KKR vs SRH: Pat Cummins goes brash before Qualifier 1, announces SRH as IPL finalists

Pat Cummins has teased all the other IPL 2024 playoffs teams with his latest Instagram post following Sunrisers Hyderabad's victory over Punjab Kings yesterday.

With that victory, the Sunrisers finished the IPL 2024 season in the second spot after table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders. SRH and KKR will now lock horns in the 1st qualifier match at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. It will be a high-octane match and surely whichever team wins, it will become the favorites to lift the title.

But then there is also Rajasthan Royals and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru who will be vying for a spot in the 2nd qualifying match. Either Rajasthan or Bengaluru will take on the loser of the 1st qualifier at the MA Chidambaram stadium. But ahead of the all-important three knockout matches before the final, Pat Cummins seems to have sent a warning message to the other teams.

Pat Cummins comes up with a bold caption for his Instagram post

The Australian ODI and Test captain came up with a very bold caption for his latest Instagram post after the Sunrisers Hyderabad finished 2nd in the table. It is unknown whether Pat Cummins did it deliberately or was just his way of saying but one thing's for sure, the remaining 3 teams have got the message clear.

Pat Cummins posted a series of photos of himself along with his SRH teammates and the crowd that came to support the team at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. He captioned those photos by firstly writing that the atmosphere and the support inside the stadium were amazing as usual.

The right-arm pacer also thanked the supporters for turning up to every Hyderabad game and in the last part, Cummins dropped a bombshell. While the Orange army is gearing up to play Qualifier 1 tomorrow, Cummins wrote that SRH are on their way to the finals. Now what does he mean to say?

Some fans are saying that he has leaked the script while others claim that Pat Cummins was just too direct about winning the league. And by now, every single cricket fan knows that if Cummins makes a promise, then he makes sure to fulfill it at any cost.

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He wanted his IPL team to score 300 and so they ended up scoring 250+ multiple times. So whatever Pat Cummins says, has a deep meaning and sense to it, and therefore, all the other teams should beware. "Another amazing night at Uppal. Thanks for the incredible support. Onto the finals we go!" Cummins' caption read.

What next for Pat Cummins?

Pat Cummins will now attempt to reach the IPL final for the first time as a captain. His main aim will definitely be to help the Orange Army claim their second title on May 26th in Chennai.

Then a week later, he will join the Australian team to play in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 under Mitchell Marsh's captaincy at the USA and West Indies.