High-priced Cummins, Starc face off as IPL enters playoffs

Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Cummins cost $2.5 million at auction, a record which stood briefly until Kolkata Knight Riders then paid $2.98 million for fast bowler Starc. Former champions Hyderabad finished second after a four-wicket win over Punjab Kings on Sunday with Kolkata topping the table -- setting up the clash at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad where the winners will reach Sunday's final. The losers will get a second chance on Friday against either the third-placed Rajasthan Royals or Royal Challengers Bengaluru...