The Cricket Podcast

The T20 World Cup is upon us, so the boys bring you an extended preview of the smaller nations competiting in this tournament. Running through 10 teams, from Ireland to Scotland, Namibia to Uganda, and the USA to Canada, the boys provide you with a primer on who these guys are and what to expecft from them at the T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup will be taking place in the USA and West Indies this...

It's here! The big one! The IPL Final is upon us as KKR take on SRH. Lucky for you the boys from The Cricket Podcast are on hand to deliver their expert analysis and reaction to Kolkata Knight Riders versus Sunrisers Hyderabad. Who will the IPL Final? Will it be all conquering Pat Cummins? Will Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma go balistic? Will Sunil Narine and Andre Russell bring their West Indian...

In IPL 2024 Qualifier 2 Rajasthan Royals take on Sunrisers Hyderabad. The winner will get a place in the 2024 IPL Final. SRH's batters were only able to post 175, with Klaasen top scoring with 50. Rajasthan's bowlers were able to tame the SRH beast, with Avesh Khan taking 3 wickets, as well as Trent Boult picking up another 3. However, with Rajasthan in the drivers seat, the pitch came into play....

In the IPL Eliminator the dream of Virat Kohli and Rajasthan Royals died. Rajasthan Royals were too good on the night, as Trent Boult and Ashwin starred with the ball to limit Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a poor score.  In response RCB were unable to take early wickets, and despite heroic fielding from Virat Kohli, Jaiswal and Parag helped steer Rajasthan Royals towards victory.  There was a min...

Mitchell Starc was in form early for Kolkata Knight Riders as he took 3 wickets in his first 3 overs to blow Sunrisers Hyderabad's top order away. After posting a modest total, SRH were crushed as KKR marched into the IPL 2024 final. 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...

There was carnage in the IPL over the weekend as RCB pulled off a miracle and qualified for the IPL Play-Offs. How did this happen??? We recap a number of IPL 2024 games, talking about all the mayhem of the last few days. Virat Kohli and du Plessis finally got some back-up from the bowlers as they surged into the IPL play-offs.  MS Dhoni and the Chennai Super Kings were unlucky to fall short, in w...

This episode we spend time previewing the IPL play-off race showdown. Chennai Super Kings go up against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, as Kohli faces Dhoni in a battle which will determine who makes the IPL play-offs. We also react to games from the last two days, as Lucknow Super Giants were all but eliminated and Sam Curran played a blinder for Punjab Kings.  Head to Serious Cricket to find yo...

The Cricket Podcast's Sunday show covers the weekend's action. KKR overcame Mumbai in a rain affected game to officially secure playoff qualification, before CSK put one step into the knockouts at home to the Royals. In the other game, a fairytale finish wasn't to be for Delhi - but RCB rack up their 5th win in a row to keep their hopes alive! Head to Serious Cricket to find your cricket gear for...

Two games for this episode, featuring a Virat Kohli masterclass v Punjab Kings. The RCB batter was imperious as he blasted 92 runs at almost 2 a ball, a statement of intent by Virat Kohli before he heads to the World Cup with India.  Punjab Kings have now been eliminated, and Dan Weston joins us to talk about their season and where it went wrong.  Later in the show we talk CSK v Gujarat Titans. Th...

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 Sams...

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...

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 pod...

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 Rider...

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 t...

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...

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...

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 fi...

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,...

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...

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...

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 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 wo...

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...

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...

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 C...