First up, if you haven't seen Pat Cummins's whirlwind knock against Mumbai Indians that kicked up a storm at the MCA Stadium in Pune yet, please go and watch every second of it. It won't take you too long - after all it was just 15 balls. And yet the impact that it made is something that will not be forgotten in a hurry.
As far as records go - the history books will show that the Australian Test captain (who will be seen in a new light altogether by bowlers across the world now) equalled the previous record of the fastest fifty in IPL history, off 14 balls. KL Rahul smashed that in the 2018 edition for Punjab. That too was a brilliant knock, played by one of the best batsmen India has produced in recent years. After all there is a reason why innings like these are almost always tagged freak knocks. What the history books will not be able to tell you though is the overall impact that they made on not just those matches but on the tournament overall.
