This Week in Cricket #72 - Black Caps beat India at another ICC World Cup, Pakistan and England on fire and Ben Stokes is back

It's another case of World Cup fever this week and there's plenty to talk about, despite Pakistan and England having a jump on the field so far.

We start the show by reflecting on an outstanding performance by the Black Caps against India, in a game so crucial that many described it as a World Cup quarter-final.

  • Was Daryl Mitchell's promotion a happy accident?

  • Ish Sodhi was man of the match, but did he bowl the most important spell of the game?

  • Will Virat Kohli's final T20 World Cup as captain end in disappointment?

  • And could Afghanistan still spoil New Zealand's party?

As we continue our jaunt around the World Cup, we move to the two most impressive teams of the tournament so far: England and Pakistan.

  • Should we already pencil these two teams into the final?

  • Is anyone hitting the ball better than Jos Buttler at the moment?

  • Maybe Asif Ali?

  • Who will finish second in Group 1 behind England?

  • Should Australia drop Steve Smith?

  • And is it just a coincidence that teams batting second are winning the majority of the games?

Plus Ben Stokes is heading to Australia for the Ashes (will Jofra Archer join him?), the IPL is expanding, Lippy's got a name to watch for the India v New Zealand Test series and Sophie Devine eats Super Overs for breakfast.

We'll be back again next week to preview the business end of the T20 World Cup, but also look out for another episode of our Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame on Friday - there's even a New Zealander in this one!

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