IPL 2022: Pat Cummins' Midas touch continues

KKR allrounder is enjoying one of the best phases of his playing careerPat Cummins surprised himself more than anyone else when he cracked a match-winning 14-ball half-century, equalling the record for the fastest fifty in IPL history, against Mumbai Indians at the MCA Stadium in Pune. "I probably think I'm most surprised by that innings. I'm glad that it came off," Cummins said after the victory. However, he stated that he kept the game simple. "I was just thinking of having a swing if it was in my area. I wasn't trying to overthink it."

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First up, if you haven't seen Pat Cummins's whirlwind knock against Mumbai Indians that kicked up a storm at the MCA Stadium in Pune yet, please go and watch every second of it. It won't take you too long - after all it was just 15 balls. And yet the impact that it made is something that will not be

MI skipper Rohit Sharma had his plan in place, holding back his main weapon Jasprit Bumrah for KKR's most dangerous late-order hitter Andre Russell. Rohit must have sensed his chances seeing the West Indian depart early and KKR in a spot of bother at 101 for five in the 14th over. Aussie allrounder Cummins subsequently made a mockery of the MI bowling. "We had the game till the 15th over, but then Cummins was brilliant," Rohit later said. "I had a clear thinking: just clear the ropes. Venky (Venkatesh Iyer) was out there and he was batting well. I thought it would be good if I could get a few shots and make his job easy. For the shorter side of the boundary, I just try to get across and target that area specifically," the Australia Test captain said.

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