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 make a move on the IPL play-offs. On Monday Chennai Super Kings completed a formality over the Kolkata Kn ..read more

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 over, bowled by Anrich Nortje. Is there any hope for Delhi, and is the beginning of a charge for Mumba ..read more

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 for Mumbai Indians who are rock bottom of the IPL table.  Use the code: CRICKETPOD for 20 ..read more

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 and started the chase in amazing style with Sunil Narine and Phil Salt plundering 85 off the Powe ..read more

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 Rajasthan Royals the team to beat? How bad are Delhi Capitals? All that and more on our first IPL we ..read more

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 for Chennai. Use the code: CRICKETPOD for 20% off + free shipping at Manscaped.com Links to podcast aud ..read more

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: https://seriouscricket.co.uk/teamwear/stores/the-cricket-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricket ..read more

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 bowling line up featuring Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Rabada, Rahul Chahar and more! Can they get it toget ..read more

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 up they look like they could be a threat to win the IPL again. Can they secure another championship or ..read more

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 Super Giants will be hoping to play more entertaining cricket, after putting us all to sleep last year. Li ..read more