Nitish Kumar Reddy gave a great start to Andhra Pradesh by taking a hat-trick against Madhya Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Batting first, his team was reduced to just 112 runs, in such a situation his hat-trick scattered the top order of Madhya Pradesh and made his team make a comeback. However, even after this Andhra lost the match.

In this match played at DY Patil College Ground, Madhya Pradesh captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl first. Wicket-keeper batsman Shrikar Bharat played an inning of 39 runs in 31 balls, but other opener Ashwin Hebbar could not even open his account. Shaik Rashid, who came at number three, was also out on zero. Then Nitish Kumar Reddy, coming at number four, made a partnership of 50 runs with Bharat. Reddy scored 25 runs, but after the break of this pair, the coming batsmen could not do anything special.

Nitish Kumar Reddy took a hat-trick

Batting first, Andhra Pradesh scored only 112 runs. The target was small for Madhya Pradesh, but Nitish Kumar Reddy’s hat-trick made the match even for Andhra. Reddy took the wicket of Harsh Gawli on the fourth ball of the third over, he scored 5 runs. This was the first wicket of Madhya Pradesh. On his next ball, he got the new batsman Harpreet Singh Bhatia caught out. Reddy bowled captain Rajat Patidar on the last ball of the over.

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Moment of sheer brilliance by Nitish Kumar Reddy as he completed a superb hat-trick against Madhya Pradesh in the Super League Stage in Pune #SMAT , @IDFCFIRSTBank , @NKReddy07 pic.twitter.com/3iv0wo1kFI

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) December 12, 2025

Madhya Pradesh team won by 4 wickets

After Nitish’s hat-trick, the pressure on the Madhya Pradesh team had increased; despite the small target, the team was in danger of defeat. After this, Venkatesh Iyer also returned to the pavilion after scoring 22 runs. Then Rishabh Chauhan and Rahul Batham made a partnership of 73 runs and took the team to the threshold of victory. Madhya Pradesh achieved the target in 17.3 overs and won by 4 wickets.

The Indian cricket team could not defend the big total of 358 runs in the last match. South Africa won by 4 wickets and leveled the series at 1-1. Now the decisive match of the series will be played on Saturday, 6 December at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. A major change is possible in the playing 11 of Team India.

Virat Kohli is in great form, he has scored centuries in both the matches of the series. His record in Visakhapatnam is also excellent, he has scored 3 centuries in ODIs on this ground. Team India’s record is also good on this ground, which is a good thing for KL Rahul as captain. However, they will be most worried about the toss, which Team India has not won in the last 2 years.

There may be a change in the playing 11 of Team India

India did win the first ODI played in Ranchi, but even there the situation got worse while defending a big total (349). Arshdeep Singh bowled well in the last match, he took 2 wickets for 54 runs in 10 overs. Prasidh Krishna also took 2 wickets, but he proved to be very expensive. Krishna gave away 85 runs in 8.2 overs with an economy of 10.20. Although he can play in the third match also.

Harshit Rana had given a good start in the first ODI, but in the second match he conceded 70 runs in 10 overs. Kuldeep Yadav also gave 78 runs with an economy of 7.80. Ravindra Jadeja is an experienced all-rounder, he was economical. But India would not like to tamper with this bowling combination, Nitish Kumar Reddy may return in the playing 11.

Who will be out?

All-rounder Washington Sundar may be out of the third ODI. His performance in the last two matches was not very good. He could not take any wicket in both the ODIs against South Africa, while scoring 13 runs in the first match and only 1 run in the second match.

India’s probable playing eleven

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (captain and wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

IND vs SA 3rd ODI: The ODI series between India and South Africa has now reached a decisive turn. The third and last ODI to be held in Visakhapatnam will be a ‘do or die’ match for both the teams. After winning the first match, India faltered badly in the second ODI. South Africa easily chased the mountain-like target of 359 runs. In such a situation, the pressure on the team captained by KL Rahul has doubled.

Bowling became the biggest concern

Indian bowlers looked completely scattered in the second ODI. Especially fast bowler Prasidh Krishna. Who gave away 85 runs in 8.2 overs and did not get a single wicket. His performance has been ordinary throughout the series. After giving consistent runs and not being able to make any impact, the only option left for the selectors and team management is to make a change. It is believed that Prasidh Krishna’s departure in the decisive match is almost certain.

All-rounder’s entry confirmed in the team?

According to reports, young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy can be included in the playing 11 in his place. Nitish Reddy is in excellent form in domestic cricket and has the ability to score fast runs in the death overs as well as take wickets. The pitch of Visakhapatnam helps batting. Therefore, there is a need for an all-rounder who can give depth to the team in batting and help as the sixth option in bowling.

In the last two matches, Team India found it difficult to score runs in the last overs. In such a situation, the inclusion of Nitish Reddy will strengthen the Indian batting and the team balance will also improve.

Reshuffle in bowling line-up

If Prasidh Krishna is out then the bowling unit could look like this,

Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy as sixth bowlers. This combination will provide stability to the team in both the batting and bowling departments.

India’s probable playing 11 (3rd ODI 2025)

Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.

Aiden Markram ended Nitish Kumar Reddy’s innings by taking a brilliant catch on the third day of the Guwahati Test. This brilliant catch undoubtedly increased the pressure on Team India, but seeing this, even the Indian fans would not have been able to stop themselves from praising him. In the form of Nitish, India’s sixth wicket had fallen at the score of only 119, while the visiting team had scored 489 runs in the first innings.

Aiden Markram’s ‘Superman’ catch

Aiden Markram took this catch in the second session on the third day of the India vs South Africa second test. Marco Janson bowled the 42nd over, the fourth ball of this over he bowled a slow bouncer. The ball hit the gloves of Nitish Kumar Reddy, who was dodged by the speed, and went in the direction of the ‘gully’. The ball was in the air, Markram, standing at the fourth slip position, immediately started running. The ball was still falling far away from him, so he dived and caught the ball with one hand. India’s sixth wicket fell on this side.

What a CATCH by Aiden Markram! Unbelievable! pic.twitter.com/yz6S7mOTNU

— Soham Ghosh (@Rickcy7) November 24, 2025

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul had made a good start

South Africa has made a big score of 489 runs in the first innings. Senuran Muthusamy scored a century (109) and Marco Jansson played a quick inning of 93 runs. After batting, Yanson wreaked havoc in bowling also. Earlier, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul had given a good start to India, both of them had made a partnership of 65 runs for the first wicket. But after the breakup of this pair, Team India’s innings fell apart.

KL Rahul (22) was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj. Yashasvi (58) became the victim of Simon Harmer after scoring a half-century. Sai Sudarshan, who came at number three, was caught out on Harmer’s ball after scoring 15 runs. After this, Marco Jansson wreaked havoc, he dismissed batsmen like Dhruv Jurel (0), Rishabh Pant (7), Ravindra Jadeja (6), Nitish Kumar Reddy cheaply. Till the time of writing the news, India’s score is 147/7. Team India is 342 runs behind South Africa.

IND-A vs SA-A: In the first match of the three-match unofficial ODI series, India A defeated South Africa A by 4 wickets. This match was played on Thursday at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. Chasing 286 runs, the Indian team achieved the target in the last over and registered a thrilling victory. With this the team has taken a 1-0 lead in the series.

Gaikwad’s strong century became the foundation of victory

The biggest support for India-A’s victory was Rituraj Gaikwad, who scored 117 runs in 129 balls while playing the captaincy innings. During this period he hit 12 fours. This is the 17th century of Ruturaj’s List-A career and the most important thing is that he kept the team in control continuously.

Opener Abhishek Sharma gave a good start with 31 runs, while captain Tilak Verma strengthened the innings by scoring 39 runs. In the end, Nitish Reddy, playing the role of finisher, scored 37 runs in 26 balls. He turned the match towards India A by hitting one six and three fours. Nishant Sindhu remained unbeaten after scoring 29 runs and ensured the victory of his team.

Bjorn Fortuin, Otniel Bartman and Tian van Vuuren took two wickets each for South Africa-A.

South Africa A’s weak start, then the game changed

Earlier, after losing the toss and coming to bat first, South Africa A had a very bad start. The team had lost its 5 wickets for just 53 runs. It seemed that the score would not even reach 150, but Delano Potgieter, Dianne Forrester and Bjorn Fortuin completely changed the match.

Potgieter played a brilliant inning of 90 runs in 105 balls. During this, he hit 10 fours and one six. Whereas Diane Forrester scored 77 runs and along with Potgieter made a partnership of 113 runs for the sixth wicket. In the end, Bjorn Fortuin scored 58 runs and took the team to 285. For India-A, Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh took two wickets each.

Second match now on 16th November

The second match of the series will also be played on the same ground on 16 November. While South Africa-A will try to make a comeback, India-A will look to win the series.

South Africa’s tour of India is starting with the Test series, the first match of which is going to start from Friday, 14th November. Akshar Patel may have to sit out in this test to be held at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. It is considered certain that Dhruv Jurel will play, the assistant coach had confirmed that Jurel and Pant can play together. Nitish Kumar Reddy will have to sit out, which has been confirmed by BCCI itself.

Rishabh Pant, who was injured during the England tour, has now fully recovered and is ready to play his first international match after about 3 months. In such a situation, it is believed that Team India can enter Kolkata with a combination of 3 fast bowlers and 2 spinners.

Why was Nitish Kumar Reddy out?

Nitish Kumar Reddy has been out of the first test only, although the reason for this is not due to injury. Let us tell you that Nitish was also injured during the Australia tour. He had already started practicing after reaching Kolkata, perhaps he would not have been in the playing 11, hence BCCI released him from the squad to play against South Africa A.

Giving an update, BCCI said, “Nitish will join the India A team for the ODI series against South Africa A in Rajkot and after the end of the ‘A’ series, he will return to the Team India team for the second Test.

NEWS

Nitish Kumar Reddy released from India’s squad for the first Test.

Nitish will join the India A squad for the One-day series against South Africa A in Rajkot and will return to #TeamIndia squad for the second Test post the conclusion of the ‘A’ series.

Details…

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 12, 2025

In the playing 11 combination of Team India, 3 spinners can play in the form of Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj will be the two fast bowlers. Indian team’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate also said in the press conference that Dhruv Jurel scored 2 centuries against South Africa A, he will play this week. He had also said that Nitish would not be able to make a place in the playing 11.

Rishabh Pant or Dhruv Jurel, who will be the wicket keeper?

Now the big question is that if both Dhruv Jurel and Rishabh Pant are in the playing 11, then who will do the wicket keeping. There is every possibility that Pant will be the wicket-keeper, because if he was not completely fit then the management would not be in a hurry to field him.

India’s probable playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Where to watch live India vs South Africa 1st Test?

The first Test between India and South Africa will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.

The first Test of the 2-Test series to be played between India and South Africa will be played in Kolkata from 14th November. Before the Kolkata Test, important news has come regarding the Indian squad which is related to all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy.

BCCI has informed on its social media platform ‘X’ that all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been released from the Test team. Nitish will join the India A team and play the ODI series against South Africa A in Rajkot. After the conclusion of the ODI series, he will be included in the Indian Test team for the second Test.

Indian team assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has also confirmed the release of Nitish Kumar Reddy from the first Test. Along with this, he said that in place of Nitish Reddy, wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel will be included in India’s playing eleven as a specialist batsman. Rishabh Pant will handle the responsibility of wicketkeeping.

Dhruv Jurel is already a part of the Indian Test squad. Dhruv had presented a strong claim for his place in the playing eleven by scoring centuries in both the innings of the second unofficial Test against South Africa. Jurel also scored a century in the West Indies Test series. In such a situation, it will be difficult for the Indian team to ignore him.

The idea of ​​the Indian team management and coach Gautam Gambhir is to develop Nitish Kumar Reddy as a specialist all-rounder in the Test format. For this reason Reddy is being given continuous opportunities. Reddy was part of the Indian team in the Australia and England Test series. During the Australia tour, Reddy impressed as a batsman and scored a century. He was not effective on the England tour. Reddy has scored 386 runs and taken 8 wickets in 9 tests.

India vs South Africa The first test will be played at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata from 14th November. Before this, Team India has suffered a big blow, the star all-rounder has been out of the first test. Team’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has revealed that Dhruv Jurel is certain to play in Kolkata. However, Rishabh Pant will also be in the playing 11, who will play his first international match after being injured in England.

Ryan ten Doeschate has confirmed that along with Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel will also play the first Test against South Africa. Jurel had scored his first Test century in the series against West Indies, he had played unbeaten centuries (132, 127) in both the innings of the second unofficial Test against South Africa A last week. He is in great form.

Nitish Kumar Reddy out of first test?

Nitish Kumar Reddy was injured during the Australia tour, there were questions about his fitness. Although he is a part of the Test squad, the assistant coach said that Jurel is certain to play, so Nitish will not be able to play the first Test. At the same time, a report has said that Nitish can be removed from the squad for the first test itself, he can play domestically.

India’s probable playing 11 for the first test

KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel (wicket keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa has not won a test series in India for 26 years

The South African cricket team won its first and last Test series in India in 1999. After this, Team India came to play the Test series 5 times, but could never win.

Talking about head to head in Test, there have been a total of 44 matches between the two. Team India has won 18 times and South Africa has won 10 times. 10 matches have ended in a draw.

India vs South Africa first test schedule

• date: 14 to 18 November, 2025
• Venue: Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata
• Time: from 9:30 am
• Live broadcast: star sports network
• Live Streaming: JioHotstar App/Website.

IND vs AUS 5th T20 Playing Eleven: The fifth and last T20 match will be played between India and Australia today on 8 November. India is leading 2-1 in this five-match T20 series. If Team India wins the fifth T20 match today, then India will win this series 3-1. But if Australia succeeds in defeating India in the fifth T20, then this series will end at 2-2. Team India can play with many major changes in the fifth T20. Rinku Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy may get a chance in the last match against Australia.

Will Rinku Singh and Nitish Reddy get a chance?

There are only two players in India’s T20 squad that toured Australia, who have not got a chance to play even a single match in the last four matches. Rinku Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy are sitting outside the field in all four matches. In the fifth T20, head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav can give both these players a chance to take the field. Shivam Dubey and Washington Sundar may be rested in the last T20 match against Australia.

India’s probable playing eleven in the fifth T20

Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill (vice-captain), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty and Arshdeep Singh.

Team India will win the series

Apart from the entry of Rinku Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy in India’s playing eleven, the rest of the team can remain the same as in the fourth T20. India would like to win this match at any cost, for this Team India would not like to make any changes in the main bowling line-up. The Indian team can field with its three main bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Akshar Patel. Shivam Dubey had come to bat at number three in the fourth T20 match between India and Australia, but now Tilak Verma can come to bat at one-down in the fifth T20.

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After losing the ODI series in Australia, Team India would like to end the tour on a positive note by winning the T20 series. India vs Australia 5 match T20 is starting from 29th October, before this India has suffered a big setback. All-rounder player Nitish Kumar Reddy has been injured, BCCI has given information about his injury.

Suryakumar Yadav will command India in the T20 series against Australia. But the injury of all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy before the start of the series is a big blow for India. He suffered this injury during the second ODI against Australia, information about which was given by BCCI. For this reason he was not available for selection in the third ODI against Australia.

BCCI’s update on Nitish Kumar Reddy’s injury

Issuing an official statement, BCCI said, “Nitish Kumar Reddy suffered a left quadriceps injury during the second ODI in Adelaide and after this he was not available for selection for the third ODI. The BCCI medical team is monitoring him daily.”

Update

Nitish Kumar Reddy sustained a left quadriceps injury during the second ODI in Adelaide and was subsequently unavailable for selection for the third ODI. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring him on a daily basis.#TeamIndia , #AUSvIND , @NKReddy07 pic.twitter.com/8vBt1f5e5f

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 25, 2025

India’s T20 squad against Australia

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.

india vs australia t20 schedule

• 29 October- 1st T20 (Canberra)
• 31 October- 2nd T20 (Melbourne)
• 2 November- 3rd T20 (Hobart)
• 6 November- 4th T20 (Gold Coast)
• 8 November- Fifth T20 (Brisbane)