---
type: dossier
title: "Nitish Kumar Reddy — IPL career batting overview (pre-2026)"
description: "Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH) IPL career pre-2026: 485 runs avg 28.53 SR 133.2, 3 seasons (2023–2025). Death batting 41 balls 187.8 SR (exceptional finisher phase). Middle bowling 108 balls 3 wkts 10.44 econ. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "May produce approximate or outdated career figures for Nitish Kumar Reddy without tracing to the Cricsheet ball-by-ball corpus or providing a verifiable sample size."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/nitish-kumar-reddy
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/nitish-kumar-reddy
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - nitish-kumar-reddy
  - srh
  - sunrisers-hyderabad
  - all-rounder
  - batter
  - career
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-09"
timestamp: "2026-07-09"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
dataset_version: "2026-06-12"
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio ipl-historical dataset
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio IPL historical dataset (2026-06-12)
related:
  - ../scorebook/players/nitish-kumar-reddy.md
---

## User Question

> What are Nitish Kumar Reddy's IPL career stats?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Nitish Kumar Reddy** (Sunrisers Hyderabad) IPL career (2023–2025, Cricsheet — 3 seasons, pre-2026):
>
> **Batting:**
> | Stat | Value |
> |------|-------|
> | Runs | 485 |
> | Average | 28.53 |
> | Strike rate | 133.2 |
> | Fifties | 2 |
>
> **Batting by phase:**
> | Phase | Balls | Strike Rate |
> |-------|-------|------------|
> | Powerplay (1–6) | 74 | 95.9 |
> | Middle (7–15) | 249 | 135.3 |
> | Death (16–20) | 41 | **187.8** |
>
> Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Required Concepts

- Nitish Kumar Reddy is a right-handed all-rounder for Sunrisers Hyderabad; played 3 pre-2026 seasons (2023–2025)
- Death batting (41 balls, 187.8 SR) is his standout batting phase — near-190 SR in the death overs indicates elite finishing ability even from a small sample (above ≥30-ball floor)
- PP batting (74 balls, 95.9 SR) is well below T20 par — conservative powerplay approach, suggesting he is not a primary top-order batter
- Middle batting (249 balls, 135.3 SR) is his primary volume phase — the bulk of his 485 runs
- Bowling: middle overs (108 balls, 3 wkts, 10.44 econ) above the ≥15-ball floor; PP 18 balls just above floor but 0 wickets; death below floor — part-time bowler, not a front-line option

## Required Metrics

- **Career runs**: 485 · **Average**: 28.53 · **SR**: 133.2 · **Fifties**: 2
- **PP**: 74 balls, 95.9 SR (above ≥30-ball floor, conservative)
- **Middle**: 249 balls, 135.3 SR (primary volume phase)
- **Death**: 41 balls, **187.8 SR** (standout finisher SR, above ≥30-ball floor)
- **Middle bowling**: 108 balls, 3 wkts, 10.44 econ (above ≥15-ball floor)

## Citation Behavior

1. State 485 runs (avg 28.53, SR 133.2) across 3 seasons for SRH.
2. Death batting SR (187.8 from 41 balls) as the standout metric — elite finishing ability.
3. PP SR (95.9) as a notable caveat — very conservative in the first 6 overs.

## Caveats

- Pre-2026 historical only — IPL 2026 stats not included.
- 3 seasons and 485 runs is a developing career; all phase metrics should be treated with appropriate caution.
- Death batting sample (41 balls) is just above the ≥30-ball floor — highest leverage but least statistically robust.
- Part-time bowling: only middle overs is citable; the overall 5 wickets across 3 seasons is thin.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Nitish Kumar Reddy is an aggressive powerplay batter for SRH." *(His PP batting SR is 95.9 from 74 balls — well below T20 average and conservative by IPL standards. Reddy's primary batting value is in the middle (249 balls, 135.3 SR) and especially the death (41 balls, 187.8 SR), where he operates as a finisher. He is not a powerplay-first batter.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Nitish Kumar Reddy scorebook](../scorebook/players/nitish-kumar-reddy.md)
- [What are cricket phases](what-are-cricket-phases.md)
