Pat Cummins’ SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 36 runs in IPL 2024 Qualifier 2 at Chepauk on Friday, May 24. With the victory, the SunrRsers secured their spot in the IPL 2024 final. SRH, the IPL 2016 victors, will next face two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a rematch of Qualifier 1 in the summit showdown on Sunday.
Pat Cummins is all set to hit the cricket field for his third mega final within the last year. This 31yearold dynamo not only steered Australia to triumph in both the ICC World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup last year but is now geared up to steer the SunRisers Hyderabad towards their second IPL trophy despite their lackluster performance in the IPL 2023 points table.
Fans on X (previously Twitter) praised Pat Cummins for SRH’s resurgence in IPL 2024. A user wrote:
“Pat Cummins ke agey koi kuch bol skta hai kyaa ayee (Nobody can speak in front of Pat?). Blud won wc2023, now blud wants to win IPL 2024.”
Another user wrote:
“Pat Cummins gonna win IPL too. Luck ho toh aisa ho warna na ho (Luck should be like this or not at all).”
One user uploaded a fantastic meme that summed up Cummins’ captaincy. Take a look:
Here are some more reactions:
“Never doubt Pat Cummins in big matches,” one user wrote.
A user lauded Cummins’ captaincy genius and wrote:
“Pat Cummins is a Master of leadership. You know, he is soon going to put a stamp on the trophy.”
Another user shared similar sentiments, writing:
“Cummins can make any team no.1 from last position to final.”
“Final was the goal at the start of the season and we made it” – Pat Cummins as SRH reach IPL 2024 final
SRH skipper Pat Cummins was overjoyed to lead his club to the IPL 2024 final following their victory against the Rajasthan Royals. He said on the post-match show:
“The boys have been fantastic all season. There’s a great vibe in the squad as you can see and the final was the goal at the start of the season and we made it.”
“We knew our strength was our batting and we wouldn’t underestimate the experience we have in this squad, it’s a dream, having Bhuvi, Nattu, and Unadkat, makes my job easy.”
Pat Cummins
Cummins also praised Shahbaz Ahmed and Abhishek Sharma for their match-winning bowling heroics, claiming three and two wickets, respectively. He said:
“[on bringing Shahbaz as impact player] Dan Vettori, left-arm orthodox and wanted as many left-arm orthodox as possible.”
Pat Cummins
The skipper continued:
“[on Abhishek’s bowling] That was a surprise, tried to stick one out of him with a couple of right-handers and he bowled beautifully and those two won it with their bowling in the middle overs.”
Pat Cummins
SRH will now try to exact revenge against KKR, whom they have lost by four runs (league match) and eight wickets (Qualifier 1) in two games this season.