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The Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast

The Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast

IPL 2026 Group Stage Review & Playoff Preview!

May 25, 2026 · 53 min · 16 segments

Varun and Ashwin are BACK after a brief hiatus to deep dive into all things about the IPL 2026 group stages! They review all 10 teams, what worked, what didn't work, and what to expect for changes…

Varun and Ashwin are BACK after a brief hiatus to deep dive into all things about the IPL 2026 group stages! They review all 10 teams, what worked, what didn't work, and what to expect for changes going into next season (especially for the bottom ranked teams). Ahead of the big week of 2026 IPL Playoffs, they preview the upcoming games and what to expect!

Varun and Ashwin are BACK after a brief hiatus to deep dive into all things about the IPL 2026 group stages! They review all 10 teams, what worked, what didn't work, and what to expect for changes…

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Speakers: AshwinHostVarunHost

Top entities: Varun Chakaravarthy×26 Indian Premier League×30 Kolkata Knight Riders×20 MS Dhoni×19 Chennai Super Kings×18

Lucknow Super Giants: Season in Review (10th)3:45 – 8:46

3:45

So why don't we start with the team positioned in 10th? And that is the Lucknow Super Giants.

3:51

Finished with only four wins, right, eight points in total.

3:55

Two of those wins, by the way, came in the first three games.

3:57

So it looked like they might start strong.

4:00

Then they had the Super Over with KKR, where they tied and then lost.

4:04

Then they won one short, a d- uh, a slightly shortened game against RCB.

4:08

Uh, but really, really a lackluster season at the end of the day.

4:11

Varun, you wanna walk me through a little bit on how you felt about what worked and didn't work for the, for the Lucknow franchise, and in particular, a specific question about captaincy and how they might go into going for next year.

V

4:23

Yeah.

V

4:23

So nothing seemed to have worked.

V

4:25

As Rishabh Pant said, they were a blank, I mean, awesome team, right? Like, I'm sure you saw that.

4:32

What was that, man?

V

4:33

Yeah.

V

4:34

I mean, it was-

4:34

What happened there? Was he just angry? Was he upset?

V

4:36

...

V

4:36

it was just, yeah.

V

4:37

Yeah.

V

4:37

I mean, he said it on national TV and stuff.

V

4:39

And so it was just pure frustration.

V

4:42

Look, I actually, I mean, we always get this wrong, but I actually put LSD in the playoff predictions.

4:49

Yeah.

V

4:49

'Cause when you think about it, they've got Pooran, um, Marsh-

4:55

Marsh.

4:55

Markram.

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Player PerformanceSports > Cricket > IPL
CoachingSports > Cricket > IPL
Team ManagementSports > Cricket > IPL
Team PerformanceSports > Cricket > IPL
Batting StatisticsSports > Cricket > IPL > Player Performance
CaptaincySports > Cricket > IPL > Team Management
Team StrategySports > Cricket > IPL > Coaching
Season ReviewSports > Cricket > IPL
Player AnalysisSports > Cricket > IPL > Team Performance
IPLSports > Cricket
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Lucknow Super Giants: Season in Review (10th)3:45 – 8:46

3:45

So why don't we start with the team positioned in 10th? And that is the Lucknow Super Giants.

3:51

Finished with only four wins, right, eight points in total.

3:55

Two of those wins, by the way, came in the first three games.

3:57

So it looked like they might start strong.

4:00

Then they had the Super Over with KKR, where they tied and then lost.

4:04

Then they won one short, a d- uh, a slightly shortened game against RCB.

4:08

Uh, but really, really a lackluster season at the end of the day.

4:11

Varun, you wanna walk me through a little bit on how you felt about what worked and didn't work for the, for the Lucknow franchise, and in particular, a specific question about captaincy and how they might go into going for next year.

V

4:23

Yeah.

V

4:23

So nothing seemed to have worked.

V

4:25

As Rishabh Pant said, they were a blank, I mean, awesome team, right? Like, I'm sure you saw that.

4:32

What was that, man?

V

4:33

Yeah.

V

4:34

I mean, it was-

4:34

What happened there? Was he just angry? Was he upset?

V

4:36

...

V

4:36

it was just, yeah.

V

4:37

Yeah.

V

4:37

I mean, he said it on national TV and stuff.

V

4:39

And so it was just pure frustration.

V

4:42

Look, I actually, I mean, we always get this wrong, but I actually put LSD in the playoff predictions.

4:49

Yeah.

V

4:49

'Cause when you think about it, they've got Pooran, um, Marsh-

4:55

Marsh.

4:55

Markram.

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SHOCKING0:54
Dhoni's Silent Exit Conspiracy
Unseen reasons behind Dhoni's mysterious absence this
SPICY0:30
Rahane Shouldn't Be Captaining
Rahane's captaincy slammed in fiery critique today
CONTROVERSIAL0:58
Hardik's Lonely Leadership Struggle
Hardik suffers without dressing room backing, explained

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Topics

7 of 13

Player Performance
Coaching
Team Management
Team Performance
Batting Statistics
Captaincy
Team Strategy
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