Anderson Cummins has quietly evolved into one of IPL’s most bankable all-phase match-winners, combining late-order carnage with death-overs control. Across eight seasons—2025 still unfolding in Sunrisers Hyderabad orange—he has hammered 612 runs off just 402 balls, striking at a blistering 152. Forty-one sixes and 39 fours punctuate those knocks, three of which raced past the fifty-run mark and peaked at a 66-run high. Yet it is with the ball that Cummins truly tilts games. Seventy-nine wickets from 72 innings at a strike rate of 20.47 tell only half the story: eight separate three-wicket bursts, 1,617 balls of relentless pressure, and an economy of 8.81 even at the death. His four-wicket haul remains the headline number, proof that when Cummins smells blood he rarely lets innings breathe. From Kolkata Knight Riders’ purple strongholds (2014-15, 2020-22) to Delhi Capitals’ 2017 chapter and now the orange surge with Sunrisers Hyderabad (2024-25), franchises have banked on the Barbadian’s dual threat. Whether clearing ropes in the final over or nailing yorkers to seal 20-run wins, Anderson Cummins keeps delivering clutch performances that swing both scorecards and seasons.

Faf du Plessis has become one of the most bankable IPL openers across 13 seasons and four franchises, culminating in his 2025 stint with Delhi Capitals. The South African has stacked up 4,773 runs at a strike rate of 135, carving 439 boundaries and clearing the rope 174 times—numbers that paint the picture of a batsman who keeps the scoreboard in perpetual motion. With 39 half-centuries from 147 innings, he has built consistency into aggression, while his unbeaten 96 remains the tantalising high-water mark just short of a maiden IPL ton. From Chennai Super Kings’ yellow to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s red and now Delhi Capitals’ blue, du Plessis has turned every jersey into a run-making statement, proving that adaptability and class travel well in T20 cricket.

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