India have done it

17 Years since their last T20 World Cup

13 Years since their last World Cup

11 Years since their last Champions Trophy

Runners Up in 2014

Runners up in 2017

Runners up in 2021 and

Runners up twice in 2023 but finally

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli

And this Indian Nation, are World Champions again…

On todays show it will come as a surprise to no one that we will break down the greatest T20 Final off all time between India and South Africa.

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INTRO - India v South Africa Breakdown (00:00)

Kohli and Sharma get the Perfect Send Off (13:56)

Did South Africa Choke? Tournament Review (16:09)

Team of the Tournament (20:09)

As the great Mad Titan once said “I am Inevitable”

And that is India at the moment as they were ruthless, dominant, excellent on their way to destroying England by 68 runs in the 2nd Semi Final today.

England had no answer to the almost perfect India today as they booked themselves a place in another ICC final.

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On todays show we discuss the reasons India were too strong for England today

We look back at the last 4 times India have reached an ICC final and rank them from least to worst in terms of choking.

We review Englands World Cup campaign while also predicting The Final which India will be heavy favourites yet again for.

The thing about India being Thanos and being Inevitable is…

Thanos didn't win in the end....

INTRO & England v India Review (00:00)

Can India FINALLY win a Final? (07:48)

England's Report Card (16:55)

They say without sad times, you can’t fully appreciate the good times ….

well if that’s the case then no one will be as appreciative as South Africa today…

1992 - South Africa knocked Out

1999 - South Africa knocked out

2007 - South Africa knocked out

2009 - South Africa knocked out 

2014 - South Africa knocked out

2015 - South Africa knocked out

2023 - South Africa knocked out

But now…

2024 South Africa have demolished Afghanistan by 9 wickets after bowling them out for 56.

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On today’s show we break down a famous day in South Africa’s cricketing history.

If you think you might enjoy this episode or any of our World Cup shows, (we will be back tomorrow for England vs India) then hit that like and subscribe button and enjoy the ride…

Imagine a team defending 115 in a T20 match, captivating the Cricket World. The Super 8s came to an end today in one of the greatest Climaxes in Cricket World Cup History. Australia, after being tipped up by Afghanistan and suffocated by India. Required Bangladesh of all teams to beat Afghanistan. Afghanistan needed to win to qualify and what made this even more interesting, if Bangladesh won by enough they would qualify ahead of Australia and Afghanistan. It had the recipe for chaos and in the end the game was cooked to perfection.

This is the Maximum Cricket Podcast, powered by Dominos. My name is Munter, sit back and relax if you can, hit that subscribe button and allow me to try and unpack one of the greatest days in Afghanistan cricket history, while we look forward to the Semi Finals and lastly we will grade the 4 teams who have left us today

INTRO & AFG vs BAN (00:00)

REPORT CARDS (09:48)

- USA

- West Indies

- Australia

- Bangladesh

SEMI FINAL PREVIEW (20:33)

Wowee Afghanistan has made the Super 8s very interesting. After their incredible performance against Australia where now they can beat Bangladesh and make the semis they have blown the Group with Australia and India wide open. So I thought let’s actually have a look at the tables of both groups and see how all 8 teams can still make the semis. (That’s right technically every side can still make it) 

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GROUP 1 (05:23)

- India

- Australia

- Afghanistan

- Bangladesh

GROUP 2 (14:25)

- South Africa

- West Indies

- England

- USA

Kane Williamson has declined a NZ contract and will relinquish the Captaincy for the T20 and One Day side, was the article released today.

WHAAAT….. THE….. FUUUUCK

Is he retiring? 

What is a Central Contract?

Why Kane WHY?!

He deserves to go out better than a game against PNG!!!!

This is The Maximum Cricket Podcast, my name is Munter and I’m joined by Jacko.

This is an EMERGENCY PODCAST as we try and make sense of the huge news out of NZ where arguably the greatest cricketer this nation has had, is declining a NZ Contract so he can play overseas when it suits in a nutshell 

Welcome back to a T20 World Cup Wrap Up Show. 

India, Australia, and South Africa have cruised through the group stages unscathed. 

Afghanistan and the West Indies put the NZ golden Era into retirement

England went Minnow Bashing to sneak past Scotland after they were pipped by Australia at the death. 

USA got a gift from the weather gods to put Pakistan out of their misery and today Bangladesh took care of Nepal to book the last place in the Super 8s…

INTRO/Summary of Group Stage (00:00)

The GOOD of the Group Stage (05:07)

- USA Qualifying for Super 8s

- The Race between England & Scotland

- Marcus Stoinis MVP Form

- The South Africa v Nepal Game

The BAD in the Group Stage (10:31)

- Too much Minnow Bashing?

- Jonny Bairstow's T20 World Cup Stats

- The Super 8 Places being predetermined

DOMINOS Decision (18:46)

- Who comes out of the Super 8 Stage?

18 Months Ago, India, England, NZ and Pakistan were rightful semi finalists to the last T20 World Cup in Australia.

Fast forward to today and only India has qualified for the Super 8s, NZ has been knocked out by a team that didn’t even qualify for the last 2 World Cups in the West Indies (more on that later don’t you worry).

And England and Pakistan are on the brink, relying on USA and Scotland to do them a favor. It’s a changing of the guard for everyone except India, who just keep doing what they do… winning, will they win the big one?

This is your T20 World Cup wrap up show called “The GOOD, The BAD & the Land of the FREE” brought to you by Maximum Cricket , powered by Dominos Pizza.

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INTRO & NZ vs West Indies Review (00:00)

Something GOOD (13:10)

- South Africa's Form

- Mohammed Amir's Comeback

- Adam Zampa's Value

- The Netravalkar Story Continues

Something BAD (17:03)

- American Security Guards

- Sri Lanka being kicked out via Rain

- Namibia's Hiding

- Kohli's Form

DOMINO's Decision (21:46)

"Should Australia manipulate their result against Scotland to knock England Out?"

FREE

TOP 5 - (32:20)

"Most 6s in T20 World Cup History"

Death… taxes…. And Pakistan losing from a seemingly unloseable position

The Difference?

Jasprit Bumrah bowled that 15th over and changed the game like he so often does

Not only that but

In his last over Pakistan needed 21 off 12

He is the “Break in case of Emergency” player. You can use him at the start, through the middle and the death, it does not matter. 3 for 14 off his 4. What a player

Pakistan had the game under control when India were bowled out for 119.

I did say at the halfway point that 120 would be the highest chase at this ground…(which says more about the ground than anything)

But with Pakistans history and Indias attack you knew they would make it hard on Pakistan.

They managed to get to 72/2 and 80/3 and really should have won from there. But again…. Jasprit Bumrah was the difference….

This is “The GOOD, The BAD & The Land of the Free” brought to you by Maximum Cricket. 

My name is Matt Hunter, or Munter if you will. I’m joined by my co host in Jackson Latham or Jacko.

This show is about wrapping up all the action in T20 World Cup into a bite size show.

We bring you all the good…. And the bad (*cough Pakistan/NZ/England).

On Todays show we want to take stock of the group standings, who’s a lock to make the Super 8s, who’s gone and who can still make it and what do they need to do? 

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INDIA vs PAKISTAN (00:00)

"Who's in The Hunt?"

- Group A (08:55)

- Group B (16:13)

- Group C (23:00)

- Group D (31:29)

The GOOD (35:27)

The BAD (38:53)

This is your T20 World Cup Wrap up Show by everybody’s 8th favourite podcast…but you could be forgiven into thinking it’s the World Test Championship going on with some of these run rates.

Only a few months ago we had people complaining that the game was favoring the batters in the IPL, with teams pushing 300 in an innings… and a few months later in New York we haven’t passed 300 in 4 innings of a T20 World Cup….

Welcome back to “The GOOD THE BAD AND THE LAND OF FREE” where we bring you up to date on the T20 World Cup with some of the good story’s… and some of the bad story’s… (no prizes for guessing what the bad story will be) and also a Free Segment where if you let us…. We will take you on a bit of ride.

This show is brought to you by Maximum Cricket, my name is Matt Hunter or Munter, I’m joined by my co host Jackson Latham or Jacko for short.

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INTRO (00:00)

GOOD (03:58)

- Afghanistan

- Rishabh Pant

- Kohli & Rohit

- Scotland

- Nepal Fans

- Oman's Bravery

- Uganda's first win

BAD (20:19)

- 1 Sided Contests

- England'd Bowling

- The Pitches...

FREE (33:01)

- Top 5 Kits rated by The Fans