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Re: Indian Premier League 2012 -6.00 after CSK capitulated yesterday. - 7pts Kolkata Knight Riders (vs. Delhi Daredevils) @ 4/5 [stanJames] Glad I got on KKR when I did. The price of 1.80 doesn't exist anymore and I can understand why. I don't really need to elaborate on Wongy above but the key players missing from Delhi don't really make them an attractive bet. KKR have a full squad to choose from and I mentioned in my outright on them the balance and talent they possess. Delhi without Mahela, Kevin Pietersen and David Warner don't really have the quality in midfield to cause this KKR bowling attack much trouble. Home side for me. - 5pts Total Sixes: Under 9.5 @ [Paddy Power] Eden Gardens has never really been an easy place to bat, especially in t20 format. A lot of away sides struggled here last year to make scores of 150+ mainly due to the slow and low nature of the deck. Kolkata have talent in their ranks and more importantly have a very canny bowling attack. Rajat Bhatia, Iqbal Abdulla and Sunil Narine will be very difficult to get away whilst the sheer experience of Brett Lee and co should count for something here. I guess the smart money would be to avoid sixes bets this early in the competition, especially with Mccullum, Pathan, Sehwag, Taylor and Finch all expected to line-up but I think I can exploit a slightly high line here. Unders for me.
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Re: Indian Premier League 2012 Was waiting for the toss here, happy with the result - 6pts Chennai Super Kings (vs. Mumbai Indians) @ EVS [bet365] 9 matches here last year at Chennai, eight matches won by the team batting first. Incidentally Chennai won every match that they played at home. They know what to do in their own conditions and I firmly feel that they will go on and get their tournament started off rightly like they did last year. Mumbai has a strong team, I can't deny that. Chennai's team has never looked brilliant on paper but they simply know what to do when it comes to it. Very interesting to see Harbhajan win the toss and opt to bowl considering the toss bias from last year. Minor, home team for me.
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Re: Indian Premier League 2012 Good luck with those Kev. One more outright for me. - 2pts Top Pune Warriors Batsman: Robin Uthappa @ 7/2 [betVictor] Pune were in bits last year. Too many inconsistent batting performances and they never really looked content under Yuvraj's captaincy. 2012 is a new year though and I'm sure things will be very different without Yuvraj Singh. Not only does that free up a major batsman spot, it should give the Pune top order renewed vigour to press on and score big knowing Yuvraj won't be coming in to control things later on. That is something in which I believe Robin Uthappa will exploit. Quality batsman and importantly he comes in early enough to score big runs. Tamim Iqbal is the new boy at Pune; I am not sure how he will fare in this tournament which leaves Sourav Ganguly, Jesse Ryder and Manish Pandey as the other threats. I'll take Robin on here.
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Re: Indian Premier League 2012 Other outrights include now: - 1pt: Top Deccan Chargers Batsman: JP Duminy @ 7/1 [stan James] Long odds for JP here and I think he can snag it. This market sees Sanga as the general favourite but he's toiling in the test matches with England right now. Shikar Dhawan and Partiv Patel are WAY too erratic and sometime-ish for me to even think about backing so that leaves the fairly reliable JP to take this one and I think he is a good shout to do so. He will come in no lower than number 5 and he has a plethora of IPL and limited over experience. At 7/1, I think he is too long here. I'll chance 1pt to see how he fares. - 2pts Top Kings XI Batsman: S Marsh @ 7/4 [betVictor] Marsh was one of my shouts as the top tournament batsman to to take him in this market isnt too much of a surprise. He performed at the Big Bash this year and went VERY well last year. I like Gilchrist but he is often sometime-ish at the top of the order. Marsh isn't featured in Australia's international plans either so he should be around all tournament. Rigthfully the favourite for me. - 3pts Top Tournament 6-Hitter: Chris Gayle @ 9/4 [stanJames] - 1pt Top Tournament 6-Hitter: S Raina @ 10/1 [stanJames] Not amazing amounts of explanation needed here. Two players who are natural strikers of the ball playing at the smallest grounds in the country. Raina and Gayle both sit comfortably inside the top five of the highest six-hitters in IPL history. Definitely not much talk needed with Gayle, dude played 12 of 17 matches last year and shat on everyone. Raina hasn't really hit the heights of a few years back but he feels at home in the IPL. The Chinnaswamy is a boundary well within his reach and he slots nicely into the Chennai line-up. These two for me easy.
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Re: Indian Premier League 2012 Top tournament batsman and bowlers time: - 2pts Top Tournament Batsman: Virat Kohli @ 8/1 ew [General] - 1pt Top Tournament Batsman: Gautam Gambhir @ 20/1 ew [betVictor]Again, twice in two years for the main man. Definitely feel Gambhir again go do his thing. First and foremost a Top Tournament batsman in my view has to be coming from a position in Top 3. The Top Tournament Batsman has to come from a team that will reach the Final 4. Finally, the Top Tournament Batsman has to come from a country that doesn't come from an international side that will take some of the players away limiting their players to only a few matches and most importantly, the Top Tournament Batsman has to be a good player with a good IPL record! Kohli and Gambhir tick all those boxes. Gambhir as mentioned previously and last year is a solid batsman in this format with a good t20 record. He should play all the games and his average of just under 30 is very impressive considering the number of matches he's played in this format. Kohli has firmly established himself as one of the worlds best batsmen. What I like about this guy is his full range of strokes AND the fact that he plays his home matches at Bangalore. The small boundaries there will give him runs that he won't get at other grounds. These two are my definite picks for this year. - 1pt Top Tournament Bowler: Ravi Ashwin @ 20/1 [General] - 1pt Top Tournament Bowler: Iqbal Abdulla @ 50/1 [betVictor] Two spinners are my picks for the bowling side of things this year. Not only have these two got decent records in IPL history, they both play for teams that I expect to be here for the duration. Let's start with Ashwin. Got his test call-up in the past year, decent international performances and he plays his home games at Chennai which isn't the easiest place to bat against his mystery spin. He came fourth last year which is a very good return for a 20/1 shot. I am happy to put 1pt in his basket this time around. Similarly I am happy to sign with Abdulla over at KKR. Eden Gardens has always been a tricky place to play cricket and that has turned into Adbulla taking wickets. He played 15 matches last year, taking 16 wickets which is impressive for this young player with not the GREATEST experience. Definitely feel he can build on his debut season and do well. He should always play too, him being Indian gives him the nod against others and saves him from rotation so I am more than happy to side with the two young off-spinners.
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Re: Indian Premier League 2012 Cant wait for this to start. Few outrights for me: - 1pt Tournament Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders @ 7/1 [General] Lightning has struck twice in two years for me in picking Kolkata to win the tournament. I often feel that they are the perennial underachievers and I really like the make-up and balance in their team this time round. At the top of the order they have two very good players in Kallis and Brendon Mccullum. Not much needs to be said about those, neither the following player Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir still remains one of my favourite batsman in world cricket and he is a pretty decent captain. Their middle order consists of very useful players such as Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Shakib al Hasan and Ryan ten Doeschate. They then have the bowling unit of Brett Lee, Sunil Narine and the very talented Iqbal Abdulla to go with it (I rate that guy highly, see below). Now all of those players cannot play at once but there is some undeniable talent here which can't be ignored. Definitely feel Chennai will be the team to beat but I like KKR to go well here. I haven't even mentioned Brad, Haddin, James Pattinson and others such as L Balaji and Rajat Bhatia (who is another very useful bowler). They're my pick for the second year running. Definitely.
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Re: Premier League Darts - Week 5 Last week was possibly the worst three hours of sport in my gambling life. Let's hope tonight is not a repeat: - 6pts Double: Raymond van Barneveld (vs. James Wade) x Phil Taylor -2.5 (vs. Gary Anderson) @ 3.63 [Coral] The way Raymond van Barneveld is playing right now says that you just have to get on him here. Especially at odds against. He really is throwing like he did all those years ago at the moment and that is surely set to continue against a very poor looking James Wade. Wade struggled to a win over Kevin Painter last week. He threw zero 180s and ran in a sub-90 average. Compare that to Barney who threw five 180s and almost touched a ton average in his victory over Andy Hamilton and you see what I'm saying. I know Wade has a stormer in him very soon, I just don't think it's tonight. Phil Taylor doesn't need much explaining. I was explaining this bet to my friend on Tuesday, I said Taylor -2.5, he was like yeah definitely without even ask who he was playing. You can see why. Guy is reeling off 108, 112, 117 averages week on week. Anderson will have to throw mad darts and finish EVERYTHING to even get close to Taylor on this form. Not gonna happen. Only one break of throw required to cover the -2.5 too. Power to continue destroying everything in his path. - 4pts Under 27.5 180s @ EVS [WillHill] Last week, when this line was 26.5 and the two weakest 180 hitters were playing each other, I got on overs fairly confidently. There were nowhere near 27. This week, at a higher line and a higher price with Wade playing Barney and Painter playing an out of form Hamilton, I have to shoot under, it only makes sense. This line requires seven in every match, that won't happen. Taylor/Anderson could produce 9+, but I can definitely see Painter Hamilton producing three or under, especially with Hamilton surprisingly running in ZERO in fourteen legs last week. Unders for me.
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Re: Premier League Darts - Week 4 I like the card this week. I've gone in: - 1pt Treble: Kevin Painter (vs. James Wade) x Phil Taylor -2.5 (vs. Simon Whitlock) x Adrian Lewis (Vs. Gary Anderson) @ 10.25 [WillHill] - 2pts Double: Phil Taylor -2.5 (vs. Simon Whitlock) x Adrian Lewis (Vs. Gary Anderson) @ 4.11 [WillHill] - 3pts Highest Checkout: Kevin Painter (vs. James Wade) @ EVS [betVictor] The bookmakers continue to provide beautiful prices for Kevin Painter and he keeps on winning. The way he is playing right now I cant ignore the almost 2/1 on him handing Wade a beating tomorrow. His finishing is very impressive too, did not expect him to be favourite in having the highest checkout at all. I feel like Wade is throwing pies, I was watching last week against Anderson and it's like he didnt want it. Definitely not Wade's time right now. The other two are fairly straight forward. I dont see Whitlock taking six legs off Taylor and Anderson will find it tough against Lewis. - 4pts Three-Dart Average: Gary Anderson Under 96.5 @ 10/11 [betVictor] Anderson ran in some heavy scores towards the end of the match last week against Wade but I think things will be different against Lewis. Lewis will put him under pressure and he will have to handle his doubles very well to keep up with the Champ. Something that Anderson obviously finds difficult. The first two weeks, Anderson ran in averages both under 85. Horrible. He will get a few legs against Lewis no doubt but I think he'll be closer to 90 than he is to a ton. Unders for me. - 7pts Total 180s (Andy Hamilton vs Raymond van Barneveld): Over 6.5 @ 5/6 [bluesq] Can definitely see overs here. Hamilton has been very consistent with the 180s so far in the PDC and the way Barney is playing, I can only envisage him chipping in too. Hamilton hit five maximums in his 8-2 defeat to Gary Anderson and Barney threw a ton plus average when he got flogged by Taylor alst week. Overs for me main bet of the week.
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Re: Pakistan vs England - ODI series & T20 series Cheers Perry. I'm actually quite annoyed I didn't back that with a bigger stake, the line was very generous. Pietersen's innings also rendered him as Top Series Batsman too which brings a little success to what has been a pretty miserable tour from a punters perspective. If anyone ended the series in the green, well done.
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Re: Pakistan vs England - ODI series & T20 series One for this final match: -4pts England Innings Runs: Under 151.5 @ 5/6 [stanJames] Five matches at this venue, no side has ever scored more than 141. Runs will be a premium here and a low-scoring match is something I envisage, especially under lights in this dank conditions. In my eyes England's middle order needs retinkering. Once the shackles are removed from KP up top the Pakistani bowlers can get to grips and strangle Morgan, Buttler, Patel and Bresnan. Pakistan's death bowling is amazing too. Likewise with Pakistan, if Zia messes up again and Hafeez goes cheaply (which are both fairly possible scenarios), Misbah will have to nurdle his way around to build some foundations which is never good for big runs. Unders for me.
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Re: Pakistan vs England - ODI series & T20 series This series has been impossible to predict. I actually expected England to chase that score the other day. They probably should've too. Momentum in t20 cricket is understated. The way Pakistan ended the match the other day firmly puts them in the driving seat at the moment and looking at England's middle order fills me with little confidence. We didn't hit a single boundary after the 15th over two days ago. That's not good enough. Factor in all those and it's difficult to predict anything. I will swerve this one and hope Pietersen, Zia and Akmal do me some favours. Good luck anyone who gets involved.
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Re: New Zealand vs South Africa - T20 Series & ODI Series
Wow. NZ posted 250+, had South Africa 35/3 and still lost? Eight sixes too? F*ck me. Appreciate the words Bob, wasn't to be.Good luck Tyler! The bookmakers admit you are on the right side with your 9pts bet as the WillHill odd dropped and other bookmakers have lower lines. Hopefully the batters do not overachieve. -
Re: New Zealand vs South Africa - T20 Series & ODI Series +10.28 from the t20i's. Looking to continue that with three for the 1st ODI: - 3pts New Zealand (vs. South Africa) @ 11/8 [bet365] New Zealand's record at this venue is insane. They have won seven of the last eight matches here at the Westpac with the eighth match being a no result! In my eyes they have a balanced batting order and they can take quite a few positives out of the t20 series despite it going against them. I guess their biggest area of weakness is their bowling attack. Despite that though, I've seen worse than Mills, Southee, Bracewell, Mckay and Nathan Mccullum! I think they can get at the South African top order, Smith has a few people calling for his head whilst Kallis and Amla haven't played any cricket in a while. There are a few players in that middle order fighting for a place too who will be feeling the pressure. Guptill, Nicol, Brendon, Williamson and Ryder as a top 5 with Franklin and Nathan Mccullum at 6 and 7 is a nice top order though so I'll play NZ continue their formidable record at the Westpac. - 9pts Total Sixes: Under 7.5 @ 5/6 [WillHill] Big bet. But I think it's justified. ODI's have a potent history of being low scoring affairs here. Those eight matches I mentioned above go back to 2006 with only three 1st innings scores above 200 and the average 1st innings score being 184. In those seven and a half matches though there have only been 23 sixes. That works out at a smidgen over three a match. Wickets have historically fell at regular intervals at the Westpac in ODI's and despite the plethora of big hitters on show tomorrow, I'll confidently play unders. Steyn/Tsotsobe and Morkel are handfuls for any team and I think the NZ bowling attack can get under that SAfrican top order. I f*cking hope they do anyway. - 4pts Highest 1st 15 Overs: New Zealand @ 11/10 [stanJames] I wouldn't necessarily have SA favourites for this one. Smith/Amla/Kallis favourites vs Guptill/Nicol/Brendon Mccullum. Really? Nah, not for me. Guptill is in pristine form right now with the bat. He was just short of eight straight fifties the other day and with Nicol and the explosive Mccullum in close behind I see early runs. Especially with the pace coming onto the ball from the SAf bowlers. Smith, Amla and Kallis are amazing players but not necessarily the quickest of scorers. I'll play the hosts take the early spoils.
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Re: Premier League Darts - Week 3
Craziness from Phil. If you told Barney before that match that he would throw 4 maximums, check out 145, hit 100% of his doubles and throw 106 average he would've bussed a healthy nut. Yet he didn't even get five legs. Crazy. Decent night though, +6.55 after lots of maximums in the 2nd match. I can't remember all the stats of all the other matches to comment individually so well done to others in the green.WIN - 5pts 3-Dart Average: Phil Taylor Over 103.5 @ [betVictor] WIN - 4pts Total 180's (Hamilton vs Lewis): Over 7.5 @ 11/10 [skybet] LOSS - 2pts Most 180's (Anderson vs Wade): James Wade @ 3/1 [bet365] -
Re: Pakistan vs England - ODI series & T20 series One for the first match: - 4pts England (to beat Pakistan) @ 4/5 [Ladbrokes] England to keep the momentum going for me. Pakistan oddly looked all at sea in the ODI's and that is something that I don't think will change that quickly. I like England's team make up for this mini series. Pietersen at the top of the order as mentioned above has been a good move and Bopara, Morgan, Hales, Bresnan in the middle should bring that youthful and dynamic element to the team. England are also a much better fielding side than Pakistan which counts for a lot and I like England's bowling options. Samit Patel is a canny bowler whilst Jade Dernbach (despite me still being one of his harshest critics) can be very effective at the death. England for me.
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Re: Pakistan vs England - ODI series & T20 series ODI series wasn't brilliant. Finn came in with the Top Bowler though. Onto the t20's. - 2pts Top England Series Batsman: Kevin Pietersen @ 3/1 [Ladbrokes] KP has to be the play here. He had a more than impressive ODI series and he seems to be full of confidence. He will bat no lower than the Top 3 in all the T20's and he is head and shoulders above the "competition" in this market. I don't expect the selectors to completely shit on broad's parade and bring back Cook. That would be deep. I expect Kieswetter to open with KP and he hasn't looked in great nick this past few weeks. Bopara, Morgan, Hales will more than likely form the middle order but to be completely honest, you'd side with an in-form KP over those lot anyday, in any format. In an ideal world, we'd get 7/2 or higher for this, but at 3/1 I'm happy to side with the South African. - 2pts Top Pakistan Series Batsman: Umar Akmal @ 11/2 [bet365] - 1pt Top Pakistan Series Batsman: Awais Zia @ 8/1 ew (3 places, 1/5 odds) [Labrokes] Firstly, Umar Akmal is the leading run scorer for Pakistan in t20i history. Noone has scored more runs than him. He's an undeniable talent, and he can hit the ball over the top at will. He has to get looked at in this market always. Awais Zia though has been called up to the squad though on the back of some very good domestic performances. This dude has a t20 strike rate of 146 and will more than likely bat in the top 4 in this squad. Considering this is 4/1 in some places, I can't really explain why Ladbrokes have him at 9.00. Yes, he is an unknown entity. Yes he will probably shitting himself when he comes out to bat. Yes, he might not play EVERY match. But at 8/1, I can't let a big-hitter slip through my fingers. A quick 30-run cameo in one of the early matches and he's in with a chance of a place at least. I'll chance the newbie.
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Re: Premier League Darts - Week 3 Was just about to put this thread up myself. Three for me tomorrow: - 5pts 3-Dart Average: Phil Taylor Over 103.5 @ [betVictor] Might be seen as quite a high line for three dart averages but with Taylor involved, I think it's do-able. Annoyingly, Phil has been starting very slowly in his matches so far. He cost me fairly big last week against Painter where he conceded too many cheap early legs and in Week 1, Lewis had him at 1-6 before he went nuts and forced a draw. Despite all of this though, his averages have remained at their usual impressive level. Last week, he finished on 108.57 whilst the week before which went the distance, was a ridiculous 112.79. Taylor has a hex over Barney. Raymond just cannot deal with Taylor in the Premier League which makes me think Taylor will make it 9 straight victories against the Dutchmen. However, Taylor's slow-starting ways this season couple with RvB's impressive beginning has put me off any handicaps. The average will suffice for now. - 4pts Total 180's (Hamilton vs Lewis): Over 7.5 @ 11/10 [skybet] Two big-scorers here. Hamilton has hit ten 180s in his two matches so far and that includes his debut night and last week against Anderson in a match that lasted a mere ten legs. The problem with is quite clearly his finishing though which was diabolical last week. Lewis should rack in three or four tomorrow and Hamilton's heavy scoring should present him with an opportunity to snag a few legs. This line is at 1.80 at Ladbrokes. More than happy to be on here at higher prices. - 2pts Most 180's (Anderson vs Wade): James Wade @ 3/1 [bet365] Some of you will look at this and think that I'm mad for going against Anderson in a 180's line. That may be the case but Anderson has been throwing pies for two straight weeks and this price is too much to let go. Gary looks out of sorts, he has thrown three 180s in two weeks. Compare that to less than a year ago when dude was throwing 11 maximums in one match an you can see where I'm going. Whilst Wade has been largely unconvincing, his 180 hitting has remained normal and steady. Anderson only hit 6 scores of 140+ in ten legs last week with only one being a 180. Whilst I don't expect Wade to hip in with hundreds. 3/1 is too big a price to see Anderson have another off-week.
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Re: Commonwealth Bank ODI Series (Australia/India/Sri Lanka)
Thanks Kev. You're right though, was a shame India didn't turn up. I don't really know where India are as a team right now. Dhoni has been saving them way too many times and he's not available tomorrow. Sri Lanka are the most inform team at this particular moment in time, but you get the impression that they're never too far away from a poor performance. Above all that though, there's a shit load of rain in Brisbane scheduled. 70% chance of rain throughout the next few days which rules out any bets for me. I'll watch hoping India win and Kohli chips in with some runs. Good luck anyone who gets involved.
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Re: Pakistan vs England - ODI series & T20 series
The less said about this the better. One for tomorrow: - 4pts England Sixes: Over 2.5 @ 5/4 [Ladbrokes] I am not the biggest fan of betting on meaningless matches so I am only going with a small bet tomorrow. I didnt really expect Pakistan to allow England to smash 220+ runs so easily a few days ago. Pietersen hit his biggest score in four years and when Alastair Cook is smashing your opening bowler for six over deep mid-wicket you know something is not right. Judging by Pakistan's complete lack of ideas right now and England's complete dominance, I like the look of three sixes. I can see people like Jos Buttler and Tim Bresnan coming into the side tomorrow and if they do that adds to the six potential for England. Only one wicket fell last time out, and we saw four. If England win the toss and put up a decent score. Three sixes will be a minor.LOSS - 8pts Total Sixes: Under 4.5 @ EVS [WillHill] -
Re: New Zealand vs South Africa - T20 Series & ODI Series Just went onto Ladbrokes and saw the market that I wanted up. - 8pts South Africa Sixes: Over 5.5 @ 4/6 [Ladbrokes] I'm not a greatest fan of the odds here but they were always going to be reduced after what we saw last week. I've already mentioned about the potential for six sixes in South Africa's team, what's more important is the venue for this ground. Eden Park is another rugby-turned cricket pitch which has been good for sixes in the past. There have been 7 matches at this stadium and those seven matches have produced 82 sixes. Admittedly there were two matches in '06 where there were four scores of under 130 however they were pushing five years ago. Ever since, there have been a plethora of maximums, infact the four matches since have never seen less than 12 in a match. If Levi were to fail tomorrow I still see AB, Duminy, Albie, Botha and Ontong bringing in the goods. Nothing overly scares me with the New Zealand bowling attack which helps and I don't really see any major batting collapses from either side. I'll play overs again.
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Re: New Zealand vs South Africa - T20 Series & ODI Series
Just watched the highlights on Sky Sports. Wow. Happy I benefited from getting on that early but in all honesty, it probably should've been a stronger stake. Well played Lahrio on Guptill.WIN - 6pts South Africa Sixes: Over 5.5 @ 5/6 [Ladbrokes] -
Re: Commonwealth Bank ODI Series (Australia/India/Sri Lanka) +12.16 heading into Game 7. Two for me: - 5pts India to beat Australia @ 6/5 [skybet] I fancy India tomorrow. Australia are without Michael Clarke in Brisbane and are coming off the back of some very unconvincing performances. India on the other hand are starting to show why they were crowned World Champions this time last year with some very impressive displays. I like Gautam Gambhir's return to form. Top player. Their bowling has been impressive and with Kohli and Raina excelling in the field and Dhoni being Mahendra Singh Dhoni I expect them to push the Aussies tomorrow. I expect runs from this Brisbane pitch. I think the match will come down to who bats better out of the two. The ball will come on, there will be true bounce. With that in mind, I fancy India to control the match and come out on top against this depleted Aussie side. - 6pts Total Sixes: Over 4.5 @ 5/6 [skybet] I have already said that I fancy runs, I also fancy sixes. The boundaries here are very reachable. Barring any drastic batting collapses, the first innings should see a total of 250+ tomorrow. With decent teams lining up too featuring potential from Warner, Wade, Hussey, Raina, Dhoni, Sharma and co I expect five sixes here at a canter. The last 8 matches here have produced 33 sixes. That works out at just over 4 a game. Some of those matches include freak low-scoring games where 115 played 116 too. I like this line and will play moderately confidently.
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Re: New Zealand vs South Africa - T20 Series & ODI Series Getting this one up early: - 6pts South Africa Sixes: Over 5.5 @ 5/6 [Ladbrokes] The thing I love about limited overs cricket in New Zealand is the glut of very small boundaries. The match tomorrow will be played at Seddon Park which is a haven for sixes. The last t20i that was played here saw 21 sixes. Match before? Seventeen. Accumulatively in the two matches before that saw another 20 maximums. With the potential on show tomorrow I can't help but feel there wil be more. Skybet are the only firm up with their sixes lines at the moment and they have set the over/under at 17.5 which is touch and go for me. Six sixes for South Africa is well within reach though. With Levi, Ingram, AB, Duminy, Ontong AND Botha all about I can easily see six for the visitors tomorrow to add to the seven they hit a few days ago. Overs for me.
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Re: Pakistan vs England - ODI series & T20 series
Aizaz Cheema did his very best to shit on me last week. If you saw my face when he bowled seven wides in three balls.... Onto tomorrow though and an early one for me: - 8pts Total Sixes: Under 4.5 @ EVS [WillHill] I definitely expected this line to be Over/Under 3.5 at 5/6, so to get this higher line at a higher price has to be snapped up. There are very few major six hitters in these two squads. This has been reflected in the fact that there has only been two sixes in the two matches played so far. Pietersen, Morgan, Afridi and Umar Akmal. Those are the players I'd say are the most natural big hitters on show. Recently thoguh, Pietersen looks distinctly out of sorts. Pakistan just throw the ball to Ajmal when Morgan is on strike and he just shits himself, Afridi has been more shit-shit than boom-boom with the bat in the last year or so and I actually expect Akmal to be dropped after his showing with the gloves last week. The potential for sixes here is madly sedate. The average first innings score at this stadium has been 230 too. Infact in the EIGHT matches that have been played here in this format, only ONE match has seen more than five sixes. That was two and a hlaf years ago too. This track is generally a slow-low turner and I really wouldnt be surprised to see Cook/Trott or Younus/Misbah nudge and nurdle their way to a modest score. I definitely don't expect fireworks. Unders for me, confidently too.LOSS - 4pts Total Wides: Under 14.5 @ 5/6 [WillHill]
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Re: Indian Premier League 2012 Was praying the rain stayed in Kolkata and play was going to get called off. Was never going to be good, especially when Gambhir lost he toss. Annoying start. Leaving the first match and going with one for the second: - 5pts Sixes Matchbet: Kings XI Punjab (vs. Rajasthan Royals) @ 11/10 [PaddyPower] I think Ladbrokes have more of the right idea in this market with KXIP being 1.57 over there. In Shaun Marsh, Adam Gilchrist, Paul Valtathy and David Hussey they have four natural hitters of the cricket ball. The first three smoked a mad amount of sixes last year and David Hussey just happens to be one of the highest burn scorers in t20 cricket history. Rajasthan are an unknown entity this year without the main man Warne about and Shane Watson missing at the top of the order. Their batting order doesn't really pose much six hitting potential. You'd expect Rahul Dravid to do the most of the work and won won't get that many there at all. Collingwood, Brad Hodge, Owais Shah and Ajinkya Rahane are all decent players but you wouldn't count on them clearing the ropes at will. I like Kings here, I actually fancy them for the match too. I'll take them to hit more DLF's.