Two T20 World Cup Super 8 matches take place on Thursday 20th June when Afghanistan take on India in Barbados and Australia clash with Bangladesh in Antigua
Afghanistan v India (Barbados)
Barbados is the venue for the first of the Super 8 matches in Group 1.
Afghanistan were in blistering form in their first 3 pool matches, beating uganda by 125 runs, New Zealand by 84 runs and PNG by 7 wickets. The wheels came off in the final pool match when they crashed to a 104 run defeat to West Indies. All of their matches have been staged in the Caribbean but this is their first game in Barbados.
India also won their first 3 pool matches, getting the better of Ireland (8 wickets), Pakistan (6 runs) and then USA (7 wickets). All those games were staged at the low scoring venue in New York and their final pool match against Canada in Florida was washed out.
The Betting
Afghanistan are trading at 33/10 to win the game and India are 1 / 5 with BoyleSports
At the time of writing Afghanistan are 23/1 to win the tournament and India are 19/10 favourites
Prices subject to change
The Verdict
Afghan have been in the West Indies throughout the pool stage which could be a leveller to some degree. Whilst stopping short of calling a surprise I think they can be competitive and Rahmanullah Gurbaz is my pick to beat his PP quote.
Bet: Total player performance Rahmanullah Gurbaz, over 28.5 at 17/20 with BoyleSports
Australia v Bangladesh (Antigua)
This game takes place in the early hours of Friday morning.
Australia dominated their pool, coming through with a 100% record with wins over Oman (39 runs), England (36 runs), Namibia (9 wickets) and Scotland (5 wickets). The Namibia game was staged in Antigua so they have experienced conditions at this venue.
Bangladesh came through a competitive pool with 3 wins and 1 defeat. They beat Sri Lanka (by 2 wickets) in Dallas and then gave the Proteas a real scare before going down by 4 runs in New York. Wins over the Netherlands (25 runs) and Nepal (21 runs) both in St. Vincent clinched their Super 8 place.
The Betting
Australia are trading at 0.14/1 to win the game and Bangladesh are 44/10 with BoyleSports
At the time of writing Australia are 32/10 to win the tournament and Bangladesh are 74/1
Prices subject to change
The Verdict
It's hard to fault Australia on what we have seen so far and in a one sided betting heat I will go with Stoinis to beat his PP quote
Bet: Total player performance Marcus Stoinis, over 36.5 at 17/20 with BoyleSports
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