PBKS vs SRH: The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League has been a talent-introducing tournament so far. Match No. 23 of the IPL 2024, which was played on April 9 between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chandigarh, once again introduced a youngster who impressed everyone with his performances. We are talking about Nitish Reddy from SRH.
The all-rounder contributed heavily in all three departments and was one main reason that SRH edged past PBKS just by two runs in the end. He played a match-winning inning of 64 off 37 balls with the bat, then picked up 1/33 and also took a catch. Batting first, SRH posted a challenging total of 182/9. Arshdeep Singh took 4/29 in the match for Punjab. In reply, PBKS tried hard with Shashank Singh (46* off 25) and Ashutosh Sharma (33* off 15), but they fell short just by two runs to lose the game.
PBKS vs SRH Award Winners, Man of The Match IPL 2024
Punjab Kings versus Sunrisers Hyderabad Electric Striker of the Match
Ashutosh Sharma won the Electric Striker of the Match award. He came out to bat in the end, when Punjab Kings were almost out of the chase. The right-hander smashed an unbeaten 33 off 15 balls with three fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 220.
Punjab Kings versus Sunrisers Hyderabad Fantasy Player of the Same
The 20-year-old Nitish Reddy collected the most points in the game and was the fantasy player of the game. He scored 65 runs off 37 balls, took 1/33 with the ball, and also took a catch in the second innings which gave him more points than other players.
Punjab Kings versus Sunrisers Hyderabad Most Sixes in the Match
It was Nitish Reddy, once again, who won another award. This is for most sixes in the game. The all-rounder hit five sixes in the game and won this award.
Punjab Kings versus Sunrisers Hyderabad Most Boundaries in the Match
The hero of the last match for Punjab Kings, Shashank Singh, won the award for more boundaries in the game. He scored 46 off 25 balls and hit six glorious boundaries and two sixes.
Punjab Kings versus Sunrisers Hyderabad “Man of the Match” award
It was only the fourth IPL match for Nitish Reddy, and he scored his maiden fifty and won his maiden Man of the Match award in the game because of his all-round performance. He scored runs when SRH lost all their in-form players and took the score past the 180 mark. Then he also dismissed dangerous Jitesh Sharma off his bowling and contributed.
Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Bowling Figure |
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64 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 1/33 |