The T20 podcast with Ayaz Memon

On Episode 60 of The T20 Podcast, the last one of the season, Ayaz Memon and Mendra Dorjey take you through Mumbai’s 5 wicket win over Delhi in the tournament final on Tuesday night in Dubai.

Mumbai were made to bowl first and Trent Boult started the party on the first ball of the match, getting Marcus Stoinis out, caught behind first ball. Ajinkya Rahane was also out in the third over and then Jayant Yadav got danger-man Shikhhar Dhawan in the fourth. Delhi’s score was 22/3 in 3.3 overs. Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant then collaborated for a 96-run stand and both made half centuries as Delhi managed to score 156/7.

Mumbai’s chase saw Rohit top score with 68. And by the time he got out in the 17th over, the team was 137/3 and then it was just formalities as Mumbai won by 5 wickets.

Hosts: Mendra Dorjey & Ayaz Memon

Producer: Ataliq Khan

Music: Big Bang Fuzz

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It's going to be Mumbai vs Delhi in this season’s finale. After a great magical run, Hyderabad have been knocked after a 17 run loss to Delhi.

 On Episode 59 of The T20 Podcast, Ayaz Memon and Mendra Dorjey take you through Delhi’s 17-run win over Hyderabad that helped them enter their first in the tournament’s 13-year history.

Delhi took a big risk, opening with Marcus Stoinis for the first time this season but the gamble paid off brilliantly as he and Shikhar Dhawan smashed 86 within 8 overs before Stoinis got out on 38. Shikhar Dhawan went onto make 78 and Delhi posted a commanding 189/3 in their 20 overs.

 Hyderabad lost captain David Warner in the second over to Kagiso Radaba and then Stoinis struck twice in the fifth over, sending back Priyam Garg and Manish Pandey. Kane Williamson gave the team some hope, scoring 46 runs with Jason Holder and then adding 57 runs with Adbul Samad. But once he fell to Stoinis in the 17th over, it was just formalities as they lost 3 wickets in the 19th over as Kabada finished with 4/29 and Stoinis with 3/36.

They now meet defending champions Mumbai in the final on Tuesday night.

Hosts: Mendra Dorjey & Ayaz Memon

Producer: Ataliq Khan

Music: Big Bang Fuzz

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On Episode 58 of The T20 Podcast, Ayaz Memon and Mendra Dorjey take you through Hyderabad’s 6 wicket win over Bangalore that knocked Virat Kohli’s team out of the tournament.

Eliminator 1 of the playoffs was the first knockout match and Bangalore were put into bat first by David Warner. Jason Holder once again proved just what a great replacement pick he’s been this season, sending back Virat Kohli and Devdyut Padikkal and reducing Bangalore to 15/2 in 3.3 overs. AB de Villiers once again top-scored for the team and his half century helped them post 131/7.

Wriddhiman Saha sat out of the match due to an injury and Sreevats Goswami opened with David Warner. But the keeper was out to the 4th ball of the chase. Warner fell to a controversial third umpire decision and Pandey was out on 24 and Hyderabad were 55/3 in 8.3. But Kane Williamson and Jason Holder collaborated for a 65-run 5th wicket stand to get Hyderabad one win away from the final.

Hosts: Mendra Dorjey & Ayaz Memon

Producer: Ataliq Khan

Music: Big Bang Fuzz

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On Episode 57 of The T20 Podcast, Ayaz Memon and Mendra Dorjey take you through Mumbai’s 57-run victory over Delhi that helped them sail straight into the final.

Mumbai actually had a bit of a bumpy start themselves, reduced to 101/4 in 12.2 overs with Rohit Sharma out on a duck and Quinton de Kock making 40. But half centuries from Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan and also Ishan’s 60 run 5th wicket stand with Hardik  Pandya helped the defending champions post 200.

Delhi were 0/3 within 2 overs with Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw out early. Marcus Stoinis top-scored with 65 but with Bumrah picking 4/14, Mumbai cruised to victory.

Hosts: Mendra Dorjey & Ayaz Memon

Producer: Ataliq Khan

Music: Big Bang Fuzz 

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On Episode 56 of The T20 Podcast, Ayaz Memon and Mendra Dorjey talk about Hyderabad’s commanding victory over Mumbai that has helped them cruise into the playoffs. Their qualification also means Kolkata are not out of the tournament.

The match saw the return of Rohit Sharma from injury but the Mumbai skipper could make only 4 runs before falling to Sandeep Sharma, who also sent back Quinton de Kock, reducing the defending champions to 39/2 in 4.4 overs.

The team’s top-scorer was Kieron Pollard who made 41 as they posted 149/8 in their 20 overs.

In reply, Warner and Wridhhiman Saha carried their bats with an unbeaten partnership of 151 runs to get Hyderabad past the finish line. Tune in!

Hosts: Mendra Dorjey & Ayaz Memon

Producer: Shorbori Purkayastha

Music: Big Bang Fuzz

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On Episode 54 of The T20 Podcast, Ayaz Memon and Mendra Dorjey talk about Kolkata’s big win over Rajasthan that ended their campaign also helped Eoin Morgan’s team enter the top four in the league standings.

Rajasthan’s skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bowl first and Kolkata posted a commanding 191/7 with skipper Eoin Morgan staying unbeaten on 68. Rahul Tewatia was once again the star for Rajasthan as he finished with 3/25.

The chase was all over the place. Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, and Riyan Parag were out by the 5th over and the score read 37/5. Jos Buttler top-scored with 35 and Rajasthan were handed a massive 60 run defeat. Tune in!

Hosts: Mendra Dorjey & Ayaz Memon

Producer: Shorbori Purkayastha

Music: Big Bang Fuzz

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On Episode 54 of The T20 Podcast, Ayaz Memon and Mendra Dorjey talk about Kolkata’s big win over Rajasthan that ended their campaign also helped Eoin Morgan’s team enter the top four in the league standings.

Rajasthan’s skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bowl first and Kolkata posted a commanding 191/7 with skipper Eoin Morgan staying unbeaten on 68. Rahul Tewatia was once again the star for Rajasthan as he finished with 3/25.

The chase was all over the place. Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, and Riyan Parag were out by the 5th over and the score read 37/5. Jos Buttler top-scored with 35 and Rajasthan were handed a massive 60 run defeat.

Hosts: Mendra Dorjey & Ayaz Memon

Producer: Fabeha Syed

Music: Big Bang Fuzz

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On Episode 53 of The T20 Podcast, Ayaz Memon and Mendra Dorjey talk about Chennai’s 9 wicket win over Punjab that ended KL Rahuls’ team’s campaign.

Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a third consecutive half-century to help Chennai finish their season on a high and end Punjab's hopes of making it to the playoffs.

Gaikwad ended the innings unbeaten on 62 off 49 balls, following up on scores of 65 not out and 72 in the last two matches, and helped Chennai chase down a target of 154 with nine wickets and nearly two overs to spare at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

Gaikwad, 23, thus ends the season on 204 runs in just six matches with an average of 51 and a strike rate of 120.71.

Hosts: Mendra Dorjey & Ayaz Memon

Producer: Fabeha Syed

Music: Big Bang Fuzz

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On Episode 52 of The T20 Podcast, Ayaz Memon and Mendra Dorjey discuss Hyderabad's big win over Bangalore that keeps them in contention for a spot in the playoffs.

All-rounder Jason Holder on Saturday pulled a stumbling Hyderabad over the line against Bangalore and took them closer to the playoffs with the five-wicket verdict.

With this win, Hyderabad jumped from seventh place to fourth on the points table. Now, as many as four teams -- Hyderabad (net run rate +0.555), Punjab (-0.133), Rajasthan (-0.377), and Kolkata (-0.467) -- are locked at 12 points each. They all have one match left to play, and their final positions could be determined by the net run rate.

Mumbai are at the top of the table with 18 points while Bangalore and Delhi are placed second and third with 14 points each. The top four teams qualify for the playoffs.

Hosts: Mendra Dorjey & Ayaz Memon

Producer: Fabeha Syed

Music: Big Bang Fuzz

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On Episode 51 of The T20 Podcast, Ayaz Memon and Mendra Dorjey discuss Mumbai’s 9 wicket victory over Delhi.

Shreyas Iyer’s team have now lost four straight matches and even though they’re third in the standings, on 14 points, their qualification chances could take a big hit if some of the other teams win with big margins. 

Kieron Pollard was once again captaining for Mumbai with Rohit Sharma out due to his hamstring and after winning the toss, he elected to bowl first. With Bumrah and Boult picking 3 wickets each Delhi were restricted to 110/9 with Shreyas Iyer top-scoring with 25.

Mumbai’s chase was smooth sailing with Ishan Kishan top-scoring with an unbeaten 72 as they cruised home by 9 wickets, in the 15th over.

Hosts: Mendra Dorjey & Ayaz Memon

Producer: Fabeha Syed

Music: Big Bang Fuzz

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