The Maximum Cricket Podcast

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. Did South Africa choke or did they get Bumrahed? And lastly we pick our Team of the Tournament and there’s a couple of snubs that’s for sure If this show sounds like you then please hit that like button and hit that subscribe button and enjoy this ride I’m about to take you on… 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. My name is Munter and this is the Maximum Cricket Podcast, powered by Dominos. On todays show we discuss the reasons India were too strong for England today Was the deck stacked in favor of India or were they just a superior side? 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. Congratulations to South Africa Commiserations to Afghanistan  South Africa, after 7 failed Semi Final attempts they have finally reached their first World Cup Final, and it’s been done in emphatic style. The hoo do is over! My name is Munter and this is the Maximum Cricket Podcast, powered by Dominos. On today’s show we break down a famous day in South Africa’s cricketing history. We rank the worst of the previous 7 semi final losses to fully appreciate this Semi Final win We review Afghanistans fairytale story, was this a step too far? Or were they shafted by the schedule? 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)  This is the Maximum Cricket Podcast powered by Dominos Pizza, my name is Munter. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride… maybe hit that subscribe button while you’re here also…. Australia v Afghanistan Review (00:00) 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… Who Comes out of 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. This show is about wrapping up all the action of the T20 World Cup into a bite size show twice a week. 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 Against USA, they were defending 12 off 3 balls…. They lost Today against India, they were 80/3 off 14 Overs chasing 120…. They only required 40 off 36 Balls That’s a win probability of 93%…. And they lost…. Again The Difference? Jasprit Bumrah bowled that 15th over and changed the game like he so often does 3 runs conceded The Wicket of Rizwan Not only that but In his first spell he picks up Babar In his last over Pakistan needed 21 off 12 Pakistan had a win probability of 64% (a touch generous but that’s neither here nor there 3 runs conceded and a wicket Now Pakistan need 18 off 6 Game Over 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. The 4 pronged Seam attack of Amir, Shaheen, Naseem and Rauf took 9 for 94 off 15 overs 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?  This is brought to you by Dominos pizza, who has kindly agreed to join TMC for the rest of the World Cup. Dominos are introducing the all new Philly Cheese steak Pizza for only $13 bucks.  We discussed all time foods you could have from a different country and there was a Top 2 and clear daylight for us. I’m not sure if it’s a Hollywood thing but Philly Cheesesteaks and Deep Dish Chicago Pizzas have been marketed as essentially the greatest foods on the planet. And what does Dominos do? Oh how bout we combine them for only $13. https://www.dominos.co.nz/menu-pizza/philly-cheesesteak-p326 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. It wouldn’t be a YouTube show if I didn’t ask you all, if you don’t mind of course… to hit that subscribe button. Obviously we wouldn’t want to inconvenience our listeners but if you could spare a couple of seconds… it helps fuel the show and if you are enjoying the ride that TMC is taking you on… then you know it needs fuel. 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

The T20 World Cup is here….let’s talk about it! USA ended up running out comfortable winners against their oldest rivals in sports Canada… did you hear it’s the oldest rivalry in sports because it was mentioned once or twice! The West Indies almost slipped up on the banana skin that was PNG, normally a minnow upset is what we want but the Windies losing early would have been disastrous for the tournament annnnd Namibia outlasted Oman in a Super Over after a low scoring but incredibly entertaining thriller this afternoon This show is called “The Good, the Bad ... and the Land of the Free” brought to you by, Maximum Cricket.  This is your T20 World Cup wrap up, where twice a week we talk about things that are good…. And things that are bad in this World Cup, followed by something different at the end.  My name is Matt Hunter but you can call me Munter, this here is Jackson Latham, otherwise known as Pies, or Jacko even and if you want to stay upto date this World Cup, hit that subscribe button.... and enjoy the ride... that TMC is trying to take you on... INTRO (00:00) THE GOOD (05:08) THE BAD (10:19) THE FREE - Top 10 Runs in T20 World Cups (20:35) FUTURES - Most Runs & Most Wickets (28:27)

Welcome back to the Maximum Cricket Podcast, this is your T20 World Cup Pre Show. We are going to rank all 20 teams… but not on their cricketing ability cause that’s boring. Let’s be honest it’s going to be the big 3 yet again, Australia, India and England in some order are your contenders and everyone else is playing catch up. But the kits?! Well that’s an even playing field! So I’ve split up the 20 teams into 4 tiers, the tailenders, which are nothing short of dreadful. the lower order, which are kits that aren’t great but have some redeemable features. the middle order, which are mostly top kits but are just missing that special something. and the top order which is the cream of the crop. INTRO (00:00) TAILENDERS (07:32) - Australia - England - Oman - Scotland LOWER ORDER (17:37) - Nepal - Afghanistan - Uganda - Pakistan - Bangladesh MIDDLE ORDER (33:41) - Namibia - Canada - New Zealand - PNG - Ireland - USA TOP ORDER (40:41) - Sri Lanka - India - Netherlands - West Indies - South Africa

Today’s episode is one of the greatest finishes to any cricket match, let alone a t20 match. Very rarely can you describe a game of cricket with just one sentence, the 2019 World Cup is “the barest of margins” is one other I can think of.  This weeks episode is simply “Remember the Name”* That’s right it’s the 2016 World Cup Final between England and West Indies where DJ Bravos song “Champion” got some use as the West Indies became the First Nation to win a t20 World Cup twice beating England in crazy circumstances where Karlos Braitwaite hit Ben Stokes for 4 x 6s in a row in the final over to cap off a memorable game. Today is the 5th and final installment of “The 5 most impactful games of T20 International Cricket”.  In a bid to gain some momentum and fizz for the t20 World Cup that starts in June, we have re watched and reviewed the following classic matches: The 2nd T20 between Australia and NZ in 2010 where Brendon McCullum made the scoop famous The World Cup group stage game between India and Pakistan in front of 90,000 fans at the MCG in 2022 The first World Cup final between India and Pakistan in 2007 where the IPL was unofficially launched The very first t20 international between Australia and NZ in 2005 which launched the platform for the what the game looks like today. If they sound like something you might enjoy, please do go back and watch those episodes, chuck it a like and subscribe and join the ride we are trying to take you on down nostalgia lane…

Today is the 4th installment of the series about T20 Cricket and the most memorable and impactful games in its short history. If you are just joining us for the first time, please check out the previous 3 episodes. - 2010 2nd T20 Australia vs NZ (McCullum scoop shot magic) - 2022 World Cup Group Stage between Pakistan and India at the MCG (Kohli - Classic in front of 90,000) - 2007 World Cup Final between India and Pakistan. (The day the IPL was actually born) And tonight we wind back the clock to 2005. It’s retro kits, retro facial hair and to be honest an absolute circus between NZ and Australia for the first t20 International. But it set the stage for the global juggernaut t20 is today. CATEGORIES - INTRO (00:00) - The Bradman Award for the BEST STAT of the game (04:34) - Glenn McGrath Ashes 2005 Award for the TURNING POINT of the game (08:02) - The Andy McKay Award for "I FORGOT HE PLAYED" (09:47) - Brendon McCullum Scoop SHOT OF THE GAME (13:34) - The Woodworm Award for KIT OF THE YEAR - 2005 (17:07) - WHAT HAS AGED THE WORST? (19:51)- APEX MOUNTAIN (23:15) - UNANSWERABLE QUESTIONS (25:11)

We are bringing together the 5 most Memorable or impactful games of T20 in International Cricket. This week it’s perhaps the most important game of T20 Cricket of all time, for reasons we will get to very shortly. The year was 2007, the 1st T20 World Cup Final between old foes India and Pakistan. India batted first and made 157/5 off their 20. - Gautam Gambhir made 75 off 54 - Rohit Sharma 30* off 16 at the death - Umar Gul took 3 for 28 off 4 In reply Pakistan fell 5 runs short making 152 all out with 3 balls to spare - Misbah Ul-haq 43 off 38 - Imran Nazir made 33 off 14 at the top - Irfan Pathan 3-16 off 4 - RP Singh 3-26 off 4 PREVIOUS EPISODES - NZ vs Australia 2nd T20 in Christchurch (2007) - India vs Pakistan World Cup Group Stage in Melbourne (2022)

The T20 World Cup is only 5 weeks away so we thought, how can we get the juices flowing and get excited for another ICC event? And the answer was to reminisce some of the most memorable and impactful and to be honest just some of our favorite T20 internationals. Again please do send in some of your favorites, we will release an episode once a week right up until the World Cup starts. India vs Pakistan in 2022 at the MCG was one of the greatest spectacles in the history of our game. And then to have an incredible game on top of that was the cherry on top. Pakistan batted first and made 159/8 off 20 Shan Masood made 52* off 42 Ifttikar Ahmed 51 off 34 Hardik 3-30 off 4 Arshdeep 3-32 off 4 India chased it down with 4 wickets in hand on the last ball Virat Kohli 82* off 53 balls Hardik 40 off 37 balls Haris Rauf 2-36 off 4 Now let’s talk about this match as a spectacle because if you were selling the game to the casual fan, this is the game. 90,000 people packed in the G going crazy. World Class fast bowling from both sides. And maybe the greatest white ball player of time, playing one of the best innings of all time. This match had everything didn’t it?

The T20 World Cup is only 5 weeks away so we thought, how can we get the juices flowing and get excited for another ICC event? And the answer was to reminisce some of the most memorable and impactful and to be honest just some of our favorite T20 internationals. Again please do send in some of your favorites, we will release an episode once a week right up until the World Cup starts - Australia vs NZ 2nd T20 - Christchurch - 2010 NZ batted first, 214/6 Brendon McCullum 116* off just 56 balls Gareth Hopkins 36 off 17 Steve Smith 1-24 off 3 In reply Australia 214/4 Michael Clarke 67 off 45 Cameron White the star with 64* off just 26 balls Shane Bond 1-27 off 4 NZ win in the Super Over

“In Sport there is nothing more satisfying than silencing a big crowd” 24 hours later you could hear a pin drop as 100,000 Indian Supporters were stunned by one of the toughest, gutsiest, almost complete performance from Serial Champions Australia this morning. The Experts were expecting a one sided contest, the experts said bat first. The experts were right on one thing at least…It was a one sided contest alright as Australia, comfortably took care of heavy heavy favorites India, by 6 wickets with 7 overs to spare, chasing 241…. Today on the Maximum Cricket Podcast we discuss…. How?! My name is Munter and I am joined by Lugsy and Jacko for our final World Cup show. If you’ve enjoyed the coverage, please leave us and like and bang that subscribe button like Travis Head banged the shit out of the Indians today. HOW THE F**K DID THAT HAPPEN? - (00:00) INDIA FAST START & AUSTRALIA FIGHT BACK - (03:19) INDIA ON FIRE WITH BALL BUT NO MATCH FOR MARNUS AND HEAD - (12:39) WHERE TO NOW FOR INDIA?! - (19:53) TOURNAMENT 1ST & 2ND XIS - (28:09) CLOSING THOUGHTS - (35:55)

Very few things in life are certain Death…Taxes…. And Australia beating South Africa to make another World Cup Final… My name is Munter, I’m here with Jacko and this is your World Cup Wrap brought to you by the The Maximum Cricket Podcast. If you like our stuff then give us a like, and subscribe and enjoy the ride… INTRO (00:00) STARC & HAZLEWOOD ON FIRE (01:48) DAVID MILLER CLASSIC IN VAIN (04:47) 2ND INNINGS SUMMARY (07:16) CAN AUSTRALIA BEAT INDIA (08:53) IS CUMMINS THE CAPTAIN... UNDERRATED? (14:12) DID SOUTH AFRICA CHOKE? (17:52)

INDIA HAVE DONE IT It took Kohli’s record 100 Shreyas Iyer destruction Shami’s ridiculous 7fer… Infinite money, Control of the ICC, A home World Cup annnnd A dodgy pitch but they’ve done it! They’ve beaten a nation who have 5 million people in NZ. Congratulations India! You are the best in the world… and we know it!! My name is Munter, I am here to wrap up the 1st Semi Final between a dominant India and a plucky NZ side. This is the Maximum Cricket Podcast… it’s a simple game… if you like what we do like and subscribe and enjoy the ride! INTRO (00:00) END OF AN ERA FOR NZ (00:51) INDIAN INNINGS (03:31) - Rohit Leading the Way - Kohli passes Sachin - Destruction from Shreyas - NZ Bowling Woes NZ INNINGS (10:32) - Williamson and Mitchell make it interesting - Shami breaks every record CLOSING THOUGHTS (15:55) - My thoughts on the pitch - Can Australia OR South Africa beat India?