Chennai are Indian T20 League champions once again, completing a dream comeback - from finishing ninth last season to winning the title in 2023. On Monday night in Ahmedabad, on the reserve day of the final, MS Dhoni's team overcame more than a few odds to defeat defending champions Gujarat by 5 wickets in a last-ball thriller. Sai Sudharsan top-scored for Gujarat with 94 as the team posted 214/4. Three balls into Chennai's chase, rain once again came into the picture, and after hours of delay, ...
May 29, 2023•18 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Shubman Gill continued his century-making spree, scoring a match-winning 129 against Mumbai in Friday night's Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad to help Gujarat record a 62-run victory. The defending champions will now play Chennai for the title on Sunday night. Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to chase in the must-win game but Shubman Gill pretty much single-handedly took the game away from Mumbai with his century - his third this season. Gujarat posted 233/3 which proved too tall a t...
May 27, 2023•14 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Rohit Sharma's Mumbai have sailed into Qualifier 2 of this T20 season after completely destroying Lucknow in Wednesday’s Eliminator, with the help of some super tight bowling and fielding! Rohit Sharma elected to bat first at Chepauk and his team scored 182/8 with Cameron Green top-scoring with 41 while the pick of Lucknow's bowlers was Naveen ul Haq who finished with 4/38. In reply, Lucknow's chase just never took off and the three run outs didn't help much as the team was bowled out for 101. A...
May 24, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Gujarat have looked the most dominant team this season and entered the playoffs as the top ranked team following the league stage, but if there was any team that knows how to play the playoffs - it's Chennai. MS Dhoni's team had the added advantage of playing this first Qualifier at home at the Chepauk and they made the most of it, winning the match by 15 balls to spare. First things first, Shubman Gill did not score another century, since he does seem to be on such a streak. He made 42. MS Dhon...
May 23, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 71
In 2015, Mumbai did the Indian cricket team a great favour, by providing an unknown youngster from Baroda with a platform to shine. Eight years later, the player, Hardik Pandya, returned Mumbai the favour, as his team, Gujarat knocked Bangalore out with a six-wicket win in the last league-stage match of the season. Put to bat first, Bangalore scored 197 runs, as Virat Kohli scored his seventh century in this competition, and subsequently, creating a new record. But from the opposition, Shubman G...
May 21, 2023•14 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Mumbai needed to win to keep their playoff hopes on track and Rohit Sharma's men did just that on Sunday, in their final league stage match, beating Hyderabad by 8 wickets. The win now takes Mumbai to fourth in the standings with only Bangalore now having a chance to overtake them, with Faf du Plessis's men playing the last league match of the season, tonight against Gujarat in Bengaluru. At the Wankhede on Sunday afternoon, Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first. Hyderabad’s opener...
May 21, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Lucknow became the third team to qualify for the 2023 Indian T20 League playoffs, courtesy of a hard-fought one-run triumph over Kolkata, at the Eden Gardens. Subsequently, the two-time champions’ campaign also comes to a conclusion. Put to bat first, Lucknow scored 176 runs, with Nicholas Pooran’s half-century, and Ayush Badoni’s supporting act rescuing the team from a precarious position. In response, Kolkata were just a run short, with Rinku Singh’s 33-ball 67 not yielding two points. Lucknow...
May 20, 2023•12 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Rajasthan have had a messy May in this Indian T20 League which meant they needed a win on Friday night to stay alive in the tournament and they managed that, beating Punjab by 4 wickets in Dharamsala. It was both teams’ last league stage match which means Punjab are out of the tournament and Rajasthan now move up to the fifth position in the points table. Their qualification hopes will depend very heavily on the result of RCB and Mumbai's games over the weekend as victory for either team will me...
May 19, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Bangalore needed to win both their remaining two league stage matches this week for the best chance to enter the playoffs and Virat and Faf Du Plessis ensured they completed half the assignment on Thursday in Hyderabad as they chased down Hyderabad’s 186/5 with ease to lock two points in style. South African wicket-keeper batter Heinrich Klaasen was the star of the Hyderabad team, scoring his maiden century in the tournament as the team posted 186/5 after being put into bat first by Faf du Pless...
May 18, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Delhi played, and Delhi won like they should have all season as David Warner’s men defeated Punjab Kings by 15 runs on Wednesday night in Dharamsala. Delhi are already out of the running for a spot in the playoffs, but the defeat now means Punjab remain at the 8th position in the standings with 12 points and will not struggle to reach the knockouts with just one game left to go for them this season. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd. Learn more about your ad choices...
May 17, 2023•10 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Mohsin Khan bowled a solid final over, not allowing Mumbai to score the 11 they needed for a win, and Lucknow are now back strongly in contention for a spot in the playoffs of the 2023 season of the Indian T20 League. Riding on Macus Stoinis' unbeaten 89, Lucknow posted 177/3 after being put into bat first by Rohit Sharma in Lucknow while Mumbai managed to score just 172/5 despite having Tim David and Cameron Green at the crease. The win takes Lucknow to the third spot in the points table, with ...
May 16, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Hyderabad are now the second team to be out of the running for the playoffs this season, after a 34-run loss to Gujarat on Monday night in Ahmedabad. The victory though means Hardik Pandya’s team has become the first to qualify for the next stage of the tournament, with 18 points from 13 matches and just one more league game to go this season. The first innings of the match was quite eventful with Shubman Gill scoring his maiden ton in the tournament and Bhuvneshwar Kumar picking a fifer as Guja...
May 15, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Having been unpredictable throughout the season, Kolkata stayed true to tag, as after a humbling home defeat to Rajasthan, the two-time champions made a stunning comeback by beating Chennai, in Chennai. The hosts were put to bat first and they scored 144 runs, with Shivam Dube being the top scorer, with an unbeaten 34-ball 48. In response, Kolkata chased the total down in 18.3 overs, as Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh struck half-centuries. This podcast series is brought to you in association with L...
May 14, 2023•12 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Rajasthan’s batting order produced a collapse of gigantic proportions in match 60 of the Indian T20 League, in Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium. They suffered a 112-run defeat against Bangalore, and subsequently, have been demoted from their slot in the top four. The visitors batted first and scored 171 runs, with skipper Faf du Plessis, and Aussie all-rounder, Glenn Maxwell scoring half-centuries. In response, Rajasthan were all out for only 59, as none barring Shimron Hetmyer could offer any re...
May 14, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Delhi epitomized idioms like ‘falling like nine pins’ and ‘crumbling like a house of cards' in match 59 of the Indian T20 League, as they were handed a 31-run defeat by Punjab. Shikhar Dhawan’s men were put to bat first and they scored 167 runs, with Prabhsimran Singh scoring his maiden ton in this competition. In response, Delhi were once cruising at 69/0, but then went through a gigantic collapse, ultimately managing to muster only 136/8. Although Prabhsimran had scored just one fifty in his f...
May 13, 2023•12 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Lucknow Super Giants pulled off a much-needed win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday evening with the help of a stunning match-winning innings from Nicolas Pooran, who batted at a strike rate of over 300 and was ably assisted by Prerak Mankad who scored a vital half-century to help the team close out the 7 wicket win, with 4 balls to spare. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 13, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Mumbai needed a win on Friday night and Suryakumar Yadav, once again, played a match-winning knock to help the team win two vital points, with the help of which they are now third in the points table. The 27 run loss though does not do much to Gujarat's spot in the standings as Hardik Pandya's team remains in the first position, with 16 points from 12 matches. An unbeaten century from Surya's bat, his first in the Indian T20 League, helped Mumbai post a mammoth 218/5, that the bowlers managed to...
May 12, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 57
A masterclass in making a comeback is what Rajasthan's win over Kolkata on Thursday night at the Eden Gardens was. Sanju Samson's team completely outplayed the hosts on all fronts as they chased down Kolkata's 149/8 in just 13.1 overs. There were also records galore in the match as Yuzvendra Chahal became the league’s highest wicket-taker during his haul of 4/25, overtaking Dwayne Bravo's earlier record while Yashasvi Jaiswal starred with the bat, smashing the tournament’s fastest fifty, off jus...
May 11, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 56
So much to celebrate for Mumbai on Tuesday night. A 6 wicket victory over Bangalore at home that has helped them jump five spots in the points table to third, with 12 points. The victory in front of their home fans also came with 21 balls to spare which has boosted the team's net run rate that will come handy in two week's time when teams fight for playoff berths. The star of the night though was Mumbai's SKY who smashed a solid 35-ball 83 in the chase to get the team to within 8 runs of the vic...
May 09, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Andre Russell is back! After a below par season so far in the Indian T20 League, the Kolkata veteran smashed sixes and fours at will on Monday night at the Eden Gardens to help the team chase down Punjab's 179/7 and collect two vital points that help in keeping their campaign alive. Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring a half century, his third this season, but one that came off 41 deliveries. The team completed their 15 overs at 124/5. Harpreet Brar and S...
May 08, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Last-over drama in the match between Rajasthan and Hyderabad on Sunday night in Jaipur saw Hyderabad finish on top and collect two vital points that helps them move out of the bottom spot in the standings. Rajasthan batted first and scored a solid 214/2 with Jos Buttler returning to form with 95 and Sanju Samson scoring an unbeaten 66. In reply, Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma top-scored with 55 but it was Glen Phillips, playing in place of Harry Brook, that turned the game, smashing Kuldip Yadav fo...
May 07, 2023•12 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Gujarat secured their eighth win of the season, courtesy of a 56-run triumph over Lucknow on Sunday, 7 May, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Hardik Pandya's team scored 227/2 after being put to bat first, with Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill scoring 175 of those runs. In response, Lucknow could only score 171 runs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 07, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Delhi’s campaign seems to be getting on track as they’ve beaten Bangalore by 7 wickets in Saturday’s night match in the Capital to win their fourth match in the last five outings. The 2 points from the clinical performance against Bangalore takes Delhi's tally to 8 points this season as they finally move up from the last position in the standings table, and are now ninth with eight points. Bangalore elected to bat first and opener Virat Kohli scored a half century while Faf du Plessis made 45. M...
May 06, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 50
A one-sided game through and through and MS Dhoni's Chennai have collected two points with a 6 wicket win over Mumbai on Saturday evening at the Chepauk. MS Dhoni won the toss on his home ground and elected to bowl first. Mumbai moved their top three around a bit with Cameron Green opening with Ishan Kishan, and Rohit Sharma batting at number three, but none of it worked with all three batters out by the end of the third over- Cameron on 6, Ishan on 7 and Rohit on a duck- his second straight duc...
May 06, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 49
After losing out to the last-placed Delhi only three days ago, Gujarat bowled out Rajasthan – a team that has breached the 200-run mark on three different occasions – for only 118 runs. At the Sawai Manshing Singh, the same venue where Rajasthan scored 202 runs against Chennai, Gujarat’s bowler ruled the roost, helping their team secure a nine-wicket triumph. The Afghan spin duo of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad picked up 5 wickets. Chasing a target of only 119 runs, Gujarat had a cakewalk, as they ...
May 05, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Kolkata have beaten Hyderabad by 5 runs in Thursday's Indian 20 League fixture in another last-over fixture this season. Kolkata won the toss and elected to bat first in Hyderabad and posted 171/9 with Rinku Singh top-scoring with 46 and skipper Nitish Rana making 42. Hyderabad's Marco Jansen set the tone early, striking twice in his first over and then Karthik Tyagi got the crucial wicket of Jason Roy as Hyderabad were 35/3 within 5 overs. The team recovered to get to 127/5 after 14.2 overs wit...
May 04, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Mumbai are back! Rohit Sharma’s team chased down Punjab’s 214/3 with ease in Mohali on Wednesday night to pick up two vital points and move to the sixth spot in the league standings with 10 points. Punjab are now placed seventh, with as many points. Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to chase. Arshad Khan got the team a wicket in the second over, sending back Prabhsimran Singh on 9. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan scored 30 but the star of the Punjab innings was Liam Livingstone who remained unbeaten ...
May 03, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Lucknow second match in three days ended with the team having to share points with Chennai after the match was called off due to rain. Before play was stopped, Lucknow had scored 125/7 in 19.2 overs with the help of Ayush Badoni's unbeaten 59. After the match, Lucknow now stand at the second spot in the league standings with 11 points while Chennai are third with as many points, but come after Lucknow due to net run rate. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd. Learn mor...
May 03, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 45
The last placed team in the league took down the table-toppers in another last ball thriller of the Indian T20 League, on Tuesday night. David Warner's Delhi managed to defend 130 successfully against Gujarat in Ahmedabad and pick up just their third win of the season to stay in contention for a spot in the playoffs. David Warner won the toss in Ahmedabad and elected to bat first. Mohammed Shami though came to the party- picking a wicket on the first ball, sending back Phil Salt. Next over, Davi...
May 02, 2023•14 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Bangalore successfully defended the season's lowest total to move up to the fifth position in the league standings, with 10 points alongside 4 other teams. After electing to bat first, Faf du Plessis' team scored 126/9 but bowled KL Rahul's Lucknow out for 108 to win the game by 18 runs. A competitive match but Virat Kohli's on-field tussle with Gautam Gambhir after the game turned things sour for the teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 01, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 43
