India is set to take on England this Sunday the 29th of October in Lucknow and we will look at the match from a betting angle.
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INDIA
India currently sits on the top of the log after winning all of their matches in the tournament so far. They are the 12/10 favourites to win the tournament.
India took on New Zealand in their last encounter which took place in Dharamsala last Sunday. India won the toss and elected to field first, putting their opposition under early pressure after taking the wickets of both opening batsmen. The bowlers then battled to break a solid New Zealand partnership before the wickets began to fall again and India took all the New Zealand wickets for 273 runs, ending the innings on the last ball. India’s star bowler was Mohammed Shami who picked up an impressive 5 wickets for 54 runs in his 10 overs.
The Indian opening batsmen started decently putting up a partnership of over 70 runs before both were dismissed shortly after each other. India then looked comfortable for the rest of the innings, losing a few wickets but winning the match by 4 wickets with 12 balls remaining. Virat Kholi took top scorer honours with 95 runs off 104 balls.
ENGLAND
England are second last on the log after losing 4 and only winning 1 of their matches so far. They are out to a massive 225/1 to win the tournament.
England took on Sri Lanka in their last game on Thursday in Bengaluru, where England won the toss and chose to bat. England’s started in solid fashion but the fall of the 1st wicket at 45 in the 7th over triggered a collapse and they were unable to regain any control. They were bowled out for 156 runs with over 16 overs remaining. Ben Stokes was top scorer with 43 runs off 73 balls.
England started well with the ball in hand, taking 2 wickets with just 23 runs on the board, but the Sri Lankans quickly took control and cruised to victory with the bowlers unable to take any more wickets. with Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets in the 26th over. The bowler with the best figures was David Willey who took 2 wickets for 30 runs in his 5 over spell.
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India (5/10)
England (33/20)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
In the last 5 matches these 2 teams have met, India have won 3 with England winning 2. Their 3 most recent clashes took place in England last year where India won 2-1, with the highlight being a 10 wicket Indian win in the first match of the series.
Suggested Bet: England Top Batsman – Joe Root at 85/40
Root let me down in the last game after being run out when I was on him to score 50 runs. I believe he is too classy a player not to break out of a poor run of form and I am betting on him to come right in this game.
Suggested Bet: Virat Kohli to score 50+ at 19/20
Kohli has been in brilliant form this World Cup and I don’t think he will take his foot off the gas anytime soon, and he is my pick once again to score a half-century.
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