Katya Witney, Abhishek Mukherjee and Yas Rana reflect on Pakistan's 33-run (DLS) win against South Africa - a result that just about keeps their semi-final hopes alive heading into the final round of Super 12 fixtures. Pakistan lost early wickets again and slumped to 43-4, but Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan turned things around with excellent half-centuries to help them post 185-9. Despite losing two early wickets of their own, South Africa started positively in the chase and looked well set at ...
Nov 03, 2022•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Abhishek Mukherjee, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana discuss India's narrow win over Bangladesh in a rain-affected thriller in Adelaide that was not without its moments of controversy. There's also discussion on Netherlands' victory over Zimbabwe and whether this is the World Cup ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 02, 2022•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast England beat New Zealand by 20 runs at Brisbane to keep their tournament hopes alive at the T20 World Cup. Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to that England victory, one that showed both why they should be feared but also why they are far from a perfect outfit. Phil, Ben and Yas also talk about Sri Lanka's win over Afghanistan, England and Australia's NRR permutations and some of the other big stories from world cricket this week including Tagenarine Chanderpaul's maiden Test call-up f...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben Gardner, Matt Roller and Yas Rana reflect on Australia's 42-run victory against Ireland in Brisbane, which saw the tournament hosts edge closer to qualifying for the semi-finals. Ireland bowled well for the most part but a few wayward overs allowed Australia to post 179-5, with Aaron Finch hitting a timely half-century. Ireland's top order were blown away at the start of their chase, losing five wickets inside the first four overs courtesy of Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. Lo...
Oct 31, 2022•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast The panel of Aadya Sharma, Daniel Senior and Ben Gardner convene to discuss a bumper day of T20 World Cup cricket which saw three games from Group 2. We were treated to yet more final over chaos in the day's first match as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by three runs in dramatic circumstances, while Pakistan eased past Netherlands by six wickets in the second. In the final game on Sunday, Lungi Ngidi and South Africa were excellent with the ball as they restricted India to 133 - thanks largely to Sury...
Oct 30, 2022•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast At 15-3 New Zealand were in trouble early doors against Sri Lanka but a sensational hundred from Glenn Phillips, some shoddy Sri Lankan fielding and an outstanding new-ball burst by Messrs Boult and Southee ensured a comfortable win for the Black Caps at the SCG. Abhishek Mukherjee, Katya Witney and Yas Rana react to the game, discuss why New Zealand players are so often overlooked at the IPL and try to work out which two teams will progress from Group 1 to the semi-finals. Learn more about your...
Oct 29, 2022•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rain 2 - 0 Cricket. As the first week of the Super 12s comes to a close, Cam Ponsonby, Jo Harman and Ben Gardner react to Afghanistan vs Ireland and Australia vs England both being washed out at the MCG. They discuss what changes - if any - England might look to make for their final two must-win games, while Cam gives us an idea of the mood inside the England camp and speaks about a chat he had with Harry Brook. The panel also analyse what impact these two results will have on Group 1, which cou...
Oct 28, 2022•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Another day, another upset. The 2022 men's T20 World Cup is the gift that keeps on giving! Zimbabwe clinched a famous victory against Pakistan, defending 130 and winning a thriller in Perth by just one run. Sikandar Rana was once again at the heart of everything good about Zimbabwe, taking a brilliant 3-25 with the ball. Earlier in the day, Rilee Rossouw struck a blistering century and Anrich Nortje took 4-10 as South Africa laid down a marker by thumping Bangladesh by 104 runs at the SCG. In th...
Oct 27, 2022•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show, the panel of Katya Witney, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner analyse England’s shock defeat to Ireland, which has left their T20 World Cup hopes hanging by a thread ahead of Friday’s game against Australia. They talk about Marcus Stoinis’ heroics against Sri Lanka, Phil Simmons’ decision to quit as coach of the West Indies after their early exit from the T20 World Cup and England’s squad for their upcoming ODI series against Australia. There’s also discussion about the new ECB Chi...
Oct 27, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00 Intro 0:17 England vs Ireland 1:58 England's batting problems 7:29 Ireland's impressive bowlers 9:52 Must win game for England against Australia 12:18 The Shot 14:27 Outro In the fifth of our T20 World Cup daily podcasts, Mark Butcher and Ben Gardner react to England's shock defeat to Ireland in the T20 World Cup Super 12. Rain curtailed the end of the fixture with England still five runs behind on DLS, after their batters failed to get going against a superb Irish bowling attack. Ireland h...
Oct 26, 2022•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the fourth of our T20 World Cup daily podcasts, Aadya Sharma, Daniel Senior and Ben Gardner react to Australia's convincing victory against Sri Lanka. Aaron Finch struggled throughout Australia's chase of 158, but an entertaining cameo from Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis' brutal knock of 59* off 18 balls powered the tournament hosts to a 7-wicket win in Perth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 25, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast 0:00 Intro 1:25 South Africa vs Zimbabwe 12:02 Bangladesh vs Netherlands 20:45 Virat Kohli's innings 24:10 India vs Pakistan controversies 31:41 Sarah Waris on Hardik Pandya 36:23 Outro In the third of our T20 World Cup daily podcasts, Katya Witney, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner react to the last two games from the first round of Super 12 fixtures. Bangladesh edged past Netherlands by nine runs thanks to Taskin Ahmed's 4-25, despite the best efforts of Colin Ackermann who hit 62 off 48 in the chas...
Oct 24, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the second of our T20 World Cup daily podcasts, Abhishek Mukherjee, Matt Roller and Ben Gardner react to Sri Lanka's win over Ireland and a truly remarkable clash between India and Pakistan in front of more than 90,000 at the MCG. India beat Pakistan by four wickets off the final ball of the innings in one of the most dramatic T20 finishes you will ever see, with Virat Kohli producing a knock for the ages to rescue his side from 31-4 and secure a memorable victory. In Hobart, Sri Lanka breeze...
Oct 23, 2022•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the first of our T20 World Cup daily podcasts, Mark Butcher, Matt Roller and Yas Rana react to both games from the opening day of Super 12 action. England beat Afghanistan at Perth with Sam Curran starring with the ball, taking the best ever figures by an England player in a men's T20I. The game also saw Mark Wood bowl the fastest EVER T20 World Cup spell, Ben Stokes deployed as an opening bowler and England stagger over the finish line in an uncomfortable run chase. At Sydney, New Zealand ha...
Oct 22, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show, the panel of Ben Gardner, Katya Witney, Jo Harman and Yas Rana talk through England's Test squad for their tour of Pakistan – what was the thinking behind Liam Livingstone's inclusion? Why no Matt Potts? Will they change the balance of the side? The panel all make a series of predictions for the T20 World Cup while also discussing a remarkable opening few days to round one. There's discussion on the High Performance Review; Katya chats to Leicestershire chief executive Sean ...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Butcher is joined in the studio by CricViz analyst Ben Jones and podcast regulars Yas Rana and Ben Gardner. They discuss the latest batch of ECB central contracts, the first Australia-England T20I and how England are likely to line up at the T20 World Cup. There is an extended section on CricViz’s recent list of the best 20 men’s T20 players in the world that is featured in the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly and discussion around some of T20’s latest trends. Late on in the show ther...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast The panel of Jo Harman, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana look back at a memorable summer by sharing their moments of the season as well as looking at how England are shaping up for the T20 World Cup and reflecting on Liam Norwell's extraordinary performance on the final day of the domestic season to keep Warwickshire in Division One. They also talk about whether Joe Root was right to miss Yorkshire's final game of the season – an 18-run run loss to already relegated Gloucestershire, a defeat that saw Yo...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast The panel of Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana try to make sense of Andrew Strauss' men's high performance review and its potential consequences. Mark Butcher joins the show from Pakistan to give his views on the review's recommendations as well as England's ongoing T20I series in the country, one that has seen a whole host of fringe players impress. There's also discussion on Surrey's County Championship win and England's 3-0 defeat to India, including Deepti Sharma's run out at the non-str...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Butcher reacts to England's win in the first T20I in Pakistan, their first international in the country for 17 years. The panel of Jo Harman, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana talk through an eventful week or so in the County Championship, one that saw 26 wickets fall in a single day at Chelmsford. They also chat about the latest T20 World Cup squad announcements, Lauren Winfield-Hill's domestic form, Australia's win over India, career-saving knocks and much more. You can buy the latest...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner, Yas Rana and Taha Hashim. They reflect on a historic Test match at The Oval, one that started the day after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. There's also discussion on Alex Hales' England recall, England women's win over India at Durham, Sri Lanka's Asia Cup win, Virat Kohli's return to form, Sam Cook's form at Essex, the County Championship and much more. You can purchase the latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly at wisden.com/product-category/magazine...
Sep 13, 2022•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast NOTE: This episode was recorded before the ECB confirmed Alex Hales as Jonny Bairstow's replacement in their T20 World Cup squad. Jo Harman, Phil Walker, and ESPNcricinfo's Matt Roller join the show to delve deep into the state of The Hundred as it completes its second season, attempting to figure out if it's good, if it's working, and what comes next. Lauren Winfield-Hill, one of the stars of Oval Invincibles' title defence, and Darren Stevens, Kent stalwart and One-Day Cup semi-final hero, joi...
Sep 07, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast The panel of Mark Butcher, Taha Hashim, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to England's dominant series-levelling win at Old Trafford. There's also discussion on The Hundred, underrated county cricketers, the India-Pakistan Asia Cup clash and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast The panel react to South Africa's resounding win over England at Lord's. Mark Butcher shares his assessment on Zak Crawley and compares the youngster's struggles to those he faced himself in the early parts of his Test career. Ben Stokes joins the show to talk about his upcoming documentary, Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes, that is set to be released by Amazon later this week. There's also some chat on The Hundred, the Royal London One-Day Cup, the Asia Cup and much more. Due to a technical p...
Aug 22, 2022•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast The panel preview the England-South Africa Test series, with Dean Elgar telling everyone he is definitely not worried about Bazball even after his side were smashed by England Lions. They look at South Africa's selection dilemmas, including whether county cricket titan Simon Harmer will play. The also discuss the Ollie Robinson v Stuart Broad conundrum, and what the series could mean for Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley. Away from the Test series, they discuss Trent Boult being released from his New Z...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Butcher, Jo Harman and Taha Hashim join Ben Gardner to discuss England's fourth-place Commonwealth Games finish, Lisa Keightley's legacy as she steps down as head coach, and the implications of Tahlia McGrath appearing in the final despite testing positive for Covid-19. They also discuss what to expect from incoming ECB chair Richard Thompson, the opening stages of The Hundred and the One-Day Cup, and Jason Roy's continuing poor form. The episode also includes a lengthy lookback at England'...
Aug 09, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Butcher gives his thoughts on England's T20I series defeat to South Africa and assesses the Proteas' chances of challenging at this year's T20 World Cup. He also wonders what the immediate future of international cricket looks and where bilateral cricket fits alongside the growing power of T20 leagues. Elsewhere in the show, Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana react to England's Test squad for the first two Test of the South Africa series, the start of the Commonwealth Games and much more. ...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Butcher gives his views on England's drawn ODI series against South Africa, including Sam Curran's potential with the bat in white-ball cricket. The panel of Jo Harman, Phil Walker and Yas Rana talk up England's chances at the Commonwealth Games, review the most recent round of the County Championship, discuss the possibilities of England recalls for Ben Duckett and Haseeb Hameed, and run through some of the other headlines from the world game this week, including the recently released repo...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Butcher, Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to Ben Stokes' retirement from ODI cricket and discuss whether or not there is actually too much international cricket for the 'Big Three.' The panel also do their best to make sense of England's downturn in form in ODI cricket, talk about a chaotic Finals Day, the omission of Tammy Beaumont from England's Commonwealth Games squad, pick out a few players to watch from the county game and much, much more. Gullivers Sports Travel: https://g...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Author Alex Preston and CEO of the Ukrainian Cricket Federation Kobus Olivier join the show to tell us about the recent history of cricket in Ukraine, how the sport has been affected by war and how next week's decision from the ICC about whether to grant Ukraine ICC membership could change the sport in the country forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 18, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Butcher, Ben Gardner, Cameron Ponsonby and Yas Rana react to the first five games of the England-India white-ball series. They look back on a string of impressive performances from England seamers, a stunning knock from Suryakumar Yadav and wonder what the future of ODI cricket looks like. There's also discussion on a gripping round of County Championship action, a brief preview of Finals Day, a look at Emma Lamb's first international hundred, discussion on South Africa's series forfeit aga...
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