India, May 5 -- Pat Cummins tore apart the DC top-order on Monday in Hyderabad. The SRH skipper won the toss and opted to bowl. He rattled SRH early, dismissing opener Karun Nair in the first delivery. Then he also removed Faf du Plessis and Abishek Porel.

Opening the bowling for SRH, Cummins struck in the first ball, sending a good length delivery, outside off. Nair was rooted to the crease, and attempted a weak stroke, feathering it instead, to wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. Then Cummins resumed his spell in the third over and removed Du Plessis in the first ball.

He sent a short length delivery, on middle and leg, and Du Plessis nicked it through to the wicketkeeper, departing for three off eight balls.

In the first ball of the fourth o...