'T20 Has Gone To A New Level This IPL': SRH Skipper Pat Cummins After a Crushing Loss against CSK

The T20 format has always favored batsmen, and the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins believes it has reached a 'whole new level' in the Indian Premier League. The Australian shared his thoughts following SRH's 78-run loss to the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk on Sunday. IPL 2024 has now seen six 250-plus totals, with 200 no longer considered a safe total. Before this edition, 250 has only been breached twice in IPL history.

T20 is always on the batting side, and it has gone to a whole new level this season. The way we set up, we had the best chance if we got some aggressive batters, and that's the way to win the tournament. ~Cummins said at the post-match press conference

Frankly, we don't have many (bowling) options. It's not Test cricket, with the ball swinging around. There's not much sideways movement, and there's not much on the wicket either.

So, a lot of times, the best way to get a wicket is to try and defend. Batters are getting better at hitting the ball out and even getting confident. It challenges you as a bowler. But, if you have a big total like 270-280, and if you can go at 9.00 as a bowler and make an impact, it could be match-winning
~said the Australian

SRH still needs to work on their chasing skills

Analyzing the reason for the loss to CSK, he admitted that the side has some work to do while chasing.

Hard to put a finger on it. Nothing went (according to) to plan tonight. We're pretty well-suited to chasing, but it hasn't come off yet. So yeah, it is something (we need) to work on. ~Cummins reckoned

"There was dew there; haven't seen so much at any other venue across the country. But, we failed to make the most of it, and they bowled well as well. So, it (dew) didn't factor in this match as much as we would have liked." Of their four losses, three of them have come chasing.

Although their openers have been excellent, Cummins stated that the middle-order has to perform better.

Whenever the openers have gone off (to score), it's been match-winning and crazy. In a few cases, we felt that we set up well.
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Different batters have stepped up throughout the tournament, and you need two or three guys to make an impact. But tonight, we never really got going, unfortunately.

I am really happy about how the boys have been going about it. Even tonight, there were not too many reckless shots." As for the struggles for the bowlers this season, Cummins felt that it could be possibly due to the wickets being drier.

Haven't seen too much of a difference with the (new) white ball. It doesn't have as much swing as before, maybe because the wickets are drier. It's a tricky format, and I don't think there's a lot with the new ball.
~he said