India, April 4 -- Sunil Gavaskar was left impressed by Nitish Kumar Reddy's performance in Sunrisers Hyderabad's last IPL 2026 outing against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday. Reddy was adjudged as the Player of the Match, registering 39 runs off 24 balls in the first innings, and also picking up two wickets (17/2) as KKR successfully defended their target.

Defending a target of 227 runs, SRH bowled out KKR for 161 in 16 overs, of a three-wicket haul from Jaydev Unadkat. Meanwhile, Ehsan Malinga and Reddy took two-wicket hauls. For KKR, Angkrish Raghuvanshi smacked 52 off 29 balls. Initially, Heinrich Klaasen's 35-ball 52 took SRH to 226/8 in 20 overs. Meanwhile, Travis Head (46), Abhishek Sharma (48) and Reddy (39) also got key knocks....