Pat Cummins ‘stole’ Alex Carey’s century, then issues clarifying cricket news

An exciting Test match was played between Australia and New Zealand, with Pat Cummins’ team emerging victorious and so was the captain himself. While moments like this are celebrated by fans, Cummins has faced criticism on social media for hitting the winning run off Alex Carey’s 98. Fans have been praying, hoping to see Kyrie reach triple digits after playing a key game. Role in Australia’s win. However, that’s not how things work. Cummins defended himself by saying he did not know his non-striking partner’s number was 98.

Australia needed 2 runs to win the match when Carey got a single off the second delivery of the 65th over and handed the ball to Cummins. Cummins defended the next three games, leaving fans hoping to see Carey bat in the next game.

However, the Australia captain completed the chase by hitting a boundary off the last delivery of the 65th over, leaving Carey just two runs shy of a hundred.

Pat Cummins deservedly robbed Alex Carey of the ball and scored the winning run off the last ball against New Zealand when Alex Carey (Alex Carey) batted 98 at the other end. He said he didn’t know his teammates’ scores.

Pat Cummins “I didn’t know he was in 98” (smiling)… pic.twitter.com/teHdUH9rom

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“Very nervous, everyone was nervous the last few hours. Amazing win. (On the winning run) could have won anyway, I didn’t know he (Kyrie) was 98,” Cumming said in his post-match speech.

In the post-game press conference, Kyrie said he was very happy to put the team first.

“I’m happy about that,” laughed Carey. “I don’t want to go on strike again.”

Analyzing the game further, the Australian team captain said that the lead in the first innings played a big role in the team’s victory.

“The toss helps a lot and it’s interesting how fast the game goes on the first day. So a first-innings lead is always key. We’ve had a lot of time on the other side of the Test and I just told the boys to keep score Cards moving, keeping busy and putting pressure on the opposition,” Cummins said.

“We have an experienced team and the story of this series is the players stepping up in crucial moments. Love playing Test matches, the best form of cricket, pays off on days like this,” concluded the Australia skipper .