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Fact Check: Did SRH Star Nitish Kumar Reddy Troll DC After Rain-Marred IPL Match?

Soumyajit Dutta

Nitish Kumar Reddy [Source: @Athreeya7/X]Nitish Kumar Reddy [Source: @Athreeya7/X]

Nitish Kumar Reddy, a Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder, appeared in 9 matches this season and fared 173 runs in his 9 innings at an average of 24.71. While his on-field stats do not show good yield, he caught himself amidst online trouble with a controversial tweet.

Interestingly, Nitish Kumar Reddy's X handle posted "Rain saved them. #SRHvsDC" after a rain-abandoned IPL 2025 match on May 5, 2025, at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, where SRH’s playoff hopes ended as Delhi Capitals were at the innings break.

Did Nitish Reddy Troll DC?

For a sporadic X user, Nitish Reddy's X handle will seem legit as it boasts a little above 13K followers. However, upon inspecting deep into the profile, it can be found that it is a fake account that posts under the cricketer's name. Hence, it was not Nitish Reddy who made a sarcastic post on DC.

For the unaware, the DC vs SRH match in Hyderabad was called off due to rain and both the teams were given 1 point each. However, the fan who tweeted the comment, made the remark emphasizing the fact that a mere target of 134 given by DC to chase would have been demolished by SRH openers in no time.

Rain Ruins SRH's Playoffs Hope

However, this called-off match had a large impact on SRH's qualification scenario as they were eliminated from the playoffs race. Before the match, they had a virtual chance of making it to the top 4 if they won 4 out of 4 games with a good run rate. However, the rain dashed their chances.

Delhi Capitals, meanwhile, is placed in the 5th position with 13 points to their name and 3 matches to go. DC will face Punjab Kings next on May 8 and SRH will face KKR on May 10.