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THE SCOOP: Sri Lanka's megastar, drama in NZ and Trump's unlikely T20 World Cup interest

Cricket

Year2026

Duration32m

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Paul Ford explains the complications of the T20 scene in New Zealand 🇳🇿 Estelle Vasudevan gives us the backstory of Pathum Nissanka 💥 Jude Bellingham wants to become a cricketer ⚽️ Why are Manchester United interested in the IPL? 👀 Peter Della Penna tells about Donald Trump becoming USA cricket’s cheerleader 🇺🇸 00:00 Intro 01:05 Does India-Pakistan still live up to the hype? 02:24 Emerging nations at the T20 World Cup 03:33 The problem with New Zealand's T20 setup 08:38 New Zealand's World Cup progress 09:46 Jude Bellingham wants to play cricket?! 10:48 Life swap – who would you choose? 13:38 Why are Manchester United interested in the IPL? 15:26 Donald Trump's support for USA cricket 17:53 The growth of cricket in the USA 23:07 Should the ICC expand the T20 World Cup? 26:04 Pathum Nissanka's story 31:04 Australia's T20 struggles 32:09 Outro Welcome to The Scoop – a brand new show from Wisden discussing all the weird, wonderful, niche and topical stories that the cricketing world has to offer. Watch us every Tuesday and Friday as Phil Walker is joined by a star-studded roster of guests from all corners of the globe to get the Scoop on what is really happening, on and off the field. Hosted by: Phil Walker and Anjali Doshi Produced by: Will Hewlett Edited by: Anantha Krishnan 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon!   / wisdencricket   👉 SUBSCRIBE:    / @wisdencricket