The Top Order Cricket Podcast
A Pom, an Aussie and two Kiwis walk into a bar ... it’s not a joke, it’s The Top Order, a cricketing podcast where good friends mix their own banter and opinion with extended interviews with some of cricket's most interesting characters from the past and present day.
Episodes
In this episode of the show, Binksy and Stu look back at the final week of the IPL 2024 regular season before previewing the upcoming knockout fixtures.
Recorded on 20 May, we talk about a week that saw Royal Challengers Bengaluru storm into the playoffs, Sunrisers Hyderabad snatch second place, Kolkata Knight Riders watch some rain fall, Rajasthan Royals extend their losing streak and missed opportunities for Lucknow Super Giants ...
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In this episode of the show, Binksy and Stu look back at another week that was in IPL 2024.
Recorded on 13 May, we rank all 10 teams into 3 tiers, as we unpack the key themes emerging from this tournament as a whole as during the lead-in to the playoffs.
Are the Kolkata Knight Riders in a tier of their own now?
The Rajasthan Royals keep losing!
Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head hit 30 boundaries from 58 balls in a big Sunrisers Hy...
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In this episode of the show, Baldy, Binksy and Stu look back at another week that was in IPL 2024.
Recorded on 6 May, we review all 10 teams, handing out the power rankings along the way, but with a much bigger focus on the top half of the table this week.
Is the Kolkata Knight Riders bowling attack now good enough to win the competition? And has Sunil Narine changed T20 cricket forever?
A quiet week for the Rajasthan Royals, but...
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May 2, 2024 • 35 mins
In this episode of the show, Binksy and Raj review the past two days of IPL 2024 action - Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings - as well as discussing the India and England provisional T20 World Cup squads that were named this week.
We'll be back again early next week with more news and views in the next instalment of the power rankings, but until then please take the time to give us a ...
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In this episode of the show, Raj, Binksy and Stu look back at another week that was in IPL 2024.
Recorded on 30 April, we review all 10 teams, handing out the power rankings along the way.
In a topsy-turvy week, the Rajasthan Royals march on thanks to big contributions from Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sandeep Sharma, Dhruv Jurel & Sanju Samson
The Kolkata Knight Riders are up to second, and Varun Chakravarthy is showing signs of improvemen...
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In this episode of the show, Stu and Raj review the past three days of IPL 2024 action - Rajasthan vs Mumbai, CSK v LSG and the most recent game between the Gujarat Titans and the Delhi Capitals = which saw 3 hundreds, a couple of thrillers and some results that could be hugely impactful come playoff time.
Recorded on 25 April, we discuss hundreds from Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Marcus Stoinis, plus the power hitting fr...
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NOTE: The introduction of this episode was cut off from our recording, so the show jumps straight into team number one to start this podcast and there's odd sound glitch.
In this episode of the show, Baldy, Binksy and Stu look back at another week that was in IPL 2024.
Recorded on 22 April, we review all 10 teams, handing out the power rankings along the way.
Jos Buttler scored an incredible hundred, but is he going to leave the I...
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April 18, 2024 • 29 mins
In this episode of the show, Binksy and Baldy review the past three days of IPL 2024 action - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals and the Gujarat Titans v Delhi Capitals.
Recorded on 18 April, we discuss the record-breaking runfest at the Chinnaswamy, which saw a Travis Head century, plus excellent innings and giant sixes from Heinrich Klaasen, Dinesh Karthik and many others...
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In this episode of the show, Baldy, Binksy, Raj and Stu look back at another week that was in IPL 2024.
Recorded on 15 April, we review all 10 teams, awarding the turquoise cap and handing out the power rankings along the way.
Is the biggest threat to the Rajasthan Royals actually the Rajasthan Royals?
Will the Kolkata Knight Riders ever slow down?
Can the Chennai Super Kings get even more from MS Dhoni?
Are the Sunrisers Hyder...
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April 11, 2024 • 36 mins
In this episode of the show, Stu and Baldy provide a midweek IPL update to discuss CSK's win against KKR and two final-over thrillers that saw points go to Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Gujarat Titans.
We discuss standout performances from Rashid Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shashank Singh, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Shubman Gill as well as the key moments of these three games.
Are the Gujarat Titans back?
Will the Pu...
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April 10, 2024 • 74 mins
In this episode of the show, Baldy, Binksy, Raj and Stu review the week that was in IPL 2024 with another instalment of the power rankings.
Recorded on Monday 8 April, we discuss all 10 teams and the key questions facing all of them as we pass the 20-game mark of the tournament.
Can anyone stop this Rajasthan Royals side?
Is the KKR bowling lineup, led by Mitchell Starc, strong enough to win at the business end of the tournament?...
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April 4, 2024 • 31 mins
In this episode of the show, Baldy and Stu review the recent IPL 2024 games between LSG and RCB, and KKR v Delhi Capitals.
Recorded on 4 April 2024, we start by discussing Kolkata's huge win against Delhi:
Are we about to live in a world where scores of 270 in a T20 become the norm?
Sunil Narine's boundary-fest at the top of the order
Angkrish Raghuvanshi's first IPL innings and the fearlessness of young players
Plus Andre Russ...
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April 2, 2024 • 66 mins
Back by popular demand, the Binksy, Raj, Baldy and Stu gathered in the same room to run through the second instalment of the IPL 2024 Power Rankings.
We discuss all 10 teams and how they are travelling after the first 14 games of the tournament.
Are the Rajasthan Royals the real deal?
KKR are flying, but how worried should they be about the form of Mitchell Starc?
CSK have looked superb, but what happened against Delhi? And is M...
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March 29, 2024 • 23 mins
In this episode of the show, Raj and Baldy discuss the past few days of IPL action.
Recorded on 29 March 2024, we look back at the highlights from the first full week of the IPL, including:
Sunrisers Hyderabad's record total, which kept pre-tournament favourites Mumbai winless from their first two games.
Is 277 in 20 overs a good thing?
Is it time to panic for Mumbai and Delhi fans?
More Rachin Ravindra fireworks as CSK continu...
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In this episode of the show, Binksy and Stu cast their eye over the first few days of IPL action and unveil the first power rankings of the 2024 tournament.
Recorded on Monday 25 March, after each of the 10 teams had played one game, we look back at the big moments and key players from the 5 matches so far, including:
CSK debuts for Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell and Mustafizur Rahman
Bowling woes for RCB
Hardik Pandya's confus...
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March 18, 2024 • 66 mins
In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy, Stu and Raj preview the IPL tournament, covering Mumbai, Punjab, Rajasthan, RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Wall-to-wall T20 cricket is about to begin, with the IPL followed by the T20 World Cup and in this episode (part 2 of 2) we focus on five teams, discussing squad news, why each team can win, potential weaknesses, key players and predicted finishing order. We also give our overall tourn...
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March 17, 2024 • 57 mins
In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy, Stu and Raj preview the IPL tournament in two parts, starting with CSK, DC, GT, KKR and LSG.
Wall-to-wall T20 cricket is about to begin, with the IPL followed by the T20 World Cup and in this episode (part 1 of 2) we focus on the first five teams (by alphabetical order) to discuss squad news, why each team can win, potential weaknesses, key players and predicted finishing order.
Teams cov...
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In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu discuss the second Test between the Black Caps and Australia, as well as some parting thoughts on the India v England series.
Fresh from day 4 at Hagley Oval, we give our initial reaction to a see-sawing Test that saw Australia win by 3 wickets and secure at 2-0 series victory.
We talk about a match-defining partnership between Alex Carey and Mitchell Marsh, ask if Australia's bowl...
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March 9, 2024 • 27 mins
In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu discuss the 5th and final Test of England's tour to India, which saw the home side record a dominant victory to celebrate Ravichandran Ashwin's hundredth Test.
We start the show by discussing the English reaction to a heavy defeat, and which players might face questions leading into their home summer.
Then of course there is huge credit to India - batters such as Shubman Gill and ...
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In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy and Stu look back at the first two days of the final India v England Test, and day one of the Black Caps v Australia at Hagley Oval.
Ravichandran Ashwin took 4 wickets in the first innings of his hundredth Test, but it was Kuldeep Yadav who stole the show with 5 delightful dismissals as he ripped out England's top order.
When it was India's turn to bat, centuries for Rohit Sharma and Shubm...
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