Australia’s Test and ODI skipper Pat Cummins is enjoying his time in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. Recently, he was released from the responsibilities of captaincy in the shortest format of the game and he is now playing the game to the fullest.
Pat Cummins Picked His First Hat-Trick In T20 World Cup 2024
Pat Cummins continued with his purple patch as he claimed his first hat-trick for Australia in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. He finished his spell with the figures of 3-29 off four overs while spinner Adam Zampa also impressed with 2-24.
Pat Cummins is only the second Australian, and seventh overall to have a hat-trick in the history of the T20 World Cup.
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The Australian bowlers kept Bangladesh on the back foot as they restricted them to a below-par 140/8 in their opening match of the Super 8 stage. Chasing the target, David Warner led the chase with his second fifty of the tournament. Australia won the game by 28 runs via the DLS method to remain unbeaten in the tournament with five wins on the trot.
Speaking after the match, Pat Cummins who Mitchell Marsh replaced as T20 skipper, said:
“Really, we’ve kind of ticked off everything we could’ve possibly done so far. Overall it was a fairly polished performance, which is kind of what you want in Super Eights.”
“We feel like we’ve got all bases covered. So yeah, we’ll rock up there. The best thing of all this is I’m not captain or selector or anything, so I just turn up and have no worries.”
“Obviously, two points, but also to get a good run rate. And it feels like over the course of the tournament so far, just about everyone’s had a game.”
Further, Cummins also expressed confidence in his teammates’ versatility, acknowledging his team’s readiness to adjust in different situations. He said:
“We’ve been pretty open with that, that anyone in the squad’s ready to play and the bowling line-up might change at different times, the batting line-up, the batting order might change and things like that. It’s got to be adaptable.
“Obviously, Ash (Ashton Agar) played last game, he bowled really well. So, we feel like we’ve got all bases covered.”
“We’ve used 12 or 13 players so far and everyone’s had a couple of performances where they should take confidence out of so — yeah feel well positioned obviously doesn’t mean that much but feels like we’re in as good a place we could be.”
Pat Cummins On David Warner
David Warner, who is all set to retire from international cricket after the T20 World Cup 2024, is having a great time in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. Talking about Warner’s last hurrah, Pat Cummins said:
“It feels like every ICC event he’s always up there in the runs tally. I love the way he’s been taking the game on, some big sixes even over the deep fielders.”
He added: “So, he’s always got a huge appetite for runs, particularly in these tournaments. And whether it’s knowing it’s his last hurrah or whatever, he looks in great form and continues to play with that freedom, which is great.”
