Cummins became a hero (Photo: PTI)
The result of the 49th match of IPL 2026 was in the name of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Punjab Kings once again failed to win in Hyderabad. They lost by 33 runs, which is the 9th consecutive defeat for Punjab Kings, who have been coming to Hyderabad in search of victory for the last 12 years. After this defeat of Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins has received the Player of the Match award. But, when this happened, Cummins was surprised. The SRH captain later expressed his happiness but before that he raised the question why should I be the player of the match?
These were also contenders for player of the match.
There were many players of Sunrisers Hyderabad who deserved player of the match in the victory over Punjab Kings. That award could also have been given to Heinrich Klaasen, who scored the most runs in the match for SRH, and also to Nitish Kumar Reddy, who, after playing an unbeaten inning of 29 runs in 13 balls, not only took the big wicket of Inform Prabhsimran Singh while giving only 11 runs in 2 overs, but also caught a catch.
Surprised to receive Pat Cummins Award
But, in the eyes of the match organizers, Pat Cummins was the player of the match. When Cummins received this award, he expressed surprise and said that I don’t know how I got the Player of the Match? But, after this he said that he is happy and feeling well.
Why did Cummins get player of the match?
Why was Pat Cummins chosen player of the match? Now let us try to know that first. The first reason is that he took 2 wickets for 34 runs in 4 overs. But, see whose 2 wickets were there? He dismissed Priyansh Arya, who was inform and also the most successful batsman of PBKS. After this he took the wicket of Suryansh Shedge who was looking dangerous by making a partnership of 47 runs for the 5th wicket with Cooper Connolly.
Pat Cummins not only did wonders with the ball, but also showed agility on the field. He caught two big batsmen of Punjab Kings – Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer. Now catching a catch definitely leads to victory in cricket, that is what happened for which Pat Cummins was chosen Player of the Match.
7th player in this list
SRH registered its 7th win in 10 matches played so far in IPL 2026. The amazing thing is that the face of every victory of SRH, meaning the player of the match was a different player. Pat Cummins was the player of the match of the 7th win. Earlier, Heinrich Klaasen became the hero in the sixth victory. Ishan Kishan in 5th win. Abhishek Sharma became the player of the match in the fourth win while Ishan Malinga got the award in the third win. The second win was in the name of Prafulla Hinge and when the account of the win was opened, Nitish Kumar Reddy became the player of the match.
