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

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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…