The Cricket Podcast get together to cover the last two IPL matches. In the first match of the show the boys will talk about Devdutt Padikkal's astonishing century, as he massacred the Royals attack, leading RCB to victory. We will also cover today's game between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. Are Rajasthan Royals the worst team in the tournament? Is Devdutt Padikkal the next big thing? Can Punjab Kings turn their tournament around? Featured games: RR v RCB & PBKS v MI. Our Twitter and Inst...
Apr 23, 2021•48 min
The Cricket Podcast get together to cover the last three IPL matches. The IPL is beginning to settle down a little now, and we are starting to get a feeling for who is good and who is bad. Delhi Capitals took an excellent win over Mumbai Indians, despite picking Steve Smith. Punjab Kings melted down (again) versus Sunrisers, both teams now have one win! And Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings played out a thriller, including a monster over as Pat Cummins hit Sam Curran for 30! Featured...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Jack, Ross and Max discuss Monday's IPL fixture between CSK and RR. CSK's batting order (mostly) all chipped in to put on a decent score of 188 from their 20 overs. In reply Buttler started well, but once he fell under the pressure of carrying a sub-par Royals side, the middle order disintegrated at the hands of Jadeja and Moeen Ali, giving CSK another comfortable win. Just how bad are Rajasthan Royals, and why is Shivam Dube batting at 4? And are CSK actually in with a shout? Follow us on Twitt...
Apr 19, 2021•39 min
On this episode The Cricket Podcast catch up on the last four IPL Games. Including: Chennai Super Kings v Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings v Delhi Capitals. Our Twitter and Instagram: @thecricketpod Our sponsore: https://woodstockcricket.co.uk/ Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecricketpod Intro 0:00 Punjab Kings v Delhi Capitals 2:40 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders 21:15 Sunris...
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 9 min
On IPL match day seven, Rajasthan Royals beat the Delhi Capitals in another thrilling fixture. Chris Morris was the hero for RR as they came from nowhere to steal victory at the death from the Capitals. Tom Curran was the fall guy for DC, why was he there and will he play again? Has Chris Morris paid off his enormous price tag, probably a fair bit of it? And was Tom Curran adopted? Before this match, Rajasthan Royals lost to Punjab Kings in their IPL opener, despite an awesome innings from Sanju...
Apr 15, 2021•38 min
Jack, Ross and Max discuss the day's play between SRH and RCB, with RCB taking the points to make it two wins from their first two. A first IPL 50 in 5 years for Glenn Maxwell set RCB on their way, and some questionable shot selection and wearing pitch combined to thwart SRH in their chase after they looked comfortable. Where do SRH go from here, and are RCB looking like contenders? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thecricketpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Apr 14, 2021•46 min
On IPL match day five, Kolkata Knight Riders took on Mumbai Indians. KKR won their first match of the season, easily brushing aside SRH, thanks to great knocks from Rahul Tripathi and Nitish rana. Mumbai, meanwhile, lost their first match of the season (as usual), so will be looking to fight back hard in game 2. Today though, Mumbai were able to come back, both in terms of the IPL, but also miraculously in the final 5 overs of the match! After recapping KKR v MI we will go on tot take a look bac...
Apr 14, 2021•49 min
On IPL match day three, Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Kolkata Knight Riders. Last year SRH made the play-offs before losing to Delhi in the semi-final, meanwhile Kolkata Knight Riders were knocked out on net run rate for the second year in a row. With Bhuveneshwar Kumar and Rashid Khan leading the line for SRH, many people have tipped them as one of the favourites for this year's IPL. On the other hand, KKR fans will be hoping that their big stars (Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins, etc.) ar...
Apr 11, 2021•43 min
Jack, Ross and Max are joined by Daniel Norcross (@norcrosscricket) to discuss the second game of the 2021 IPL (and our third attempt at a livestream) between CSK and Delhi Capitals. There was much to look at going into this game with the spotlight on Pant's captaincy, the return of Suresh Raina and two Curran brothers facing off. Sam got the better of the individual battle, but team Tom came out on top as Delhi cantered to a 7 wicket win. How good were Dhawan and Shaw and should CSK fans start ...
Apr 10, 2021•49 min
Jack, Ross and Max are joined once again by Dan Weston to discuss the opening game of the 2021 IPL. The game between MI and RCB went down to the wire, with Harshal Patel's five-wicket haul and AB de Villier's late 48 swinging the game in RCB's favour. Are there causes for concern for Mumbai? Have RCB answered their death bowling issues? Or was it just a one-off? Follow us on YouTube, Twitter and Instagram - @thecricketpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 09, 2021•45 min
In a first for The Cricket Podcast, we streamed the show live. We made our predictions for the 2021 IPL season. Including who we think will win, who will be top wicket taker, and who will svore the most runs. Then moved on to the questions contributed by our audience, first those from Twitter, then any comments made in the video's livechat. Finally we chose which franchises we follow in the 2021 IPL, and will all be praying that we don't get Chennai Super Kings. A reminder that you can follow Th...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 5 min
The 2020 Champions, Mumbai Indians, are the last team we preview in our eight part 2021 IPL preview. They were so dominant in 2020 that the discussion about their side has transcended commentary on last year, and the great debate is now whether they are the best T20 team ever. With a team that includs: Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya- they certainly have some of the greatest players of all time. Are their spinners a weakness? Are they the best team in T20 history?...
Apr 07, 2021•23 min
Our IPL Preview series continues with Delhi Capitals. Last year the Capitals finished as runners-up, although, in reality, they were a very distant second to Mumbai Indians. What appeared to let them down was a lack of firepower with the bat, which made their decision to pick up Steve Smith at the auction extremely puzzling. Overall though, their team is still decent, with players like Rabada, Nortje and, most notably, Rishabh Pant providing a very strong core to their squad. How will their batt...
Apr 06, 2021•36 min
Our IPL Preview series continues with Sunrisers Hyderabad. Last year SRH made it to the play-offs, as they found form towards the end of the tournament. Eventually they were knocked out by Delhi in the Qualifier. They have kept a similar squad for 2021, opting against mixing things up, which is understandable when your team includes Bhuvi, Natarajan, Warner, and Rashid Khan.The big news is the addition of Jason Roy, for reasons unknown. How do Roy, Bairstow, Williamson and Warner fit into one si...
Apr 05, 2021•34 min
Our IPL Preview series continues with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Last year RCB reached the play-offs but were knocked out immediately. Following that, they decided to detonate their squad and have made some significant changes to their team. Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Chris Morris are all out, with Kyle Jamieson, Glenn Maxwell and Dan Christian coming in as replacements. On paper that reshuffle makes them look pretty good, but the game isn't decided on paper! Will Virat Kohli bat with more in...
Apr 04, 2021•37 min
Our IPL Preview series continues with the Kolkata Knight Riders. Last year KKR missed out on the play-offs despite having one of the most explosive teams at the tournament. Injuries, poor form and a dodgy action conspired to foil them, as their season never got going, and eventually fizzled out. It looks like the cast of players is there to support a good run in the tournament, but questions still remain about the fitness of Dre Russ, the captaincy of Morgan, and whether they can fit Cummins and...
Apr 03, 2021•30 min
Our IPL Preview series continues with the Punjab Kings. Last year the artists formerly known as Kings XI fell at the last hurdle, as their amazing comeback surge wilted in the final games. This season they will be looking to go one better, with the additions of Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith providing the bowling they lacked during 2020. This means that the Punjab Kings actually look quite good on paper, surely something will go wrong between now and the tournament- but, until it does, Kings...
Apr 02, 2021•31 min
Our IPL Preview series continues with the Chennai Super Kings. Last year CSK failed to make it to the play-offs for the first time in their history, and they will be looking to bounce back in 2021, in what could be MS Dhoni's last season in professional cricket. For this preview The Cricket Podcast (Jack, Ross and Max) are, once again, joined by cricket analyst Dan Weston. With an average age of over 32, will their experience show, or is their squad past their prime? Will Suresh Raina's return l...
Apr 01, 2021•31 min
The Cricket Podcast (Jack, Ross and Max) are joined by cricket analyst Dan Weston to preview the upcoming 2021 IPL season. In Part 1 we cover the Rajasthan Royals, who splashed the cash at this year's auction. How will their marquee signing Chris Morris help them this season, how big of a miss is Jofra Archer, and do they have any chance of improving on last year's 8th placed finish? Follow us on twitter and instagram: @thecricketpod Intro 0:00 Squad 3:00 Chance of winning 14:40 Twitter question...
Mar 31, 2021•27 min
India won the third ODI against England, to clinch the series 2-1, and conclude England’s tour of India. In a thrilling match England came up just short, despite an awesome performance from Sam Curran. The Indian bowling, led by Bhuveneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur kept pegging England back with key wickets throughout the innings, and the away team was unable to score as freely as they had in the second match. India showed a willingness to adapt and come away from the series with plenty of ques...
Mar 28, 2021•56 min
India lost to England in the second of three ODIs between the teams. Ben Stokes' awesome display of hitting was too much for India’s bowlers, with England eventually winning easily. Despite this there were positives for India, as Rishabh Pant put on a display himself in the first innings, and Hardik Pandya showed off his own ball striking ability. Why were England able to win so comfortably? How good is Jonny Bairstow? Who will win on Sunday? All that, plus your questions from Twitter, on this r...
Mar 26, 2021•51 min
India and England move on to the ODI portion of the tour. In the first match England blew a fantastic opportunity to go 1-0 up, as India's bowlers roared back into the match, lead by Prasidh Krishna and the star of the white ball series- Bhuveneshwar Kumar. The Cricket Podcast boys (Jack, Ross and Max) go over the details of the game, and analyse how exactly this happened. How exactly did England lose from their position of dominance? How good was Krunal Pandya with the bat? And what is going on...
Mar 23, 2021•42 min
India came from behind to take down the 5 match T20 international series, versus England. In part one the boys from The Cricket Podcast, Jack, Ross and Max, discuss how this happened. What did India learn across the series? Why are they now better set up for success? And who is winning the white ball arms race between the two nations? Later, they pick a combined India/England XI. This ends up being slightly India heavy, which reflects the series. A couple of big names miss out, and in the end ev...
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 86
India beat England in the fifth and final T20 international between the two sides securing a huge 3-2 series win. The Indian batters put on an exhibition as they posted a mammoth total of 224. Rohit Sharma went ballistic from ball one, SKY played another blinder and Kohli held it all together. Buttler and Malan kept England in the game, until Bhuvneshwar Kumar came back and ended England’s chances. The Cricket Podcast boys are joined by ex-Sussex and Nottinghamshire pro Chris Nash to go over all...
Mar 20, 2021•47 min
India took on, and beat, England in the fourth T20 between the two teams to level the rollercoaster of a series 2-2! In a game that swung both ways Shardul Thakur and Hardik Pandya finally managed to wrestle the game their way, despite an onslaught from England’s Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow. Jack and Ross recap this game, India appear to have turned a corner with their strategy, and today’s performance from Suryakumar Yadav will thrill their fans around the world. The boys talk about how scary...
Mar 18, 2021•44 min
India took on England in the third T20 of their five-match series. The Cricket Podcast discuss how England went 2-1 up and where it went wrong for India. Jack and Ross are joined by cricket analyst Dan Weston for this show, who stands in for Max. How good was Kohli? What happened to the rest of the India batting line up? Where did England go wrong with the ball? Where did both teams go wrong with selection? And more! If you like our discussions then please like and subscribe, and follow us on Tw...
Mar 16, 2021•40 min
India took on England in the second T20 of their five-match series. Max and Ross from The Cricket Podcast discuss how India bounced back to comfortably beat England. India were brilliant throughout; picking the right players like rockstar Ishan Kishan who impressed on debut, executing smart bowling plans and batting as a T20 team instead of an ODI team! England could not find the same fluency as Friday's game as they struggled batting first and they got their selection wrong after Mark Wood was ...
Mar 14, 2021•39 min
India took on England in the first T20 of their five-match series. The Cricket Podcast, joined by Ashwin from Edges and Sledges Cricket Podcast, review the action and talk about the difference between the two sides. We discussed Virat Kohli’s duck, India’s conservative batting line-up, England's new bowling strategy as Adil Rashid opened whilst Mark Wood flourished in his new role as England’s middle overs enforcer. We also discuss where India will go next and what changes they need to make to g...
Mar 12, 2021•40 min
The Test series between India and England is over, ending in 3-1 win for India. Jack, Ross and Max get together for a review of the Test series and a look back at the performances of both teams. What was wrong with England's strategy and how badly wrong did they get their selection? How can they improve their batting against spin? As for India, are there any concerns with the performance of their top six? And do they have a selection dilemma after Axar's excellent performances? In part 2 (44mins...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 85
The fourth India vs England test match came to its conclusion on the third day as India easily beat England and secured their place in the World Test Championship final. The Cricket Podcast is joined by Birmingham Phoenix team analyst Dan Weston to review the day's play as Sundar is left stranded on 96*, England fail and fail and fail, Ashwin and Axar provide a spinning masterclass, and why England's selection policy is not fit for purpose. India's dominance was emphatic as they wrapped up an in...
Mar 06, 2021•47 min
