It has been an underwhelming Indian Premier League campaign for Sunrisers Hyderabad. No play-off dramas await them but thanks in no small part to their Australian captain, Pat Cummins, they are shaping the end-of-season destiny of some of their rivals.
Cummins led their attack with three wickets, including cutting short rampant opener Phil Salt, as Royal Challengers Bengaluru were beaten by 42 runs at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Bengaluru had already qualified for the knockout stages and are third. But while they still have a game in hand, they are now dependent on Punjab Kings' final two results for a top-two finish, which holds advantage in the IPL's sudden-death climax.
