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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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:...

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:...

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...

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...

England and India continue their story with another intriguing day of Test cricket. On day 3 of the 4th Test England started the day looking to wrap up the Indian tail, however Jurel was able to add crucial runs which put England under pressure in their 3rd innings.  In response England started well, with Zak Crawley getting another 50 in fluent style. However, long spells from Jadeja and Kuldeep tore through the England middle order to leave them in trouble and put India into the...

After another fascinating day of test cricket in India, England find themselves 134 ahead with India 7 down and in a strong position going into day 3. Shoaib Bashir bowled 31 overs on the bounce and removed India's middle order before Jurel and Kuldeep offered resistance. Can England level the series? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices