Sunrisers take the ‘slower’ route to victory
Hindustan TimesHow drastic does change of pace need to be to draw batters into false shots? Shivam was hitting them pretty well against spin, so I thought we'll take the chance with a few off-cutters," Cummins said after Sunrisers’ six-wicket win. CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said: "As the ball got older, it got slower and slower and we couldn't capitalise at the end, plus they used the conditions really well. But they came back and bowled really well at the back end.” At the core of this clever comeback was the slower bouncer, Cummins leading the way with an impressive 10th over where three deliveries were slower and short of back of the length. Maybe someone who has pace can use those pace-on bouncers but slower bouncers nowadays are working because all the batters are trying to hit the ball straight, all the batters are trying to muscle the ball out of the ground," the seasoned left-arm pacer said.