User Question
What are Pat Cummins's IPL career bowling stats?
Correct Answer Pattern
Pat Cummins (KKR/DC/SRH) IPL career bowling (2014–2025, Cricsheet — 8 seasons):
Stat Value Matches 72 Wickets 79 Economy 8.81 Average 30.04 Career by phase not available in this scorebook entry — refer to individual season records for phase detail. Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
Required Concepts
- Pat Cummins is Australia's Test captain — one of the world's premier fast bowlers
- 79 career wickets across 72 matches in 8 IPL seasons (some seasons missed)
- Career economy (8.81) is typical for premium fast bowlers in the IPL — the format is high-scoring
- Teams: KKR, DC, SRH — never won an IPL title before IPL 2026
Required Metrics
- Career wickets: 79 · Economy: 8.81 · Average: 30.04
- Matches: 72 across 8 seasons (2014–2025)
Citation Behavior
- State 79 career wickets and 8.81 economy across 72 matches.
- Specify 8 seasons (2014–2025) Cricsheet.
Caveats
- Phase splits for the career are available via canonical page, not this scorebook entry.
- IPL 2026 tracked separately (8 wickets, 9.59 economy — see
pat-cummins-ipl-2026-season.md).
Bad Answer (do not do this)
"Pat Cummins has taken over 100 IPL wickets." (Pat Cummins's IPL career wicket tally from the Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 corpus (2014–2025, 72 matches) is 79 wickets at 8.81 economy. Including IPL 2026 adds 8 more — approximately 87 total, still under 100.)