With the World Cup approaching Australia travel to India for a 3 match ODI series. In this article, we will examine the betting odds for the first game, scheduled to take place on Friday, September 22nd, at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium.
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INDIA
In India's most recent 5 ODIs, they suffered just one defeat, narrowly losing to Bangladesh by a margin of only 6 runs. Two of these matches were contested in Sri Lanka, while the remaining three took place at neutral venues. All of these games were part of the Asia Cup, which India clinched by convincingly defeating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final. This ODI series serves as India's final series ahead of the World Cup, with two warm-up games planned to fine-tune their preparations for the tournament.
Squad
KL Rahul (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna, R Ashwin, Washington Sundar
AUSTRALIA
Australia faced disappointment in South Africa last week, where they lost the 5-game series 3-2, despite claiming victories in the first two matches. This leaves them with four wins out of the eight total ODIs they've played this year, and notably, none of these matches were played on home soil. In the lead-up to the World Cup, they will determined to address any internal team and selection issues that may have contributed to their loss of momentum in South Africa, striving to peak for the upcoming showpiece.
Squad
Pat Cummins (c), Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Mitch Marsh, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green
HEAD-TO-HEAD
These two teams met earlier this year in a three-game series in India, with Australia winning two of the games, thereby clinching the series. This reinforced their belief that they can win a World Cup in Indian conditions.
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India 9/10
Australia 9/10
Suggested Bet: Top Indian Batsman to be Shubman Gill at 39/20
In his last five games, Gill has managed to score two fifties and one hundred, demonstrating his capability to kick on and achieve high scores. I am backing him to keep this rich vein of form going.
Suggested Bet: India to win at 9/10
With India coming off their Asia Cup win, they will enter this game with confidence, in contrast to the Australian side, which is entering the game after three consecutive losses. This, coupled with the home ground advantage, should give them the edge in Friday's meeting.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
