Afternoon starts are usually tricky at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Who else would know that better than Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins, who benefited by fielding first in the World Cup final for Australia but chose to bat first against Gujarat Titans on a similarly dry surface.
It was the gift that Titans skipper Shubman Gill accepted with both hands. He had assessed the pitch correctly and had roped in the services of Afghan chinaman Noor Ahmed who replaced Aussie speedster Spencer Johnson.
