The Final Word Cricket Podcast

T20 World Cup Daily, 2024, Day 8.2: The heavyweight contest of Group B took place in Barbados, with England needing a win more badly than Australia giving the team's divergent fortunes in their opening matches. David Warner and Travis Head who made the early running, while Jos Buttler and Phil Salt almost matched them for speed. But the middle orders would decide the fate of this game. Meanwhile, Afghanistan outgrew the status of underdogs with a demolition of New Zealand.

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T20 World Cup Daily, 2024, Day 8.1: Netherlands v South Africa, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka

What an opening week of this tournament! The Dutch have a habit of knocking off South Africa in World Cups and they very nearly did it again on Long Island. Meanwhile, in Dallas on Friday night, another chapter was added to the fierce rivalry between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Adam Collins has Ben Jones with him.

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It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, we look at the point when a Marsh coincidence became a Marsh supremacy, before a wander back to one of the most unconvincing toffs to stumble over a Test cap for England. Skip forward some decades to meet the unlikely Danza Pacino Hyatt, discover the mystery of the Pearls Cup, and why not go modern with Brendon McCullum's finest coaching moment.

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T20 World Cup Daily, 2024, Day 7: Canada v Ireland

O Canada! A first T20 World Cup win for the Maple Leafers, defending 137 with class and skill at Eisenhower Park on Long Island. Adam Collins has Daniel Norcross with him to reflect on the second consecutive day where an associate nation has knocked off a full member. Bigger World Cups are Better World Cups.

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T20 World Cup Daily, 2024, Day 6.2: Scotland v Namibia.

While history was being made in Dallas, Geoff was with Steven Finn in Barbados watching the Scots eventually flex some muscle against an already muscular Namibia. The arm wrestle wavered either way before a final flat six decided the day. Let's go to the street outside Queen's Park Oval in Bridgetown to find out what happened.

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T20 World Cup Daily: 2024, Day 6.1: USA v Pakistan

Wow. What a game, what a victory. It took going to a Super Over but the Americans have produced the most stunning result against Pakistan in Dallas. Adam Collins checks in with Cam Ponsonby at the ground to discuss a massive victory for the co-hosts.

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The T20 World Cup Daily, Day 5.2: Australia v Oman, Uganda v Papua New Guinea.

The Australians finally get into action, but Oman are not about to let them do it easily. On a testing pitch in Barbados, a lot of testing takes place, and perhaps the catch of the tournament. Meanwhile in Guyana, Uganda's Cricket Cranes make history when they take on Papua New Guinea, and 43-year-old Frank Nsubuga has his own place in it.

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The T20 World Cup Daily, Day 5.1: India are away, thrashing Ireland on Long Island. But what's going on the New York pitch? It's just as much of a talking point as Rishabh Pant's return and the men in blue's fine work with the ball for Adam Collins and Daniel Norcross, who makes his first appearance of the World Cup.

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Season 16, Episode 18: Coming to you from New York City! Or more specifically, Long Island. The ICC is hunting for US-born cricket converts, so we found a couple to sit under a tree in Eisenhower Park for a chat: US national panel umpire Bryan R. Caine, and sportswriter Mike Leboff. Also this week, another cricketer in hot water for gambling in a sport funded by gambling, and Nerd Pledge gives us a very rare Double Revisit, one year in the making.

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18.81 & 24.73 - Luke Reynolds

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The T20 World Cup Daily, Day 4: Scotland dominate the first ten overs of their game against England, and give themselves a real chance - but what effect will some badly timed rain have? Meanwhile, Afghanistan flexed their muscles against Uganda the previous night while Ben Jones discovered the paloma.

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