South Africa has broken the curse and won their first ICC trophy in 27 years. Here's what we think about it.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - South Africa are WTC winners!

3:54 - Why England is the ideal venue for the WTC final

6:04 - Should the WTC final be a series and SA's qualification to the final

12:50 - Stuart Broad as SA's bowling consultant plus KG Rabada's brilliance

18:00 - Difficult batting conditions on days 1 and 2 & Australia's mighty bowling attack

23:03 - Batting conditions getting easier on days 3 and 4

26:12 - South Africa's chase, Aiden Markram best 100 and Bavuma's resilience

34:00 - The impact of this win and looking ahead of the next WTC cycle

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Ali Tareen opens up on all things PSL 10, Multan Sultans, and Pakistan cricket.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:31 - Reaction to Multan Sultans PSL 10

3:00 - Is it time for Multan Sultans to rebuild?

7:30 - Were Multan Sultans happy with their draft picks?

9:28 - Why Multan Sultans weren't interested to pick David Warner?

12:25 - PSL category renewal process

15:30 - What is going to happen in PSL 11?

17:30 - Ali being vocal about his concerns with the PSL

19:53 - The impact of PSL being its separate entity

21:55 - PSL's current financial model & why Ali continues to invest in the PSL

24:10 - PSL's decline and lack of owners' input in PSL

26:15 - Issues with the rental model of teams in PSL

27:50 - The positive side of the PSL

30:27 - Why PSL doesn't want to give up power

34:15 - Ideal PSL's financial model & why Ali spoke up

36:10 - Why Karachi's crowd doesn't come to the stadium

43:38 - What happens in the PSL off-season

46:55 - Why Multan Sultans dropped so many catches this year & overall fielding standards in PSL 10

50:48 - Main reasons why Multan Sultans lost PSL 10

52:36 - Ali's honest opinion on Rizwan in T20s

53:50 - The Rizwan-Babar opening pair

57:00 - Pakistan team's toxic environment

58:17 - Ali's reaction to Pakistan's new era in T20s

59:54 - Does Ali play cricket himself & how Ali appoints coaches for Multan Sultans

1:03:29 - Why don't we see Abdul Rehman as a coach in the Pakistan Team & Pakistan legends ego issue

1:12:25 - Why can't we see a documentary on Pakistan cricket like The Last Dance?

1:19:31 - The impact of a Netflix-level documentary in the PSL

1:23:13 - Looking forward to PSL 11 and possible changes

1:25:33 - Thoughts on players looking to leave existing teams & owners blackmailing players

1:29:19 - Is Ali in tune with pop culture, and does he listen to Wasay Iffi?

1:30:55 - Which PSL team would Ali join as a player?

1:31:48 - What would Ali do if he became PSL's CEO?

1:33:53 - Ali's top 3 dream picks in the PSL

1:37:33 - Shahid Afridi's impact and aura

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Pakistan has clean-swept Bangladesh 3-0 to win the series comprehensively. Muhammad Haris scored his maiden century as he was awarded the player of the match and the series all on Muhammad Rizwan's birthday. Our thoughts here.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Haris scores his maiden century on Rizwan's birthday

2:52 - Haris getting dropped, his comeback & problem with RizBar

16:40 - Impact of Sal-Mike era

21:35 - Our insane experience at cricket day at the park

25:17 - Saim and Haris partnership, Lahore crowd & the importance of this series

34:18 - Pakistan's bowling combination & Bangladesh's poor performance

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