Pat Cummins has made headlines despite his team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, suffering a defeat against the Lucknow Super Giants in the latest IPL match. In a game where Lucknow’s captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to field, Travis Head was a standout performer for Hyderabad, scoring a quick-fire 47 runs from just 28 balls before being dismissed by Prince Yadav, marking Yadav’s first wicket in the league.
Cummins entered the fray when Sunrisers were sitting at 6-156 after 16 overs. The Australian skipper wasted no time, hitting three consecutive sixes off his first three balls, capturing the attention of commentators, including Sunil Gavaskar, who enthusiastically remarked, “Bang, bang and more bang.” However, his impressive cameo was cut short as he quickly fell to Avesh Khan, caught at short third man.
Cummins’ extraordinary trio of sixes positioned him among the elite players like MS Dhoni, Nicholas Pooran, and Sunil Narine, who have all achieved the same feat previously. Hyderabad concluded their innings at 9-190, bolstered by Shardul Thakur’s excellent performance with the ball, taking 4 wickets for 34 runs.
In response, Lucknow’s Mitch Marsh led the batting order with a solid 52 runs from 31 deliveries. The chase was dominated by Pooran, who finished with an explosive 70 runs off just 26 balls, leading his team to victory in just 16.1 overs. Cummins managed to take 2 wickets for 29 runs in his spell, while Adam Zampa contributed with a wicket of his own, ending with figures of 1-46 over four overs.