BAN 1st T20I 2024, Receive Cap From Murali Kartik and Parthiv Patel.

Nitish Kumar Reddy Quick Facts

#Nitish Kumar Reddy was born in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on May 26, 2003.

#Nitish Kumar Reddy is a pace bowling all-rounder and made his domestic cricket debut against Kerala in Ranji Trophy 2020. He played a 60-ball 39-run knock by coming down the order and helped his team win the match by seven wickets.

#Nitish Kumar Reddy was picked up by the SunRisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2023 auction at a base price of INR 20 lakh.

#He also represented India in the Emerging Asia Cup 2023 which was held in Sri Lanka.

#Nitish Kumar Reddy smashed his first half-century in the Indian Premier League and played an innings of 64 runs from 37 balls at a strike rate of 172.97.

#The 20-year-old right-handed all-rounder has played a total of eight matches in T20 cricket and has scored 106 runs at a strike rate of 101.92. He has also played 17 matches in first-class cricket and has scored 566 runs at an average of 20.96.

#Nitish Kumar Reddy made his debut for the Indian cricket team on October 7, 2024. Nitish played a knock of 19* runs from 16 balls.

 

 

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