Cricket-'Captain's dream': Hyderabad's Cummins hails fellow quicks after Bengaluru win

Captain Pat Cummins heaped praise on fast bowlers ​Eshan Malinga and Sakib Hussain as ​Sunrisers Hyderabad claimed a 55-run ‌win over ​Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Captain Pat Cummins heaped praise on fast bowlers ​Eshan Malinga and Sakib Hussain as ​Sunrisers Hyderabad claimed a 55-run ‌win over ​Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League (IPL). On Friday, Hyderabad racked up a total of 255-4 thanks to Ishan Kishan's ‌knock of 79 (46) before Hussain and Malinga took three key wickets to slow down Bengaluru's chase.

Hussain and Malinga have bagged a combined 34 wickets in the IPL this season, while Cummins, ‌who missed part of the campaign due to a lumbar bone stress injury, has ‌eight wickets in seven matches. "They've been fantastic. I've actually learned a lot of from those guys as well," Australia's Cummins said.

"Eshan Malinga has been the form bowler and he's mixing up different things. And of ⁠course, you ​know, Sakib there as ⁠well. So a captain's dream." Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori said the performance of their bowling unit was a ⁠key factor in helping them overcome a poor start to the season.

"Those three fast bowlers have ​been exceptional," he added, "We have had contributions from Harsh Dubey, from Shivang (Kumar), from Nitish (Kumar ⁠Reddy), from (Praful) Hinge, that have allowed us to come back from losing three of our first four games.

"And ⁠then ​to win eight out of the next 12 is a real credit to them. We anticipated our batting unit doing what they did, and then for the bowlers ⁠to compliment them is the reason we're in the position we are now." Despite the heavy ⁠defeat, Bengaluru finished the ⁠league stage atop the standings and will take on second-placed Gujarat Titans in the first playoff match on Tuesday, while Hyderabad play ‌in the ‌eliminator on Wednesday.