In The Salmon

Namibia pulled off one of the most remarkable upsets in T20 World Cup history, defeating a strong Sri Lanka side in the opening game of the tournament and still failed to qualify for the Super 12s. Nuwan and Hasith sit down to talk about what this means for the future of Namibian cricket and hope they play again in future ICC tournaments. New Zealand demolished Australia by 89 runs in the opening...

Initially recorded just one day before the start of the 2022 ICC Men's Twenty20 Cricket World Cup, Nuwan and Hasith give you their analysis on the teams that have the best chance of claiming the coveted trophy.

In this delayed episode release, Nuwan and Hasith sit down to discuss all the action in the Asia Cup final, where Sri Lanka emerged victorious against a defiant Pakistan in an absolute thriller of a game. Australian one-day captain and batting superstar Aaron Finch called-time on playing 50-overs cricket, and the duo discuss their favourite moments of his prolific career.

In this slightly delayed and outdated episode upload, Nuwan and Hasith discuss Zimbabwe's special win over Australia in the 3rd One-Day International match played in far north Queensland. Also, at the time of recording this episode, India and Pakistan were due for a second big clash in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup. The duo get excited for yet another monumental game between these two Asian...

Sri Lanka have had an abysmal start to their Asia Cup campaign, losing to Afghanistan by eight wickets in their opening match. Nuwan and Hasith lament together on their poor performance and figure out why it all went so wrong for the Sri Lankans despite coming off an impressive home series against Australia and Pakistan. Meanwhile England have come back strong to defeat South Africa by an innings...

South Africa severely embarrassed England in the first Test match at Lord's, demolishing them to win by an innings and 12 runs. Nuwan and Hasith analyse what went wrong for England, given how arrogant and boastful they were prior to the start of this match. Sri Lanka have also named their squad for the Asia Cup, and the cricket-loving duo deep-dive once again to discuss their country's chances of...

With the Asia Cup soon to start in the UAE, Nuwan and Hasith sit down to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each of the qualified teams competing. Chris Lynn, Quinton De Kock and Trent Boult have recently signed contracts to play in more lucrative franchise Twenty20 cricket leagues, prompting Nuwan and Hasith to wonder if more players will also chase money over playing for their country in th...

The inaugural inclusion of women's twenty20 cricket in the Commonwealth Games has Nuwan and Hasith in excitement mode, as the duo discuss their predictions and key players to watch out for in the gold medal match between Australia and India. Sikandar Raza has found a purple patch in batting form of late, prompting further conversation around whether Zimbabwe is back to becoming a competitive crick...

Angelo Mathews recently achieved a special milestone of being just the sixth Sri Lankan cricketer to have played 100 Test matches for his country. Nuwan and Hasith reminisce over his spectacular career to date, as well as analysing the tantalising prospect of Sri Lanka being a possible contender for the World Test Championship final.

The early retirement of England's dynamic all-rounder Ben Stokes from one-day cricket prompts Nuwan and Hasith to speculate and analyse what this could mean for the future of the 50-over game. Meanwhile, they also discuss Abdullah Shafique's brilliant 160 to hand Pakistan a stunning victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle.

Sri Lanka secured their first ever victory by an innings against Australia in the 2nd Test at Galle, thanks to a magnificent double century from Dinesh Chandimal. Nuwan and Hasith unpack what has suddenly brought the Sri Lankan veteran back into form, whilst also discussing India's abysmal performance in the 2nd ODI against England at Lord's.

In this episode, Nuwan and Hasith answer the biggest question our listeners have been asking - why is the podcast called 'In The Salmon'? Plus unpacking the highlights and analysis on the first Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia and fifth Test match between England and India.

In this pilot episode of cricket podcast 'In The Salmon' presenters Nuwan Ranasinghe and Hasith Peiris unpack Sri Lanka's recent success in the ODI series at home against Australia. Meanwhile, England Twenty20 batting superstar Jos Buttler has hit a purple patch of incredible form, and the duo explain what's keeping him going as a white-ball run machine.