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IPL 2024

Pat Cummins bats for high-risk

approach as De Villiers pitches

on Impact Player rule

The Punjab Kings are on the road once again and will face off against
the in-form KKR at the Eden Gardens. Kolkata is currently placed in the second position

in the points table with 5 wins in 7 games

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unrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat
Cummins backed their high-
Srisk, high-reward approach
after falling short by 35 runs against
the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in
the ongoing Indian Premier League
2024.
When Travis Head and Abhishek
Sharma arrive at the crease to open
the innings for SRH, fans expect
fireworks coming from the bat of the
left-handed duo. However, this time
RCB made early inroads by remov-
ing the duo within the powerplay to
limit the damage.
The middle order succumbed
to the pressure, which allowed RCB
bowlers to dictate the flow of the
game. After ending up on the losing
side, Cummins backed the approach
that his side has adopted this season
as he believes SRH’s strength lies in
the attacking style of cricket.
“Not an ideal night. Few over
par with the ball and unfortunate-
ly lost a few wickets throughout
our innings. I think it’s our strong
suit (attacking style of cricket).
It’s not going to work every game. One Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain Pat Cummins during a match against Punjab Kings in Mohali (ANI)
or two games where it hasn’t gone our
way at the start, we still managed to One of the key factors that has “We were gonna bat first, it “DON’T SEE MUCH HARM IN
get a good total. Still think this is the contributed to SRH’s success this seems to be working for us. Before IT”: AB DE VILLIERS
way forward for our boys,” Cummins season has been batting first and the last few wins, we were think- egendary South African batter
said after the game. posting record-breaking totals. ing that we were a bowl-first team. AB de Villiers said that though
“The boys have been going real- They have broken the record for Didn’t go our way,” Cummins stat-
ly well, it’s T20 cricket, you are not the highest score in the IPL twice ed. Lthe batters are “having a feast”
during the ongoing Indian Premier
going to win every game. Don’t dwell this season. But this time the coin After falling short against RCB, League (IPL), he does not see much
on this too much. I speak after wins, favoured RCB skipper Faf du Plessis SRH will return to action against the harm in the ‘Impact Player’ rule.
Dan (Vettori) speaks after losses,” and he put SRH to bowl which was Chennai Super Kings on Sunday at
Cummins added. not Cummins’s first choice. Chepauk. Continued on next page... >>

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