SRH vs MI: Cummins fights back for the bowlers on a day newcomer Kwena Maphaka has a baptism by fire against Travis Head & Co
Rs 20.5 crore for Pat Cummins at the auction raised eyebrows, as whether it was worth spending that amount on a cricketer who hasn’t really nailed down the T20 format was yet to be seen. Then he was appointed Sunrisers Hyderabad captain too, when there was a case to be made that he might not be a nailed-on starter as one of the four overseas picks. But on the other side, everything he touches these days turns to gold. Perhaps that is what SRH were banking on.One match doesn’t prove either side of the case, but Cummins had plenty to smile towards the back-end of Wednesday’s sixathon. On a night when 523 runs were scored on a belter of a wicket, the 15th over bowled by Cummins went for just 3 runs. He finished with 2/35 from his four overs, taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Tilak Var...