In this episode of the show, Baldy and Stu review the recent IPL 2024 games between LSG and RCB, and KKR v Delhi Capitals.
Recorded on 4 April 2024, we start by discussing Kolkata's huge win against Delhi:
- Are we about to live in a world where scores of 270 in a T20 become the norm?
- Sunil Narine's boundary-fest at the top of the order
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi's first IPL innings and the fearlessness of young players
- Plus Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc, Rishabh Pant and more!
In the second half of the show we look back at the Lucknow Super Giants' comfortable win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
- How fun is it to watch this Mayank Yadav story unfold?!
- How much trouble are RCB in?
- Will Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell be able to produce the match-winning performances needed to stop this slide?
- Plus Nicholas Pooran, Quinton de Kock, Reece Topley and other storylines from this fascinating game.
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0:00 Intro
0:40 KKR v DC - Is 270 in a T20 game about to become the norm?
3:05 Sunil Narine's boundary-fest and the KKR power-hitting
6:00 Angkrish Raghuvanshi and the fearlessness of young players
8:40 Mitchell Starc on the board
9:55 Rishabh Pant continues to improve
10:45 Are KKR title contenders now?
11:45 LSG v RCG - how much trouble are RCB in?
13:40 Do RCB need more from Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green?
16:00 LSG - Quinton de Kock and Nicholas Pooran looking in good touch
19:15 The Mayank Yadav show
23:35 How are we feeling about LSG's chances after 3 games?
28:10 Outro