The Cricket Podcast

Today at the T20 World Cup, Australia overcame a Sri Lankan side that promised much but fell apart with the ball. Sri Lanka set a competitive score in the 150s but Australia's opening duo of Warner and Finch rolled back the years to chase it down with ease. Chameera and the other Sri Lankan quicks lost the plot, as Stoinis saw the Ausseis home with overs to spare.  And, after all of that, Jack and...

The 2021 T20 World Cup continues with a double header as England played Bangladesh and Scotland took on Namibia. England (at the time of writing) are crushing Bangladesh. Tymal Mills is on fire, Moeen is the Powerplay king, and Liam Livingstone has come to the dance. Are they they new favourites to win the title? In the later game Scotland take on Namibia, in a "best of the rest" type contest betw...

The 2021 T20 World Cup continues with a double header as West Indies play South Africa & Pakistan take on New Zealand. The Cricket Podcast get together to cover both matches, providing insight and analysis in reaction to both matches. In the early game West Indies struggled to a score of 140ish, with Lendl Simmons playing one of the worst innings of all time. South Africa had their own problems, o...

The 2021 T20 World Cup continues as Scotland face Afghanistan. The Cricket Podcast cover the match, which has seen Afghanistan go nuclear, blasting 190 runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Naibullah Zadran doing most of the damage. Such was the onslaught that Afghanistan ended the innings with the 5 biggest sixes of the tournament.  Scotland started their reply with a frenzy, and it looked like game on, u...

The 2021 T20 World Cup continues as India play Pakistan, in cricket's biggest rivalry. The Cricket Podcast bring their analysis and reaction from this game, as stars like Babar Azam and Virat Kohli face off. It may only be the fourth match of Round 2, but it is fair to say that India v Pakistan may be the bigest game of the 2021 T20 World Cup.  India have been fantastic in their warm-up matches, w...

Our analysis of the Second Round of the 2021 T20 World Cup starts with a bang, as England face West Indies and Australia play South Africa. England go into the tournament as one of the strong favourites, however, their may still be ghosts for them after the West Indies shocked them in 2016. Australia, meanwhile, enter the 2021 T20 World Cup off the back of a humiliating defeat to India, though, it...

The 2021 T20 World Cup continues as Irleand played Namibia in a contest which decided who will qualify for the tournament's second round. The Cricket Podcast bring their analysis from this match, as well as chatting about Sri Lanka's game versus the Netherlands, as they ran riot, dismissing the Dutch for just 44.  In their T20 World Cup opener, Ireland were fantastic in their opener as they blew a...

The 2021 T20 World Cup continues as Scotland beat Oman to qualify for the second round of the tournament. The Cricket Podcast bring their analysis and reaction from this match, and Bangladesh's contest v PNG, as they too qualified for the second round of the 2021 T20 World Cup. Wins for both of those sides wrapped up Group B, as we also say our goodbyes to Oman and PNG.  Scotland were in great goi...

On days 3 and 4 of the 2021 T20 Cricket World Cup, we bring you analysis of the last four matches. Starting with a review of the second round of Round One matches. Yesterday Scotland pulled of a win against Papua New Guinea to put themselves on the brink of qualification, and Bangladesh survived a scare to keep their hopes of reaching the second round alive, after they won against Oman.  Today, th...

Our T20 World Cup coverage and analysis continues on day 2 of the tournament. In the early game Ireland comfortably beat the Netherlands, before Sri Lanka's seamers proved too fast for the Namibia team. Elsewhere, in the warm-ups, King Legend Rahul turned it on against England. Powering a 50 in under 20 balls.  Joining us for this show is Dan Weston, our top cricket analyst. As we ask whether Sri...

The T20 World Cup kicked off on Sunday, with two Group B fixtures; Oman vs Papau New Guinea and Bangladesh vs Scotland. We are joined by Scouting Cricket's Ronan Alexander to understand how Scotland upstaged Bangladesh causing the first upset of the tournament on the very first day and we reflect on an impressive 10 wicket opening victory for Oman over Papau New Guinea.  Scotland and Oman both pla...

Chennai Super Kings overcame the Kokata Knight Riders to win the 2021 IPL final. In fine style CSK dispatched their opposition, posting a mammoth before strangling the KKR innings in the middle overs. Chennai Super Kings posted an intimidating total of 193 thanks to Faf Du Plessis' great knock. Narine was the only bowler to produce any magic for KKR on this occasion, as Morgan's, Kolkata Knight Ri...

The T20 World Cup kicks off on Sunday, as 8 teams face off, in two groups to make it into the super 12. The Cricket Podcast preview all eight sides, and make predictions about who will qualify.  Group A is set up as the group of death. Namibia play the role of dark horse, Sri Lanka the fallen great, Netherlands the seasoned campaigners and Ireland may actuall be the favourites to qualify! In group...

In the second qualifiers Kolkata Knight Riders take on Delhi Capitals, with the winner through to a showdown with Chennai Super Kings. DC lost qualifier one, as Dhoni rolled back the years, to punish Tom Curran's final over. KKR meanwhile are on a high as they comfortably dispatched RCB in the elminator, to end Kohli's captaincy career.  Can Eoin Morgan, in his role as a specialist captain, secure...

In the second match of the IPL play-offs Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the ELIMINATOR. The Cricket Podcast record a live show to cover the action, providing analysis and reaction to the contest.  RCB finished with 9 wins in the group stages, good for third place overall, one place above KKR. This made them slight favourite for this match, but around the halfway stage...

The IPL 2021 play-offs begin as Delhi Capitals take on Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier. The Cricket Podcast give their live reaction to this, as we discuss who has made the final, who blew their opportunity and who were the stars? Also, we talk about the Tom Curran decision, and the epic batting from MS Dhoni.  Delhi started fast, as Prithvi Shaw scored quickly to put them in a strong p...

Jack and Max are joined by TMS's Daniel Norcorss to review the latest two games in the IPL: Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad. As we approach the final stages, Mumbai are in need of a huge NRR swing, and theywere given the perfect opportunity against a hapless Royals side on a pudding of a wicket. RCB then had the chance to sneak into the top...

The IPL continues, and The Cricket Podcast's reaction shows continue too. Today we cover the action from Sunday, as Sunrisers wilted versus Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore all but eliminated the Punjab Kings.  We'll also cover today's fixture, the top of the table clash between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings. Our Twitter and Instagram: @thecricketpod Our Patreon: http...

The IPL continues, and The Cricket Podcast's reaction shows continue too. Today we talk about Mumbai Indians v Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals.  In game one Mumbai lost to Delhi. Does this mean they are out? Are Delhi still the team to beat, or were they vulnerable today? In the later game, both teams teed off. Gaikwad and Jaiswal battle it out to be crowned top Indian pr...

Ross and Max discuss the action from the latest two IPL games, KKR v PBKS and CSK v SRH. KKR will feel they should have got the win but a combination of bad selection, bad catching and bad umpiring meant that PBKS took the points. The day before, CSK looked in complete control against this seasons also-rans SRH, but sleepwalked into a tricky final few hours. But cometh the hour, cometh the Dhoni....

Ross and Max review the latest games in the IPL: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajastahn Royals, Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, and Mumbai  Indians vs Punjab Kings.    SRH mixed things up and finally manage to find a winning formula, albeit likely too late for their own hopes. However, their rivals will look on with interest as 4 teams fight it out for 4th spot.     Delhi Capitals could have se...

It's a 4 game special on this episode! Delhi Capitals smash Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers and the Punjab Kings of Comedy play-off for the wooden spoon, Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders fight out a thriller and Mumbai Indians are in trouble after Royal Challengers Bangalore beat them. Delhi teach Rajasthan a lesson, Punjab Kings beat a miserable Sunrisers, CSK sneak past a resurgent KKR...

Join our live reaction to Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings. RCB started fast, but CSK dragged them back, leaving them a very chasable total for the win. Can they pull that off? We also cover yesterday's action as Mumbai Indians lost to a resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders. Can the intent of KKR get them to the play-offs. What next for MI? Our Twitter and Instagram: @thecricketpod Our...

England shocked nobody by cancelling their T20 tour of Pakistan. Why did this happen, what happens next, and who is to blame? We spend time discussing all those questions and more.  We also react to Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Capitals. It wasn't a classic, but it did eventually end.  This part of the show goes like this: Jack talks about why he hates SRH for 20 minutes. Then we answer some questi...

Join our live reaction to Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals (PBKS v RR). Jaiswal started brilliantly for The Royals, as they set off in pursuit of a huge total. Deepak Hooda and Adil Rashid received some treatment before Mohammed Shami and Arsdheep Singh fought back at the death to leave things well poised for the second innings.  And that innings produced one of the all time funniest conclusions of...