Prithvi Shaw has been Delhi Capitals’ pocket-rocket opener since 2018, lighting up seven IPL seasons with a fearless brand of batting built on one mantra—see the ball, hit the ball. Across 79 innings the right-hander has piled up 1,892 runs at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 147, turning every delivery into potential fireworks. Those numbers translate to 238 fours and 61 sixes that have dented advertising hoardings and opposition morale alike. While the three-figure mark has narrowly eluded him—his highest remains an agonising 99—Shaw has still crossed fifty on 14 occasions, proving he can both explode and anchor when the situation demands. Every season the 24-year-old has donned the DC blue, making the Ferozeshah Kotla his personal playground. With 238 boundaries already to his name, Shaw is chasing the rare 250-fours club, and at his current pace the landmark could arrive as early as IPL 2025.

K Nithish Kumar Reddy has quietly evolved into one of the most explosive Indian finishers in IPL 2025, piling up 485 runs from 365 balls across three seasons with Sunrisers Hyderabad. The right-hander’s fearless approach shows in a strike-rate of 132 and 25 clean sixes—more than one every three overs he faces—while 31 boundaries keep the scoreboard ticking. His twin half-centuries, topped by a 76-run blitz, underline an ability to convert starts into match-defining cameos. Though primarily picked for his batting pyrotechnics, Reddy’s occasional off-cutters have already claimed five wickets in 139 balls. Operating at an economy of 10.96, he has never let the asking rate drift, while a best of 2 for 39 shows he can break partnerships when the captain tosses him the ball. After three straight years in the Orange Army set-up, the 2023-25 arc proves continuity breeds confidence: every season he has stayed with Sunrisers Hyderabad, his boundary count and six-hitting frequency have climbed. With 22 innings of evidence and no signs of slowing down, Nithish Kumar Reddy is fast becoming the go-to impact player for SRH in crunch middle-overs situations.

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