IPL 2024 Power Rankings #3 - Romario Shepherd carnage, Jos Buttler arrives & poor Virat Kohli

The Top Order Cricket Podcast

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?
• LSG building nicely in all three facets of the game - so why don't we trust them?
• Abhishek Sharma's impact at the top of the order for Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Shashank Singh's heroics for the Punjab Kings
• CSK's challenges without Mustafizur Rahman and Matheesha Pathirana
• Have the Mumbai Indians found a better balance with Romario Shepherd and Mohammad Nabi in the lineup?
• How damaging will David Miller's injury be for the Gujarat Titans?
• With Mitchell Marsh out for a while, are the Delhi Capitals' semi-final hopes all but gone?
• Virat Kohli has been outstanding to start the season, but where's the help from the rest of his RCB teammates?

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0:00 Intro

1:40 Rajasthan Royals - Jos Buttler's 100, do they have any weaknesses at all?

7:40 Kolkata Knight Riders - So much batting firepower, but what about the bowling?

14:15 Lucknow Super Giants - Marcus Stoinis's responsible knock

20:55 Sunrisers Hyderabad - Abhishek Sharma's ball-striking and positive signs for the bowling attack

30:05 Punjab Kings - Shashank Singh to the rescue

36:45 Chennai Super Kings - Is their bowling in trouble without Pathirana and Mustafizur?

44:25 Mumbai Indians - Is Romario Shepherd the answer to balancing this MI lineup?

51:30 Gujarat Titans - Runs for Shubman Gill, but David Miller's injury news takes their week from bad to worse

58:00 Delhi Capitals - Has Mitchell Marsh's hamstring strain put an end to their playoff chances?

61:40 Royal Challengers Bengaluru - Virat Kohli scoring runs for fun, but where's the help?

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