Pat Cummins Bowling Charts — IPL 2026 SRH Leader Form

Pat Cummins' IPL 2026 bowling charts: pace by phase, swing/seam %, dot-ball %, dismissal patterns, and the captaincy form heading into SRH's playoff push.

Pat Cummins is the highest-paid foreigner in IPL 2026 outside Klaasen, and he wears two hats for Sunrisers Hyderabad: strike bowler and captain. The captaincy intangible has changed how he bowls — fewer pure-pace bursts, more strategic phase-fitting, and significantly more death-over assignments because he has to lead from the front. This is the bowling-chart breakdown through 13 matches.

The Headline Numbers

Metric	IPL 2026 (mid)	IPL 2024	Career T20
Wickets	14	16	178
Economy	7.8	8.4	7.9
Average	17.1	19.6	22.4
Dot-ball %	35%	32%	33%
Death econ	9.1	8.7	8.8

Improvements: economy down 0.6 RPO, dot-ball % up. Strain: death economy nudged up — likely because of the captaincy load.

Pace Distribution by Phase

Phase	Avg pace (kph)	Overs bowled	Wickets
PP (overs 1-6)	144	11	4
Middle (7-15)	141	18	6
Death (17-20)	145	19	4

Cummins is bowling 51 overs (12.75 max possible at 4 per match × 13 = 52) — almost the full quota each match. Death share is 37% of overs — the highest among IPL captains who bowl pace.

Swing/Seam Percentage

In SRH conditions (the Hyderabad pitch tends grippy more than seam-friendly), Cummins gets:

• Swing in PP: 12% of balls deviate >0.5°. Below his career average (16%).
• Seam off the deck: 8%. Stable.
• Cutter/slower-ball %: 22% — higher than his 2024 number (15%). A clear tactical shift.

The cutter percentage is the story. Cummins has added a back-of-hand slower ball to his death-overs arsenal — a direct response to Hyderabad's batting-friendly surfaces. It's working in middle overs (6 wickets) and average at the death.

Dot-Ball Distribution

Cummins' dot-ball % at the death is 28% — strong. His PP dot rate of 38% is the league's third-best for any seamer who bowls 2+ overs in the first 6.

Dismissal Patterns — Where the Wickets Come From

Type of dismissal	Count	%
Bowled	5	36%
Caught (close-in / mid-on / mid-off)	3	21%
Caught (deep)	4	29%
LBW	1	7%
Caught and bowled	1	7%

The bowled-rate of 36% is unusually high — it reflects Cummins' increased reliance on yorkers and back-of-length deliveries that miss the bat or break the stumps. Career T20 bowled-rate sits at 28%.

Captain's Toll — The Tactical Shift

Three things have changed under the Cummins captaincy to 37% (2026). Captain takes the heat. 2. Less PP wicket-taking with the new ball. SRH have started using Mohammed Shami in PP — Cummins comes on at over 3 or 4. Strategic, not weakness. 3. Back-end batting. Cummins is batting at 7-8 with 110 runs at SR 165. The captaincy contract is delivering across both disciplines.

Five-Match Rolling Form

Match	Opponent	Overs	Wickets	Econ
Latest	RR	4	2	6.5
Prev	LSG	4	1	8.0
-2	KKR	4	1	9.2
-3	DC	3.4	2	7.4
-4	MI	4	0	11.5

The MI game (12 overs at 11.5) was the outlier — Wankhede, dewy ball, Tilak Varma's 101*. Otherwise the form is steady.

Dream11 Captaincy Read

Cummins' dual role (bowler + lower-order bat + captain) makes him a sneaky GL pick for matches where SRH bats first. His batting can add 30-40 fantasy points on top of his bowling 60-90. Public captain ownership: 4-7%. Picker captain confidence: 78 — high differential play.

SRH's Run-In and Cummins' Workload

SRH have 5 matches left. Three at home (Hyderabad has been kind to Cummins' cutter), two away (Bengaluru, Mumbai). The Wankhede return is Cummins' biggest upcoming test — last visit was the 11.5-economy night. The SRH playoff push hinges on Cummins' continued ability to bowl 4 overs without breakdown.

What Could Slow Him Down

Two risks:

• Workload management. 51 overs already + captaincy fatigue + the back-end of an Australian summer — there's a real chance of a precautionary rest game.
• Dewy ball at away venues. Cummins' cutter doesn't grip as well in dew; SRH's away games at Wankhede and Chinnaswamy could be tough.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cummins' captaincy hurting his pure bowling numbers?

Slightly — death economy up from 8.7 to 9.1. But strikes (wickets) and Hyderabad-specific economy are stable.

Will SRH retain Cummins for IPL 2027?

Almost certainly yes. He is the most embedded captain in the league.

How does Cummins compare to other captain-bowlers in IPL?

Best of his archetype since MS Dhoni (who was a wicketkeeper-captain, not a bowler-captain). Comparable only to Hardik Pandya as a bowling captain.

Does Cummins' batting matter for Dream11?

Yes — adds floor protection. His 110 runs at SR 165 from a non-batting role is rare value.

Best Dream11 stack for Cummins matches?

Cummins + Klaasen + Travis Head — the three SRH cores deliver complementary fantasy upside.

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Updated 2 May 2026 — IPL 2026 mid-season. Numbers reflect matches 1–41.