{"id":22546,"date":"2024-04-09T20:49:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T20:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/09\/i-knew-that-nitish-kumar-reddy-on-attacking-punjab-kings-spinners-not-pacers-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T20:49:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T20:49:37","slug":"i-knew-that-nitish-kumar-reddy-on-attacking-punjab-kings-spinners-not-pacers-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/09\/i-knew-that-nitish-kumar-reddy-on-attacking-punjab-kings-spinners-not-pacers-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I knew that&#8230;&#8217;: Nitish Kumar Reddy on attacking Punjab Kings spinners, not pacers | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109173600,imgsize-27668.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;I knew that&#8230;&#8217;: Nitish Kumar Reddy on attacking Punjab Kings spinners, not pacers | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;I knew that&#8230;&#8217;: Nitish Kumar Reddy on attacking Punjab Kings spinners, not pacers | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/sun-risers-hyderabad\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunrisers Hyderabad<\/a> narrowly edged out Punjab Kings by two runs, despite a late onslaught from Punjab Kings&#8217; <!-- -->Shashank Singh<!-- --> and <!-- -->Ashutosh Sharma<!-- --> in a thrilling IPL encounter on Tuesday. <br \/>Nitish Kumar Reddy<!-- -->, a talented 20-year-old batting all-rounder, rescued Hyderabad from an early predicament, steering them to a challenging total of 182-9 after they were put in to bat first at Punjab&#8217;s new home ground in Mullanpur.<\/p>\n<p>Although Punjab seemed to be in dire straits at 114-6, Shashank (46) and Sharma (33) orchestrated an unbeaten partnership worth 66 runs off just 27 balls, causing palpitations for Hyderabad as Punjab finished tantalizingly close at 180\/6.<\/p>\n<p>Reddy&#8217;s scintillating innings of 64 runs off 37 deliveries, embellished with four boundaries and five sixes, earned him the well-deserved Man of the Match award for his pivotal contribution in saving the game for Hyderabad.<br \/>&#8220;For me, it&#8217;s like a big contribution for my team and myself. 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