In this episode we talk about SRH humiliating Lucknow Super Giants. They chased a score of 165 in under 10 overs, as they put themselves in prime position to reach the IPL 2024 play-offs. Sunrisers Hyderabad were excellent, but should we be asking questions about whether this really is cricket? We also cover the game from yesterday, as Rishabh Pant lead the Delhi Capitals to a win over Sanju Samson and the Rajasthan Royals. In a game which included some big controversy! And finally we talk about...
May 08, 2024•1 hr
KKR are heading to the play-offs, as they won yet again v Lucknow Super Giants. CSK are likely to be following after they beat the Punjab Kings. We cover both those games, and more from the 2024 IPL, on our weekend reaction show! Head to Serious Cricket to find your cricket gear for 2024: www.serioussport.co.uk/cricket?af=the-cricket-podcast Use the code: CRICKETPOD for 20% off + free shipping at Manscaped.com Links to podcast audio: https://linktr.ee/thecricketpod Our website: thecricketpod.com...
May 05, 2024•1 hr 6 min
As the playoff race hots up, one team that won't be challenging is Mumbai Indians, who lost their 4th game on the spin. Meanwhile SRH pulled off a real heist to overcome Rajasthan Royals by a single run! Head to Serious Cricket to find your cricket gear for 2024: www.serioussport.co.uk/cricket?af=the-cricket-podcast Use the code: CRICKETPOD for 20% off + free shipping at Manscaped.com Links to podcast audio: https://linktr.ee/thecricketpod Our website: thecricketpod.com Support the podcast: patr...
May 03, 2024•36 min
On this episode of The Cricket Podcast we cover the big news from the last two days. The T20 World Cup squads have been released so we will be providing our reaction to the teams. Have India dropped a clanger? Can anyone in England bowl? Why isn't Jake Fraser-McGurk playing for Australia? Then we will also cover the IPL. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals are on the brink, with Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants surging towards the play-offs. Head to Serious Cricket to find your crick...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Four IPL games on our latest weekend reaction show. Earlier today Will Jacks smashed an amazing century for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, with Virat Kohli watching on in awe. Earlier in the weekend Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants, with Sanju Samson cashing in. And Delhi Capitals won AGAIN, as they all but eliminated Mumbai Indians from the tournament. Finally, Chennai Super Kings are taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad. Chennai posted a big score thanks to Ruturaj Gaikwad, but will it be eno...
Apr 28, 2024•1 hr 4 min
two IPL 2024 games to talk about on this episode of The Cricket Podcast. First up we talk about Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally winning a match, as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad to snap a long losing streak. Will it be too little too late for Virat Kohli and RCB? And today, KKR went massive, smashing 260+ runs v Punjab Kings. Will that be enough for the Kolkata Knight Riders, to take them into a great position to make the IPL play-offs. However, Punjab Kings had other ideas, as they orchestr...
Apr 26, 2024•45 min
Three games up on this show. First of all Mumbai lost to the Rajasthan Royals to leave them on the brink of elimination. Is there any way back for Hardik Pandya and the boys after Jaiswal's imperious ton? Second we talk Rishabh Pant and Delhi Capitals, who are resurgent and look like they could be sneaky IPL play-off contenders. Finally we discuss Marcus Stoinis and his virtuoso performance as he practically beat CSK by himself! Head to Serious Cricket to find your cricket gear for 2024: www.ser...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 1 min
5 games to talk about on this show, including games featuring Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderbad and more! Travis Head is on fire for SRH as he blasted more runs. Virat Kohli was given out in controversial circumstances. And MS Dhoni was up to his old tricks as he smashed the LSG bowling in CSK's loss on Friday. Head to Serious Cricket to find your cricket gear for 2024: www.serioussport.co.uk/cricket?af=the-cricket-podcast Use the code: C...
Apr 21, 2024•58 min
Three games for us to react to on this IPL 2024 show. Jos Buttler caused mayhem yesterday as he helped Rajasthan Royals complete the record IPL chase against the Kolkata Knight Riders. A game which also featured Sunil Narine scoring a maiden century! On Monday there was even more carnage, as Royals Challengers Bengaluru allowed Sunrisers Hyderbad to break the IPL record score AGAIN. They hit 287, with Travis Head notching a ton to lead the charge there. Then finally Gujarat Titans played terribl...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 3 min
The latest instalment of The Cricket Podcast's IPL weekend round up features wins for the top three as CSK put in an impressive performance to beat Mumbai in El Clasico. Dhoni blitzed 20 in 4 balls at the death before Pathirana did the damage with the ball for the boys in yellow. Earlier on Sunday KKR soundly thumped LSG with Phil Salt starring, and on Saturday Rajasthan Royals came out on top in a turgid affair thanks to Hettie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
Apr 14, 2024•54 min
In this episode we talk about Mumbai Indians versus Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants v Delhi Capitals. Yesterday Mumbai Indians destroyed RCB, in an absolute beat down. RCB batted first and posted an average score versus Mumbai, but it was not enough as SKY found form and blitzed the RCB attack. Earlier in the game Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets as Mumbai Indians start to look dangerous. Delhi Capitals v Lucknow Super Giants looks like it is heading towards an exciting conclus...
Apr 12, 2024•32 min
Three IPL games to talk about on this show. Rajasthan Royals play the Gujarat Titans today. Thanks to an assault from Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson the Royals managed a big score. Will Shubman Gill and the Titans be able to chaise it down? Yesterday Shashank nearly did it again, but fell a little short, as the rest of the Punjab Kings was unable to properly support him. Sunrisers were lucky to get a good score on the board, despite struggling with the bat, but are now in a great position to make ...
Apr 10, 2024•58 min
A packed weekend in the IPL featured games between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. In game one Virat Kohli and Jos Buttler traded 100s. Rajasthan eventually came out on top, and there are questions for RCB. Can anyone except Virat Kohli score any runs for them? This morning, Mumbai Indians finally won a match, as they beat Delhi Capitals easily. Romario Shepherd hit over 30 from the final over, bowl...
Apr 07, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Two IPL games to talk about today, as we cover Sunrisers Hyderabad smashing the Chennai Super Kings and the Punjab Kings miracle win v the Gujarat Titans. Shashank Singh, who was rumoured to have been accidentally bought at the IPL auction, redeemed himself with a scintillating 50 that lead Punjab Kings to a heroic win. Today CSK batted like lemons to leave SRH only 165 to win. Sunrisers set off on fire with Abhishek blasting the ball everywhere as they cruised towards an easy win. We provide ou...
Apr 05, 2024•36 min
Kolkata Knight Riders demolished Delhi Capitals bowling in the game today. KKR scored 272 runs thanks to Narine and Dre Russ, with a little help from some other KKR batters too. Delhi Capitals look awful. Yesterday we saw RCB crumble against Lucknow Super Giants. Royal Challengers Bangalore could not deal with the pace of Mayank Yadav. He bowled multiple balls over 150kph and propelled LSG to an easy win. And on Monday Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians with ease. This is big trouble for Mumba...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Three games in the 2024 IPL for us to talk about this weekend. Yesterday Lucknow Super Giants beat the Punjab Kings of comedy, thanks to Mayank Yadav bowling 97mph and Nicholas Pooran blasing the ball into orbit. Today we say the Gujarat Titans overcome the Sunrisers Hyderabad thanks to a combination of Mohit Sharma, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed. Then later Delhi Capitals posted a score of 190 v Chennai Super Kings and thanks to some tight bowling put the pressure on Gaikwad, Dhoni and the boys to...
Mar 31, 2024•49 min
On this episode of The Cricket Podcast we talk about the last two games in the 2024 IPL. Yesterday he Rajasthan Royals overcame Delhi Capitals in a close game. Riyan Parag picked up the man of the match award for his masterclass of pace hitting. Delhi Capitals could be the worst team in the IPL, but they at least showed a bit of promise Today we saw Virat Kohli in fine form as he carried his bat for the entire Royal Challengers Bengaluru innings. Kolkata Knight Riders look very good though and s...
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 1 min
On our midweek 2024 IPL reaction we discuss three games, featuring: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans v Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore. The main story is Sunrisers Hyderabad who, led by Klaasen, Head and Abhishek Sharma blitzed their way to the IPL record score of 275. Mumbai Indians were caught in the headlights as their bowlers were punished by the Sunrisers who were in amazing form. Earlier in the week Chennai Super Kings overcame the Tit...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 1 min
On this episode of The Cricket Podcast we talk about all the action from the opening weekend of the IPL. With games featuring 8 of the 10 franchises there's plenty to talk about. Dre Russ v Heinrich Klaasen in the Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderbad lead the carnage, with other fun provided by Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants. Has Hardik Pandya justified the sacking of Rohit Sharma? Are Sanju Samson and Rajasthan Royal...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 14 min
MS Dhoni and the Chennai Super Kings take on Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bangalore. CSK v RCB is a classic of the IPL and a fitting way to begin the tournament, but who will take the bragging rights on this occasion? The 17th edition of the IPL is here! CSK got things going against RCB, eventually recording a comfortable win in Ruturaj Gaikwad's first game in charge. RCB started well, but 4 wickets for Mustafizur and an electric start to Rachin Ravindra's IPL career were good enough for Ch...
Mar 22, 2024•43 min
On this episode of The Cricket Podcast we talk about the 2024 IPL. We use our classic snake draft format to talk about who will win the IPL, who will score the most runs, take the most wickets and be the IPL MVP. Will this finally be Virat Kohli's year? Will Dhoni go out in style? Or will the Punjab Kings of comedy stun us all? Links to podcast audio: https://linktr.ee/thecricketpod Our website: thecricketpod.com Support the podcast: patreon.com/thecricketpod Buy merchandise: https://seriouscric...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 3 min
On this episode of The Cricket Podcast we continue with our IPL 2024 Team Previews. This episode is our final episode of the team preview series and features Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings,. Delhi were pretty bad last year and will be looking to bounce back. Will the return of Rishabh Pant take them to glory, or do other flaws in their team mean that another tough season is ahead. Punjab Kings were also pretty bad last year. However, they do promise to be entertaining, with an exciting bowling ...
Mar 18, 2024•35 min
On this episode of The Cricket Podcast we continue with our IPL 2024 Team Previews. This episode is a big one, featuring three of the biggest franchises in the Indian Premier League: Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders. Are any of them contenders for this year's IPL title. Chennai Super Kings go into this year after winning the tournament last year. MS Dhoni is still in charge and with players like Jadeja, Chahar, Moeen Ali, the Dube and more backing him up...
Mar 16, 2024•58 min
It is IPL 2024 preview time! Our previews will cover every team in the competition in detail. Starting with the captain and coach, then moving on to strengths and weaknesses, the boys also throw in a comparable car, probable XI and season prediction. Gujarat Titans were the losing finalists in 2023. This time, captained by Shubman Gill they will be looking to win a second title. Can players like Rashid Khan take them to glory, or will an injury to Shami ruin their season? Finally, Lucknow Super ...
Mar 14, 2024•38 min
NOTE - In the episode we say there will be 5 teams previewed in this episode, however things got out of hand - so we chopped the episode up and there will now be 4 IPL Team Preview episodes! The next episode will drop on Thursday (13/3) with parts 3 and 4 coming on Saturday and Monday. It is IPL 2024 preview time! This two part preview will cover every team in the competition in detail. Starting with the captain and coach, then moving on to strengths and weaknesses, the boys also throw in a comp...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 1 min
England were crushed by India in Dharamsala as India completed a 4-1 series win over England. Day three of the 5th Test didn't even last until tea as England collapsed again with only Joe Root showing any fight. Ashwin and Kuldeep were the destroyers again as the gap in quality between the two sets of spinners showed again. The question everyone will be asking now is, IS BAZBALL DEAD? Probably not, but throw bazball in a title and your sure to get noticed. Links to podcast audio: https://linktr....
Mar 09, 2024•48 min
Rohit and Gill dominated England on day two of the 5th Test in Dharamsala. India scored over 450 runs in their innings, leaving England with a mountain to climb to even make them bat again. Centuries for Rohit and Gill lead the charge, as England toiled, with only Shoaib Bashir providing any substantial threat. It is a question of when, not if India will wrap up this Test now. Links to podcast audio: https://linktr.ee/thecricketpod Our website: thecricketpod.com Support the podcast: patreon.com/...
Mar 08, 2024•38 min
On day one of the fifth Test between India and England, this time at Dharamsala, India are again on top early. England started well, thanks to Zak Crawley scoring fluently. However, after the spinners came on England struggled again, losing 5 wickets for 8 runs. Kuldeep did the damage again as he picked up Crawley, as well as the key wicket of Ben Stokes. Then Ashwin did his thing to help clean up the tail. Links to podcast audio: https://linktr.ee/thecricketpod Our website: thecricketpod.com Su...
Mar 07, 2024•35 min
On a packed episode of The Cricket Podcast the boys get stuck into all the big topics from the world of cricket. Starting with India v England the boys give their thoughts on the fifth Test and preview who they think will play and who they think will win. It is Ashwin and Bairstow's 100th Test so time for a little bit of reflection about their respective careers. How good are they and what will their legacies in the game be? Also, New Zealand were thrashed by Australia, who romped to an away Tes...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 7 min
On day 4 of the fourth Test England had an uphill task, however a few breakthroughs made the game interesting. India now take a 3-1 series lead and which means they have won the series. This will be a bitter pill to swallow for England who had the best of large parts of this Test match, but ultimately were unable to get over the line. Unfortunately for them Jurel and Gill came together and steered India to a comfortable win. Links to podcast audio: https://linktr.ee/thecricketpod Our website: th...
Feb 26, 2024•30 min
