The IPL Show - Who Will Make The Play-Offs & Was Bethell Right To Prioritise IPL Over County Cricket?!
5/4/202646 min
Who will make the IPL play-offs with just one point separating the Top 5 teams, and who will miss out? Are Gujarat Titans peaking at the right time? How much of a better side do they look with Jason Holder in the side? Are there concerns about Punjab Kings after a couple of losses? Did Jacob Bethell make the right decision to prioritise playing in the IPL ahead of playing County Cricket? How did the England players perform in the IPL this week? Who has been England's best player at the IPL this year?
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First 90 secondsSam Ellard· Host0:00
[upbeat music] This is Following On, the IPL show. Sam Allard and the former IPL batter, Abhi Sheikh, Dunja and Waha taking you through the very best of the action at the IPL over the last week. Punjab Kings are top, but just in still. Four teams locked on 12 points. The race for the top four very much hottsup. Sunrisers had won five in a row before Sunday's defeat. Their batting is looking as good as ever. GT finding form, particularly the bowlers. And can you believe it? KKR have won three games in a row. Also, what is happening at the Mumbai Indians? Where is it going wrong for Hardik Pandya's team? We'll take a closer look at the England players and do our pundit picks. This is Following On, the IPL show. [upbeat music] Abhi, how you doing? How are you, mate?
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala· Guest0:58
Very good, Sam. How are things?
Sam Ellard· Host0:59
Good, good, good. Um, have you had a good, a good IPL week? Have you been engrossed in the tournament that you, you are now a big fan of, but of course, most importantly, a tournament that you once upon a time played in, mate?
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala· Guest1:11
Yeah, I think it was... It's going pretty well and some good games, some low-scoring ones as well, which you don't really expect in the IPL. We did one of the lowest scoring games start of the week, so yeah, good to see the bowlers carrying- A bit of a long time ago, doesn't it? [laughs] Yeah. I mean, I... No one complains a quick game. [laughs] It was, it