Wisden Cricket Weekly

ESPNcricinfo's Matt Roller joins Phil Walker and Ben Wisden to discuss Australia's narrow win over Afghanistan, how net run rate played a part in the small margin, and their decision to leave out Mitchell Starc.They also look at New Zealand's progression to the T20 World Cup semi-finals, discuss Kane Williamson's return to form, and pay tribute to Josh Little, Ireland's latest hat-trick hero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Katya Witney, Abhishek Mukherjee and Yas Rana reflect on Pakistan's 33-run (DLS) win against South Africa - a result that just about keeps their semi-final hopes alive heading into the final round of Super 12 fixtures.Pakistan lost early wickets again and slumped to 43-4, but Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan turned things around with excellent half-centuries to help them post 185-9.Despite losing two early wickets of their own, South Africa started positively in the chase and looked well set at 65-2 after 7 overs.However, Shadab Khan changed the game with two wickets in his first over before the rain eventually set in.When the players re-emerged after the delay, South Africa needed 73 runs from 30 balls - a target they fell well short of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Abhishek Mukherjee, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana discuss India's narrow win over Bangladesh in a rain-affected thriller in Adelaide that was not without its moments of controversy. There's also discussion on Netherlands' victory over Zimbabwe and whether this is the World Cup ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England beat New Zealand by 20 runs at Brisbane to keep their tournament hopes alive at the T20 World Cup. Phil Walker, Ben Gardner and Yas Rana react to that England victory, one that showed both why they should be feared but also why they are far from a perfect outfit. Phil, Ben and Yas also talk about Sri Lanka's win over Afghanistan, England and Australia's NRR permutations and some of the other big stories from world cricket this week including Tagenarine Chanderpaul's maiden Test call-up for West Indies.Mark Butcher joins the show from around the 28-minute mark to give his views on England's campaign so far.Head to VX3: https://tinyurl.com/2p97w65m Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Gardner, Matt Roller and Yas Rana reflect on Australia's 42-run victory against Ireland in Brisbane, which saw the tournament hosts edge closer to qualifying for the semi-finals. Ireland bowled well for the most part but a few wayward overs allowed Australia to post 179-5, with Aaron Finch hitting a timely half-century.Ireland's top order were blown away at the start of their chase, losing five wickets inside the first four overs courtesy of Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc.Lorcan Tucker weathered the storm and played an outstanding knock of 71* from 48 balls, but the damage had already been done. The panel finish by previewing England's crucial, must-win fixture against New Zealand tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The panel of Aadya Sharma, Daniel Senior and Ben Gardner convene to discuss a bumper day of T20 World Cup cricket which saw three games from Group 2.We were treated to yet more final over chaos in the day's first match as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by three runs in dramatic circumstances, while Pakistan eased past Netherlands by six wickets in the second.In the final game on Sunday, Lungi Ngidi and South Africa were excellent with the ball as they restricted India to 133 - thanks largely to Suryakumar Yadav's brilliant innings - before Aiden Markram and David Miller made important half-centuries in the chase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At 15-3 New Zealand were in trouble early doors against Sri Lanka but a sensational hundred from Glenn Phillips, some shoddy Sri Lankan fielding and an outstanding new-ball burst by Messrs Boult and Southee ensured a comfortable win for the Black Caps at the SCG.Abhishek Mukherjee, Katya Witney and Yas Rana react to the game, discuss why New Zealand players are so often overlooked at the IPL and try to work out which two teams will progress from Group 1 to the semi-finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rain 2 - 0 Cricket.As the first week of the Super 12s comes to a close, Cam Ponsonby, Jo Harman and Ben Gardner react to Afghanistan vs Ireland and Australia vs England both being washed out at the MCG.They discuss what changes - if any - England might look to make for their final two must-win games, while Cam gives us an idea of the mood inside the England camp and speaks about a chat he had with Harry Brook.The panel also analyse what impact these two results will have on Group 1, which could look extremely tight at the top by the end of the Super 12s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another day, another upset.The 2022 men's T20 World Cup is the gift that keeps on giving!Zimbabwe clinched a famous victory against Pakistan, defending 130 and winning a thriller in Perth by just one run. Sikandar Rana was once again at the heart of everything good about Zimbabwe, taking a brilliant 3-25 with the ball.Earlier in the day, Rilee Rossouw struck a blistering century and Anrich Nortje took 4-10 as South Africa laid down a marker by thumping Bangladesh by 104 runs at the SCG.In the second game in Sydney, there were half-centuries for Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav as India produced a professional performance to ease past the Netherlands by 56 runs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's show, the panel of Katya Witney, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner analyse England’s shock defeat to Ireland, which has left their T20 World Cup hopes hanging by a thread ahead of Friday’s game against Australia. They talk about Marcus Stoinis’ heroics against Sri Lanka, Phil Simmons’ decision to quit as coach of the West Indies after their early exit from the T20 World Cup and England’s squad for their upcoming ODI series against Australia. There’s also discussion about the new ECB Chief Executive, Wisden Cricket Monthly’s coaching team and the news that Ajinkya Rahane might be signing for Leicestershire in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices