DC vs SRH: Watch - Nitish Reddy collapses after suffering brutal blow on the box off Anrich Nortje's delivery

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Nitish Reddy played a decent hand for his team in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 game against Delhi Capitals (DC). The 35th game of the tournament between the teams is taking place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. 

After the carnage by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma at the top, Sunrisers Hyderabad needed someone to carry the momentum and take the team to the big total. Nitish Kumar Reddy did exactly that with the bat. 

Nitish Reddy played some magnificent shots in his innings but he was also at the receiving end of the painful blow by one of the fastest bowlers in the game. The ball from Anrich Nortje hit the Sunrisers Hyderabad batter on the box, leaving him wincing in pain. 

It was during the second ball of the 16th over when Anrich Nortje bowled a short delivery that was angling in. Nitish Reddy was hurried by the pacer as he attempted to pull the ball, which went on to hit the batter on the box and he fell down. 

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Nitish Reddy, however, after that played some crips shots and kept his team in the driver's seat. He played a decent hand for his team but failed to end the innings on high for his team at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi as he perished in the 17th over. 

Nitish Reddy was removed by Kuldeep Yadav, who took his revenge after getting hit for a six. The leg-spinner bowled a short ball to which the batter shaped for the pull. He didn't get the proper connection as the ball went off the bottom half of the bat and was caught by David Warner at long-on. 

Nitish ended with an innings of 37 runs off 27 balls. He batted with a strike rate of over 138 and also hit 2 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. After he got out, Shahbaz Ahmed (59*) hit a half-century as Sunrisers Hyderabad ended with the innings of 266 runs on the board.

We were targeting more than that after the first 6 overs - Abhishek Sharma on Sunrisers Hyderabad innings 

Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Abhishek Sharma talked about his team's innings against Delhi Capitals. He admitted that they were targetting more than 266 runs. He also was in awe of his idol Travis Head and claimed that they are lucky to have an Australian batter in his innings. 

Abhishek Sharma also talked about his possibility to bowl in the game. He said that he is always ready to give his 100% for the team. Speaking to broadcasters after the game, he explained: 

"I think we were targeting more than that after the first 6 overs but really happy with the team. There was a message to assess the wicket today and I think Travis did really well in that today. It’s always a pleasure since day 1, I’ve been telling him that I’ve been a big fan of him from day 1. 

"We’re lucky he’s in our team. There’s no pressure from the other end so I can just go out and express myself. (About being ready to bowl) I’m always ready, waiting to go out there."