Pat Cummins

Cummins to the rescue as Australia grind past Pakistan in opening ODI

Skipper Pat Cummins kept his cool under pressure with a gritty unbeaten 32 to steer Australia to a nervy two-wicket defeat of Pakistan in the first of three one-day internationals on Monday.

Cummins back, Marsh and Head out of Pakistan ODI series

Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head were Monday ruled out of Australia's home one-day series against Pakistan next month, but Pat Cummins returns as captain after missing their recent England tour.

England's Jordan takes third hattrick of T20 World Cup 2024

Chris Jordan took four wickets in five balls, including the third hat-trick of the 2024 T20 World Cup, as defending champions England dismissed the United States for 115 in a Super Eights match in Barbados on Sunday.

Cummins creates history with second consecutive T20 WC hattrick

Cummins registered a hat-trick over two overs against Bangladesh on Thursday and the right-armer completed the feat once again against Afghanistan when he had Rashid Khan, Karim Janat and Gulbadin Naib dismissed with three consecutive deliveries.

Hattrick may not spare Cummins from T20 World Cup chop

Pat Cummins admits that even taking the first hattrick of the T20 World Cup may not save him from the axe when Australia tackle Afghanistan in their next Super Eights clash.

Cummins 'had no idea' about hattrick feat, joins exclusive club

After the match, Player of the Match Cummins said, “I had no idea I had taken a hattrick”.

Australia to not to lose to Scotland intentionally just to oust England, Cummins reassures

Pat Cummins ruled out Thursday the prospect of Australia underperforming against Scotland in a bid to oust rivals England from the Twenty20 World Cup, saying it would be against the "spirit of cricket."

Australia skipper Cummins joins MLC's San Francisco Unicorns

Australian Test and one-day captain Pat Cummins has signed a four-year deal with Major League Cricket's San Francisco Unicorns, the team announced on Tuesday.

T20 form 'best for a decade' after IPL, says Cummins

The 31-year-old played every IPL match, took 18 wickets and guided Sunrisers Hyderabad to the final, leaving the fast bowler feeling extremely assured with how his short-form game is placed.  

January 16, 2024
January 16, 2024

Cummins bumps Taijul, Phillips to win player of the month award

Cummins was rewarded for his supreme bowling performance in his side’s victorious Test series against Pakistan

January 5, 2024
January 5, 2024

Two Aussies, two Indians in the running for ICC cricketer of the year

The ICC revealed the nominees for the award, which is called the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, in its website today.

January 3, 2024
January 3, 2024

Warner gets brief cameo after Pakistan tail defies Australia

Pat Cummins took a five-wicket haul for the third successive innings as Australia dismissed a defiant Pakistan for 313 on the opening day of the third Test on Wednesday to allow David Warner a brief evening cameo with the bat in his final match.

January 3, 2024
January 3, 2024

Pakistan reeling against Australia assault in Sydney Test

At lunch, the tourists were 75 for four with skipper Shan Masood on 32 and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan 12. Pat Cummins had taken 2-16 from five overs.

January 2, 2024
January 2, 2024

Australia out for Pakistan sweep in Warner Week

Pat Cummins confirmed on Tuesday that the same team that won the first test in Perth by 360 runs and the second in Melbourne by 79 runs would take the field for the final clash at Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

December 31, 2023
December 31, 2023

Warner set for Sydney farewell as Australia name unchanged squad

David Warner has been given the hometown farewell from Test cricket he craved after the opening batsman was named in an unchanged Australia line-up for the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sydney next week.

December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023

Captain Cummins hails ‘crazy year’ for Australia

A fired-up Pat Cummins bagged five wickets and 10 in the match to earn Australia a nail-biting 79-run win in the second Test and clinch the series against a battling Pakistan Friday.

December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023

Cummins stars as Australia beat Pakistan to win series

Set 317 for victory, the visitors put up a stellar fight as they chased their first Test triumph in Australia since 1995.

December 27, 2023
December 27, 2023

‘It’s a dream ball’

Australia skipper Pat Cummins said that he produced a ‘dream ball’, the outcome of which was even unknown to him, to get rid of Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam on Day 2 of their Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

December 27, 2023
December 27, 2023

Australia take control as Pakistan flounder

Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon put Australia in the driving seat of the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday to leave Pakistan tottering at 194-6, still 124 runs behind on day two.