ICC Cricket World Cup All Matches and Outrights

Reckon it's time for Klaasen to enter the World Cup tomorrow. Happy to have some 9/1 on him.

Don't have any strong play for the Proteas game today so instead a few beers on the Sportingbet boost:

Proteas win + Boks win by 1-12 @ 7.00

Late start

Rashid over 1.5 match wickets @ evens

Well played Hein, Chris and Vann

Klaasen you biscuit!

IND vs NZ

Top of the table clash and hopefully should be a good game. I mentioned in a previous post that one of my favorite type of players for PP bets are WKs. I was surprised to see a low line for NZ skipper Tom Latham and I think he will enjoy the conditions in Dharmashala.

Tom Latham over 30.5 PP - 1.83 (Betway)

India have a stacked batting order but one problem that they struggle with is left arm bowlers. Boult and Santner should enjoy bowling at the Indians and there is value on both men taking wickets and top bowler for NZ.

India v New Zealand

Just the two bowlers to start with. May dabble in the sixes market tomorrow.

Over 1.5 match wickets by

Jadeja @ 12/10
Santner @ 7/4

Naidoo wrote: Don't have any strong play for the Proteas game today so instead a few beers on the Sportingbet boost:

Proteas win + Boks win by 1-12 @ 7.00

Thanks for spotting this Vin. Nice money.

India v New Zealand

Just one from the over 0.5 sixes market. He has been ill but looked close to top form last time out.

Gill @ 11/10

Thanks Chris and Vann. That Latham drop of Santner yesterday was a massive blow for both our bets Vann.

PAK vs AFG

Back to Chennai today and Pakistan are in desperate need for a win now. They play Proteas at Chennai on Friday so I would say they have an advantage of knowing the conditions.

Anyway back to today game and the spinners should enjoy the conditions. However, I am staying with Pakistan talisman and their bowling leader in Afridi. He was outstanding against Australia and picked up a fiver. I think he troubles the Afghanistan batsman today and picks up a few wickets. Maybe a catch as well, or in desperate times, 2 wickets and 1 run

Shaheen Afridi over 40.5 PP - 2.00 (Betway)

Had that feeling the bet was gone when that catch went down.

Joining on the Afridi pp.

Taking on the odds

Over 1.5 wickets - Yes

Ur Rahman @ 14/10

AUS vs NED

Since Australia are batting first, should get a run for the money with Logan Van Beek in all departments of the game today.

Van Beek over 39.5 PP - 1.90 (Sunbet)

ENG vs SL

Knockout territory for England now and they probably have to win all their remaining games plus get their NRR back to a good mark. Best way to improve that NRR is by batting first and getting a run rate of around 7.50-8. Begaluru is the perfect place to do that, with the small boundaries and the flat road pitch.

Hopefully England win the toss and bat, and this bet should be a massive runner. Taking advantage of the price boosts at Sportingbet, and hoping two of England big hitters finally come to the party.

Stokes and Butler 5+ Combined Sixes - 3.75 (Sportingbet)

Naidoo wrote: AUS vs NED

Since Australia are batting first, should get a run for the money with Logan Van Beek in all departments of the game today.

Van Beek over 39.5 PP - 1.90 (Sunbet)

Carnage by Maxwell there in the last 10 overs. The Dutch have somehow managed to build partnerships with the tail enders and I am reinvesting some of the Van Beek winnings in two speculative top scorer bets. Hoping for something like a 70-5 and then 200 all out scenario.

Scott Edwards top scorer - 9/1
Logan Van Beek top scorer - 17/1

I know Zampa collected 4 here but Afridi got 5 so going pace.

England v Sri Lanka

Over 1.5 wickets
Madushanka @ 16/10

Wanted Woakes for England as I think he plays but not offered. Don't like the odds on the others so have to go batsman for other innings

Top Sri Lanka bat

Samarawickeme @ 3/1

Naidoo wrote: ENG vs SL

Knockout territory for England now and they probably have to win all their remaining games plus get their NRR back to a good mark. Best way to improve that NRR is by batting first and getting a run rate of around 7.50-8. Begaluru is the perfect place to do that, with the small boundaries and the flat road pitch.

Hopefully England win the toss and bat, and this bet should be a massive runner. Taking advantage of the price boosts at Sportingbet, and hoping two of England big hitters finally come to the party.

Stokes and Butler 5+ Combined Sixes - 3.75 (Sportingbet)

Happy with England batting first and adding Bairstow over 36.5 PP at 1.85 (Sunbet).

mackem wrote: Pakistan v South Africa, Friday

goodforthegame.co.za/Cricket/pakistan-v-...ay-27th-october.html

South Africa hundred in the Match? (yes) at 17/10 with Pokerbet
Total Match 6's Rizwan over 0.5 at 1.37/1 with Pokerbet
Marco Jansen over 1.5 wickets at 12/10 with Pokerbet

Took the Rizwan 6 at Sportingbet @ 2/1

Bangladesh v Netherlands:

CWC moves to sixes paradise at Eden Gardens.

In this year's IPL there was on average 19 6s hit per game.

1. Bangladesh over 4.5 6s @ 2.12
2. Total 6s over 8.5 @ 1.88

Lines available at Lottoland/WSB

Massive value in those lines Eduard, considering Sunbet has the total 6s line at 11.5 @ 1.90

Feel a little flush with that 17/10 Group B RWC win so will pour some down the bottomless pit which has been the CWC.

India v England

Can England continue to be totally crap with the quality they have?. Must surely put one match together in the tournament.

Win
England @ 18/10

and two batsmen
India
Kohli @ 3/1
England
Root @ 15/4

Adil Rashid over 1.5 wickets - 14/10
Dawid Malan over 33.5 runs - 1/1

Typical of my CWC yesterday. What are the chances of picking two top batsman and they manage a combined score of exactly NIL.

New Zealand v South Africa

I think 12 points is the number which guarantees you a semi place. Therefor this is the first knock-out match for South Africa. Traditionally SA perform like a particularly sloppy raspberry jelly in these matches so going

Win
New Zealand @ 12/10

Pak v Ban

Rizwan to hit a six @ 2/1 with Sportingbet

mackem wrote: New Zealand v South Africa, Wednesday's preview, might have been a bit early for price boosts

Nothing appeals in the price boosts market. Do like the Phillips offer though so taking that

To hit a six and take a wicket - Yes

Phillips @ 5/2

Same sentiments for the price boosts, no standouts. Pune boundaries are small for the International stage and around mid 60m are not enough for proven power hitters.

De Kock over 0.5 sixes - 1.90

Adding

Over 1.5 match wickets Yes Jansen @ 11/10

Naidoo wrote: Same sentiments for the price boosts, no standouts. Pune boundaries are small for the International stage and around mid 60m are not enough for proven power hitters.

De Kock over 0.5 sixes - 1.90

SA 169/1 after 32 overs.

Rassie not to score a 100 - 1.80

Saturday CWC

New Zealand/Australia win @ 2/1

New Zealand v Pakistan

Over 1.5 wickets - yes

Afridi @ 17/20
Southee @ evens

Had a poor day across all sports yesterday. The CWC has been nothing short of a disaster so do we give up? Never

Bangladash 205/10 chased easily by Pakistan 205/3 produced 12 sixes at this ground. The Pakistan quicks did the damage bowling.

India v South Africa

Match sixes over 13.5 @ 9/10

Miller and Klaasen over 4.5 match sixes combined @ 11/4 At Sportingbet

Over 1.5 match wickets
Rabada @ evens

IND vs SA

India batting first, SA chasing again, lets see how both teams handle the pressure. Sky is a gun fielder and one of those players who the ball seems to follow. He has had a quite WC so far with the bat, but his quality is there. Think this PP line is 10 too low.

Sky Yadav over 26.5 PP - 1/1 (Sunbet)

Watching our 2 opening bowlers get smacked all over the place. Going with Rabada experience to kick in when he comes on -

Rabada top SA bowler @ 9/4

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka

Bet 1: Most Sixes - Sri Lanka @1.66
Bet 2: Team Total - Sri Lanka over 292.5 runs @1.66

Some ramblings for the Proteas....

Trying to find some positives after that drubbing yesterday. India at 9/10 to win the CWC is not value (sure they can go 11/11 but remember even the Patriots of 2007 went 16-0 and still bottled the Super Bowl).

Home pressure in a home WC final, will 100% play a factor on the Indians, don't let it fool you about them already playing under pressure now. No, playing group games is not pressure, the knockouts will be a hole different type of pressure.

If I was into conspiracy theories, no way will the ICC and most importantly SA allow India to lose. All six SA20 sides are owned by Indian teams, surely they wont allow SA to beat India in their backyard CWC Final.....But boy how good would it feel to break the millions of Indian hearts in their home final!

Anyway, yes I believe the 5/1 on SA to win the CWC is value. The semi's taking place in Mumbai (1st vs 4th) and Kolkata (2nd vs 3rd). The final is in Ahmedabad. Mumbai will be a batting paradise, but what is interesting is that Kolkata were SA will play will be a spinner friendly wicket, just like yesterday game.

Our last game against Afghanistan on Friday is played at Ahmedabad, it should be another spin friendly wicket, and Afghans have four world class spinners. Our batsmen, need to use that game as a warm up for the final, use the conditions and the pitch to work on our playing of spin. Essentially, unlike India, we will have a chance to play at the WC final venue leading up to the showpiece final. We should play much better the second time around against India.

Now, all this goes out the window, should be lose in Kolkata in the Semi, but I am sure the players are hurt after the drubbing yesterday, and have a point to prove ahead of the knockouts. We have players who can take the game away from the Indians, we need them to step up now and show that they are of International pedigree.

5/1 seems a fair price, who knows, with a bit of luck, should we meet India in the final, the price could flip and a position may be found.

Australia vs Afghanistan

Wankhede stadium has the highest average of runs and sixes at this tournament.

Bet 1: Total boundaries - over 63.5 @1.83
Bet 2: Total Sixes - over 14.5 @1.80

Australia v Afghanistan

Just the two bowlers for a beer. Can't afford a punt the way this tournaments been going.

Over 1.5 match wickets
Mujeeb @ 9/4

Over 2.5 match wickets
Starc @ 3/1

NZ vs SL

Bengaluru and rain is predicted. Most likely a reduced game but Bengaluru is not for the spinners and I think the NZ pacers will suffocate the SL batsman. Taking the price boost over at Sportingbet for two NZ old timers to show their class in a must win game.

Boult and Southee 5+ wickets combined - 3.25

Naidoo wrote: NZ vs SL

Bengaluru and rain is predicted. Most likely a reduced game but Bengaluru is not for the spinners and I think the NZ pacers will suffocate the SL batsman. Taking the price boost over at Sportingbet for two NZ old timers to show their class in a must win game.

Boult and Southee 5+ wickets combined - 3.25

Mate this was stiff - 4 wickets within minutes, then no more

Brad Breath wrote:

Naidoo wrote: NZ vs SL

Bengaluru and rain is predicted. Most likely a reduced game but Bengaluru is not for the spinners and I think the NZ pacers will suffocate the SL batsman. Taking the price boost over at Sportingbet for two NZ old timers to show their class in a must win game.

Boult and Southee 5+ wickets combined - 3.25

Mate this was stiff - 4 wickets within minutes, then no more

Followed the score till the 8th over, and with 4 wickets I mentally banked the winnings. Came back now and saw the final score and couldn't believe my luck! The joy of betting

South Africa vs Afghanistan

The comments on flashscore say "The average first innings score in ODIs at this venue is 243, which drops slightly to 239 across its last ten matches.
A low scoring ground!"

Bet 1: Total first innings under 260.5 runs @1.83
Bet 2: Rashid Khan over 1.5 wickets @2.20