In this potentially compelling scenario, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain cum bowling all-rounder Pat Cummins has a chance to emulate yet another terrific achievement which none other than the IPL stalwart MS Dhoni did from the captain of the team that won the ODI World Cup as well as IPL in the same season.
Dhoni’s astonishing ability to lead India to the 2011 ODI World Cup and give the Chennai Super Kings a taste of the IPL in the same year seems long ago to have set a record in the annals of cricket history. Now, it’s Cummins’s turn to emulate this great achievement.
Within the less-offer T20s, the Australian captain had a triumphant journey in the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup, leading his national crew to the title and taking command of the new IPL broadcaster Hyderabad-based winning crew in the IPL 2024 final.
To date, MS Dhoni has won 5 IPL with his franchise team Chennai Super Kings, whereas the successful Australian pace sensation Pat Cummins only has a taste of victory in IPL 2014 with Kolkata Knight Riders.
Both teams have witnessed a very interesting journey to the final. Kolkata Knight Riders managed to finish all the league matches in the topmost position with total points of 19, in which they won 9 games, lost as many as 3 games, and had 2 no results in the matches.
This took them to the Final after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1. Sunrisers Hyderabad got a second shot at it in Qualifier 2 against the Rajasthan Royals, and they cruised to a comfortable 36-run victory over the Royals.
Thus, the Sunrisers Hyderabad team has strength in players such as Travis Head Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. They will expect their skipper – Pat Cummins, to take them to triumphs and have their names written in history, having joined the great MS Dhoni.
For the fans of the Indian Premier League, the IPL 2024 final is to become one of the most interesting and high-stakes games in the competition’s history. Two top teams should be on the field.
