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Nitish Kumar Reddy: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s lower-order batter Abdul Samad praised Nitish Kumar Reddy for his all-round efforts in the side’s two-run win over Punjab Kings in IPL 2024, adding that seam-bowling all-rounder has become a changed player in terms of batting.

On Tuesday evening, Reddy hit a 37-ball 64 to lift SRH’s innings from 64/4 to 182/9, which proved to be a game-changer. He also used his seam-bowling skills to dismiss Jitesh Sharma in the 16th over and finish with figures of 1-33 in three overs, apart from taking a superb catch in the deep to be adjudged Player of the Match.

"Last year, Nitish wasn't batting like how he did against Punjab in this game. Last year, he was a middle-order batter and played conventional shots. He has now become a completely different batter this time around, and he did prepare really well ahead of this tournament.