Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy made a blunt comment after the IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Nitish Kumar made a shocking “no trust” remark aimed at Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Ishan Kishan, which grabbed attention from the cricket community online.
Sunrisers Hyderabad delivered a dominant performance against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday, April 2, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. They posted a massive total of 226/8 in their 20 overs after batting first. With the ball, SRH were in control throughout the chase and dismissed KKR for 161 in just 16 overs.
Ishan Kishan Is Not Completely Giving Me – Nitish Kumar Reddy
Nitish Kumar Reddy expressed deep disappointment over Ishan Kishan doubting his bowling abilities. He revealed that Ishan Kishan hesitated to give him the ball and instead took Heinrich Klaasen’s opinion.
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“I was there in the conversation, I just came into the huddle. You and Ishan were talking, Ishan is like, “two left-handers in and we don’t want a left-arm spinner to bowl, Klaas, we need your decision, who do you want to go, Nitish or Harsh?” Then he said Nitish. Thanks for that, thanks for that trust, which is… Ishan is not completely giving me.”
Ther is a reason NKR said this publicly https://t.co/sCUwbKjKeB pic.twitter.com/daFZHhopl8
— Yash😊🏏 (@YashR066) April 5, 2026
Heinrich Klaasen And Nitish Kumar Reddy Partnership Guides SRH To Competitive Total
Nitish Kumar Reddy batted well for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Lucknow Super Giants. Sunrisers Hyderabad had a poor start at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Mohammed Shami and Prince Yadav removed the top order inside the powerplay.
Rishabh Pant chose to field first, and Mohammed Shami dismissed Travis Head for seven runs. Prince Yadav bowled Ishan Kishan for one run, while Abhishek Sharma was out for a duck. Digvesh Rathi then dismissed Liam Livingstone, leaving Sunrisers Hyderabad in trouble before Heinrich Klaasen arrived.
Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy rebuilt the innings with a 116-run partnership. This became Sunrisers Hyderabad’s highest partnership for the fifth wicket or lower. It went past the 99-run stand Klaasen shared with Abhinav Manohar last year.
Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 56 runs off 33 balls before M Siddharth dismissed him. Heinrich Klaasen made 62 runs off 41 balls before Avesh Khan took his wicket. Their partnership helped Sunrisers Hyderabad reach 156 runs.
Rishabh Pant Guides LSG To Victory In Final Over
Lucknow Super Giants finished the innings well. Mohammed Shami took two wickets for nine runs. Avesh Khan dismissed Harsh Dubey for a duck, and Prince Yadav removed Shivang Yadav.
Harshal Patel was run out for four runs off the last ball. Aniket Verma remained not out on two runs as Sunrisers Hyderabad finished at 156/9. Avesh Khan and Prince Yadav took two wickets each.
Chasing 157, the Lucknow Super Giants won the match with a strong knock from Rishabh Pant. He scored 68 runs off 50 balls and guided the team home in the final over.
Aiden Markram supported him with 45 runs off 27 balls. Lucknow Super Giants defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad and moved to seventh place with two points.
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