He also smashed sixes off two formidable pacemen, Jasprit Bumrah and Tymal Mills. It wasn't just Sams who got the treatment from Cummins. His heroics came after he also did what he's largely paid for - taking the two valuable wickets of Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan when Mumbai batted and made 4-161. The Knight Riders had needed 35 from 30 balls and Cummins got them all in just that one over, with his final blow allowing them to breeze to their victory target on 5-162. Off the fifth ball, Cummins did get caught at long-off off Sams' waist-high beamer but he got a reprieve when it was ruled a high no-ball, which cost Mumbai three runs. Sams was clobbered by Cummins for 6, 4, 6, 6, 2 (no-ball), 4, 6 in that last over, which went for 35 runs in total. He reached his 50 in just 14 balls, equalling the record for fastest 50 in the IPL by Lokesh Rahul in 2018, and then cracked the next ball back over Sams' head for six to win the match.
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