The Final Word Cricket Podcast

2024 T20 World Cup, Day 29, the final! India v South AfricaIt was a final worthy of the occasion, one that swung one way and then another, back and forth through the full 40 overs. Virat Kohli took centre stage, Keshav Maharaj had his moment, Shivam Dube came good, Quinton de Kock and Heinrich Klaasen showed their best, and Jasprit Bumrah kept being magic. A stunning last-over result. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024 T20 World Cup, Day 27, final preview: India v South Africa The big one is here... India v South Africa. It's the right combination too, with these teams the only two in the competition not to lose a game. But there's so much more to it than that. For the Proteas, this is the first time their men have made a World Cup Final. As for Rohit Sharma's side, nobody needs any reminding what happened in Ahmedabad last November. Geoff Lemon (in Barbados) is with Adam Collins to consider how well these teams match up - what a decider this has the potential to be. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 16, Episode 21: What the hell? The record (the real record) for most expensive over in first-class cricket has stood for decades, and then it gets both equalled and broken within three days? Mamma mia. The T20 World Cup is coming to its end, as Adam's wedding anniversary comes around. Also this week, farewell to Frank Duckworth, Kane Williamson doesn't like the Super Smash, Afghanistan's position in world cricket shifts, David Warner's long goodbye finally ends, a Brazilian star makes her mark in England, and the Blaze figure out how to win. Your Nerd Pledge number this week:1.49 - Jason WilkinsSupport the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordWin prizes in our Westfield UK competition.Get the app, find TFW under Events, then listen to the show.westfield.com/united-kingdom/appGet the Nord VPN discount - nordvpn.com/tfwFind all our links at linktr.ee/thefinalwordFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024 T20 World Cup, Day 27, second semi-final: India v EnglandIt wasn't the biggest margin, but it was an outclassing in all departments. India ran the game in Guyana, seeing off every challenge with enough versatility to brush off England. Rohit Sharma led the way again, while Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah continued to be unhittable. Another final beckons. Matt Roller joins Geoff Lemon.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024 T20 World Cup, Day 26: South Africa v AfghanistanNo sense being vague here - it was an absolute thrashing. South Africa's quicks took apart Afghanistan's top order and that was the game. But it was played on a dreadful pitch in Trinidad that made even a tiny chase into a dangerous prospect - in medical as well as in sporting terms. Bharat Sundaresan joins Geoff.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, the aftermath of September 11 in Pakistan cricket, a revolution at Lancashire, the little-known link between Launceston and Antigua, and the day that Don Bradman showed he was the forefather of AB de Villiers.Your Nerd Pledge numbers this week:2.14 - Dominic Davis3.21 - Ed Henty3.43 - Sam Ashworth3.29 - Liam DaltonSupport the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordCheck out Westfield London and Westfield Stratford CityFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024 T20 World Cup, Day 24.2: Afghanistan v BangladeshAnother knockout in the group stage, with three teams having a chance based on the result, and Afghanistan did everything they could to not win it, until the point where they started doing things to win it. In the meantime, Bangladesh seemed equally confused about whether winning was actually a good thing. Strange, scrappy, and at times comical, but a tense finish sees the Afghans through.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024 T20 World Cup, Day 24.1: India v AustraliaWhat a performance from India’s captain. With Australia needing to win to realistically keep their hopes alive, he never let them settle with a bombastic display of power play hitting. From there, everything needed to go right for Mitch Marsh’s team and it didn’t. Geoff watched live it in the flesh at St Lucia; he’s with Adam who has a fever. Fun!Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024 T20 World Cup, Day 23.2: South Africa v West IndiesIt was effectively a knockout, so the spectre of a South African choke was always on. They bowled well, restricted the scoring, then saw the rain come down and change the equation. Andre Russell wasn't letting the game go, nor was Alzarri Joseph, but could Marco Jansen flip the script?Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2024 T20 World Cup, Day 23.1: England v USADespite it being not even eight days ago, it feels an eternity since England were on the brink of being bounced out of this tournament early. Well, they're now the second team qualified for the semi-finals and hitting the best form as we enter the games that matter most. Which isn't to say there wasn't plenty riding on this: not only did Jos Butter's side have to beat the USA, they had to do it quickly... and did they ever, the captain blasting 83 not out to make sure of an early bath. Daniel Norcross saw it all at Kensington Oval in Barbados and he's with Adam Collins.Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalwordEnter the Westfield UK competition: win gift vouchers or your own T20 World Cup final party at Sixes. westfield.com/united-kingdom/tfwFind previous episodes at finalwordcricket.comTitle track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices