IPL 2024 Power Rankings #5 - KL Rahul's captain's knock, Jake Fraser McGurk's World Cup push & a Sunrisers run explosion

The Top Order Cricket Podcast

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 IPL right when the Rajasthan Royals need him the most?
• An incredible week for Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and the Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Sunil Narine and Andre Russell continue to play match-winner for the Kolkata Knight Riders
• Are the Chennai Super Kings too balanced?
• KL Rahul's captain’s knock keeps the Lucknow Super Giants in the playoff picture
• The Mumbai Indians are working their way up the table, but apart from Jasprit Bumrah are still struggling with the ball
• Can the Gujarat Titans recover from the net run-rate hit they took against Delhi?
• Has Jake Fraser McGurk's form for Delhi Capitals vaulted him into Australia's T20 World Cup plans?
• Ashutosh Sharma is one of the few bright spots for Punjab Kings
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru's woes continue - but was Virat Kohli's dismissal fair?
• And much more!

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0:00 RR - Jos Buttler's outstanding hundred

7:40 SRH - A powerful week for the Sunrisers

15:30 KKR - Sunil Narine and Andre Russell matchwinners

20:10 Waist-high controversy?

23:50 CSK - Are they true contenders?

30:35 LSG - KL Rahul's captain's knock

37:25 MI - Big string of games coming up

41:45 GT - Will their net run rate prove costly?

46:00 DC - Jake Fraser-McGurk making an impact

52:50 PK - Ashutosh Sharma the bright spot

57:55 RCB - Complete shambles

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