Cummins, like KL Rahul, completed his half-century in just 14 balls, helping KKR chase down MI’s total of 161 runs with four overs to spare.
Cummins said on the post, “I probably think I’m most surprised by that innings. I’m glad it turned out. I was looking for swing in my area. Not trying to finish it.” ” Match Press Presentation Ceremony.
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The Australian said, “To be able to do that in my first game this season is very satisfying. Just trying to hit short boundaries. The hard part after the big auction is that there have been a lot of changes since last year. This one There’s a good mix of talent and there’s a lot of comfort with the boys.”
This was unbelievable stuff from Cummins as KKR needed 35 off 30 balls, getting them all in just six balls, with the Aussie Test captain hitting six sixes and four fours in his 15-ball 56, leaving his captain behind. Given. Shreyas Iyer At the same time, the rival captain Rohit Sharma was also stunned.
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Iyer said, “Extraordinary! The way he (Cummins) was hitting the ball, I couldn’t believe it. Because yesterday in the nets, he was bowling now, then I was batting next to him in the nets Yes,” Iyer said.
Venkatesh Iyer scored an unbeaten 50 off 41 balls while batting in KKR’s innings.
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“During the timeout, the plan was for Venky to drop the anchor and tell Pat to swing on everything because he was doing the same thing before. When I went out to bat, I told him to time the ball because He was overhitting the ball. A bit.
“We have to take responsibility as top-order batsmen. We all have the ability to hit the ball long enough. In both the innings in the powerplay, the pitch was pretty much the same. After the powerplay, I think it should be very easy. Gone,” added Iyer.
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Experienced Kieron Pollard complemented Suryakumar Yadav’s quick half-century with 23 runs in the final over to propel MI forward when KKR kept things tight for a large part of their innings.
After an 83-run fourth-wicket stand between Suryakumar Yadav (52) and Tilak Verma (38 not out), Pollard (22 not out) hit Cummins with three sixes to end MI’s innings on a high. Ultimately proved too little. for KKR
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Rohit said Cummins’ attack would be difficult to digest.
He said, “Never expected him to come and play like this! Give him a lot of credit for the way he played. We didn’t start well with the bat. In the last four overs, one to score more than 160 runs. Nice try…
“We had the game till the 15th over, but the way Cummins played… we thought we could get him. But it’s going to be hard to digest – the way it turned out in the last few overs. There’s a lot of hard work.” For that we need to put in it,” said Rohit.