Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Easy come, easy go :lol. -18.12 for that 3rd match thanks to 2 awful decisions for my money. Why the hell we've stuck them into bat I'll never know and then Snape ahead of Dimi :eyes. Not being good enough is one thing but making bad decisions is avoidable and it's 2 games running we've chosen wrong. -0.12 for the tournament now.

[2hcb]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup What was your view on the Pietersen issue? I felt that Pollock did obstruct him but only because Pietersen changed course to try and block the stumps. 6 of one 1/2 a dozen of the other???

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Nothing in it for me. He shouldn't be run out when he hits it behind square. Just jogged the 1st 5/6 strides, realises Ntini is going his end, speeds up, isn't looking where he's going and then bash. Just poor cricket. Summed the night up really for us. Poor decisions, poor fielding and poor cricket.

[kevshat]

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Monday 17 September 2007
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Pakistan v Sri Lanka (17:00 BST)	2.66	1.61	100%

I like Sri Lanka here but I'm not backing anyone at 8/13 in a Twenty20 match when Shahid Afridi is in the opposition. I'll take a top bat though. 5pts ew M.Jayawardene Top Sri Lankan Bat 4/1 Boylesports (1/4 1,2,3) Mahela Jayawardene is a superb batsman and he's in superb form right now. In this competition he's crunched 65 off 27 balls against Kenya and then made a further 35 not out off just 18 balls against New Zealand. Both of those innings were in Johannesburg which is where this match is being played so he's fine with the conditions and things. He'll come in at 4 and while Jayasuriya is the form man, he's got to get past Mohammad Asif which won't be easy. Asif should be bowled out by the time the Sri Lankan captain arrives at the crease and he's my pick for their top bat.

[Morris]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup I agree, I like the look of Sri Lanka, but a bit of Afridi time has hurt many teams before and could do today if he gets in. I was going to go for Maharoof top batsmen E/W @ 25/1, just for the sheer value of it, but I don't have clue where he is batting or if he is even going to feature. Looks like I'll have to wait for tomorrows matches :zzz

[Morris]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup England vs New Zealand Do or die for England and I am hoping that we can produce the goods. Can definatly see them beating 1 of these 2 teams (New Zealand and India), hopefully both, but I am not so optimistic. I think that a few players are due good performances and will realise that this is another good oppourtunity going to waste. players like Anderson, Wright, Prior and Flintoff need to start playing well if we are going to have any chance or getting to the semi-finals, so hopefully 2 of the 4 will begin to fire and, England, the creators of the excting game can still be in with a chance of winning its maiden world cup. As for NZ, they have put in some stedy performances, nothing to set the world alight apart from some terrific bowling displays from 2 of their bowlers. I don not see them winning the tournament or even getting to the final. Good players throughout, but England have the more world class players who can win the game on the day by themselves (Pietersen and Flintoff). Also, Pietersen would have been very annoyed by his dismissal against S.A, so I am tipping him to be even more concentrated and classy against New Zealanders and top score. But, if scores are due, than most of our top order are due a score (if that makes any sense)??? Suggested bets: England to beat New Zealand - 5/4 (Bet365) K Pietersen to top score for England - 10/3 (1/4 1,2,3) - Boylesports Other than that there is no real value with the Aussie heavy favourites against Pakistan and Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka being another 'formality', could be some value in the top scorers if anyone wants to look into it :ok

[kevshat]

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No gain or loss on Monday as Jayawardene came 3rd. Tuesday 18 September 2007
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New Zealand v England (09:00 BST)	1.68	2.46	101%	Related markets...Match Result (Draw No Bet)- - -First 6 oversHighest Opening PartnershipMost Match SixesTop England BatsmanTop New Zealand BatsmanTotal 6sWin The Toss
Australia v Pakistan (12:30 BST)	1.45	3.25	100%	Related markets...Match Result (Draw No Bet)- - -First 6 oversHighest Opening PartnershipMost Match SixesTop Australia BatsmanTop Pakistan BatTotal 6sWin The Toss
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (16:30 BST)	7.60	1.16	99%

Back to 3 games for Tuesday. As I've done throughout I'll do 3 posts. 1st game is England vs NZ. 3 bets for me. 10pts NZ -1.5wickets/7.5runs 5/6 Sportingbet Paul Collingwood and his men know this is a must win match while the Kiwi's know if they win they can look forward to a semi final. Scott Styris has upped the ante already by saying he'd love to knock England out. Well Scotty, you might just get your wish. Durban hosts this important clash. England have a concern over their wicket keeper Matt Prior and reading between the lines I don't think he'll play. That doesn't sound bad as Prior is shit but I'd rather a shit specialist keeper than a non specialist. If Prior does play he can't possibly be fully fit. Whatever happens with Prior, one change England look like making is to bring Vikram Solanki in for Jeremy Snape which could mean Wright dropping down the order if Prior plays. New Zealand are unlikely to make any changes unless they feel the ball will do a bit, in which case Chris Martin is likely to be recalled. Their batting fired nicely on Sunday and they'll hope for that to continue here. When the Kiwi's played here in their opening game they restricted Kenya to just 73. England simply have to win which puts a lot of pressure on them. Paul Collingwood is yet to choose correctly after winning a toss and lots of emphasis will be on him. England's preparations weren't helped by Prior's injury while the New Zealanders are going along nicely. We don't play spin well and NZ have 2 excellent spinners and have played on this surface before in the tournament so have an advantage there. I think the road ends for Collingwood's men here and I think NZ will win easily enough to cover the handicap. 10pts Under 8 6's 13/8 Sportingbet This match begins at 10am in Durban so the ball is likely to do a bit on what could well be a damp pitch. There will certainly be moisture in it to begin with and early wickets look likely to fall. Scoring won't be quick early doors if at all so 6s could well be at a premium. In the only match played here so far between 2 recognised nations, India and Pakistan only managed 7 6s between them and those 2 are bigger hitters than these 2. Scores have been low at Durban so far and with conditions fit for bowling I think we'll stay under 8 sixes here. 5pts V.Solanki Top England Bat 6/1 Boylesports (1/4 1,2,3) Vikram Solanki looks set to come into the England side and is likely to open in this game. He's a player I like who has been unlucky in the way he's been treated by England in the past. Here though he has a chance to show his worth and catch the eye or future tours later this winter. He had an excellent Twenty20 tournament back home with Worcestershire and has the right game to take advantage of the fielding restrictions. He's played ODI's in South Africa before so these conditions won't be completely alien to him either. Solanki's a hard hitter who could steal a march on the rest and I'll take him at 6/1 which no opener should be in a short format.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Ok, game 2 is Australia vs Pakistan in Joburg. Again, 3 for me. 10pts Pakistan +3.5wickets/25.5runs 10/11 Sportingbet This looks like being a cracker and it's at the Bullring so a run fest should be guaranteed. The winners of this match will be through to the semi finals so there's a fair bit riding on it. This looks a big handicap though on a free scoring ground, a ground which holds bad memories for the Australians as this was the venue they failed to defend 430 odd in an ODI. I don't see either side changing too much, in fact I'd be surprised if there's a single change after both recorded comprehensive victories last time out. The determining factor here could be if pakistan fear the Aussies. This Pakistan side though look to be enjoying their cricket and they look dangerous. They've played here so will know the conditions and whether they'll win or not I don't know but I'm confident they'll cover the handicap. 10pts 10-14 6s 5/2 Sportingbet 4 out of the 6 matches at Johannesburg so far have landed between 10 and 14 6s. Of the two which haven't, one was the Chris Gayle show on the opening night and the other was last night's match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. That Gayle innings was exceptional and that won't happen again and last night it took 3 late Dilshan 6s to take the total to 15 6s. Here it looks like we are guaranteed 6s, the only danger is it going over 14. However both sides have very good bowling attacks and the batsmen may concentrate on hitting on the ground rather than taking risks. Most of the matches have been in this spread so we have a very good value call here. 5pts ew M.Hussey Top Australia Batsman 10/1 Boylesports (1/4 1,2,3) Someone's having a laugh here surely!! Mike Hussey in double figures is incredible. It was only 12-18 months ago this guy was ranked the number 1 ODI batsman in the world and now he's suddenly a 10/1 shot? Not for me and not against this bowling attack. The reason I mention the bowling attack is because Boyles have priced this as if Pakistan won't get any wickets but with Mohammad Asif and Umar Gul in their side not to mention Shahid Afridi, they definitely will get wickets so even though Hussey will bat at 6, it's far from beyond him to top score. When he does come in he'll be on a flat deck with short boundaries and with odds of 5/2 just top make the top 3 he has to be the top bat call here.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup 3rd game of the day is Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka. I'm going to leave the match alone apart from a couple of top bats but will be watching hoping Sri Lanka do a job on Bangladesh to keep my outright alive. 5pts ew A.Ahmed Top Bangladesh Bat 9/2 Boylesports (1/4 1,2,3) Aftab Ahmed is having a great tournament with scores so far of 62*, 36 and 31, top scoring in two of the matches and falling just one short in the other. Along with his captain Ashraful, Aftab is clearly the standout batsman and has shown he can play the quick scoring innings, the outrageous innings and the slow nurdling innings. That will be important because this pitch could start to die with it being the 2nd game on it. Aftab is definitely one of the best Bangladesh batsmen and with the form he's in looks a cert for the top 3 and if he can outscore his captain he could well go on to top score. 5pts ew M.Jayawardene Top Sri Lanka Batsman 4/1 Boylesports (1/4 1,2,3) Mahela Jayawardene continued his good tournament with a solid 3rd place for his side last night. His 28 was solid but not enough to help his side. Here though he'll get to play more like his normal innings. He likes to go after the bowling and before his innings against Pakistan was scoring at a strike rate of over 200 which is incredible. Jayasuriya is the favourite but he went early yesterday and if he does that again here, Jayawardene will be right there. We get our money back if he comes 2nd or 3rd and that sounds good to me and I'll go with the Sri Lankan captain again to top score for his side.

[WoodyTHFC]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup I am taking the prices on England to beat New Zealand. I am on us on the outrights and if we do not deliever tomorrow we are most likely to go out but I believe we will up our game in key areas. For long periods we were on top against South Africa especially when bowling and if we bowl like we did in that game I think we can get wickets and put them under pressure. I do not think the Kiwis will enjoy Broad, Anderson and Flintoff and we can restrict them by taking wickets with these three especially. The batting has been a problem and our 'attack' on the first six overs has been awful. Solanki may well come in but do not rule out Shah having a role and he is best priced 8/1 for top bat and 7/1 with Boylesports 1/4 1,2,3. He plays for Middlesex up the order in this format and if Prior is out, he could open. Even if he does not he arrives in good form and the way England are performing up the order, the likes of Shah's chances of top bat increase in the middle order.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Given the way he plays spin you'd want Shah down the order which is where he will be. The opening combo will be 2 from Wright/Prior/Solanki.

[2hcb]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup that price on Hussey is totally barmy, even though there's always the danger he may not get a fair shot if one of the openers goes well. Maybe blind optimism but I think England might pull something out tomorrow, not prepared to bet on it however!

[WoodyTHFC]

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Given the way he plays spin you'd want Shah down the order which is where he will be. The opening combo will be 2 from Wright/Prior/Solanki.

Or even Maddy.

[WoodyTHFC]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Great pick with Hussey and a good find. 10/1 was an amazing price.

[Cymro]

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Great pick with Hussey and a good find. 10/1 was an amazing price.

Ditto - awesome stuff Kev! Had a few quid on after reading this thread and was relieved to see Hodge get out to fall one run short!:clap

[2hcb]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup phew, Hodge holes out 1 run short of Hussey's total! Great find kev. Really disapointed at England failing to chase down 164 after the start they had in both innings.

[Sharpe1ne]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Fantastic Stuff Kev with Hussey:clap:clap.I can have quite a few pints tonight whilst playing darts.:beer:beer:ok Regarding chasing down 164,well for me they shouldn't have even got 164 some abysmal field settings and no idea on bowling options really threw it away for us.When Dimi got smashed around the park on his second over he should never have been brought back into the attack. All this about picking specialist players for this tournament would have been right if we had only picked a specialist Captain as well.Collingwood has only ever played international Twenty/20 and what we needed was a captain who has played for the last 3 seasons on the county circuit. It's a completely different game and the pressure situations are something he can't seem to cope with.Bad toss decision's, we hardly ever win a toss and now he wins 3 on the trot were almost screwed from the off. Same thing with Pietersen.He's openly admitted he doesn't like this form of the game,before the tourny started,and his record in the 10 county games he has played in is poor. And don't get me started on that useless pillock Graveney:@

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Cheers all :ok

Fantastic Stuff Kev with Hussey:clap:clap.I can have quite a few pints tonight whilst playing darts.:beer:beer:ok Regarding chasing down 164,well for me they shouldn't have even got 164 some abysmal field settings and no idea on bowling options really threw it away for us.When Dimi got smashed around the park on his second over he should never have been brought back into the attack. All this about picking specialist players for this tournament would have been right if we had only picked a specialist Captain as well.Collingwood has only ever played international Twenty/20 and what we needed was a captain who has played for the last 3 seasons on the county circuit. It's a completely different game and the pressure situations are something he can't seem to cope with.Bad toss decision's, we hardly ever win a toss and now he wins 3 on the trot were almost screwed from the off. Same thing with Pietersen.He's openly admitted he doesn't like this form of the game,before the tourny started,and his record in the 10 county games he has played in is poor. And don't get me started on that useless pillock Graveney:@

Enjoy those :beer Sharpey :dude. I'm right with you regarding Collingwood. We had them at 31/4 and then he hooks Broad and Flintoff. Why? Sod saving them for later, get the batsmen out now so they don't do damage later is my plhilosophy, if that means bowling your main bowler out at the start then so be it. If he put as much concentration into field settings, bowling changes and decisions at the toss as he appears to do in strip clubs, he'd be a decent captain. And as for Graveney, nobody is a bigger Graveney hater than me :lol. I just want to know how someone can be a complete heap of shite as a cricketer and then get our top job :unsure. Get rid of him for gods sake.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Ok, game 1 wasn't so good with the only returns being Solanki who placed but tied with 3 others so that was only an 8.33pt return so -21.67 for that match. Game 2 was much better though. +62.50 for Hussey top scoring and +9.1 for Pakistan covering the handicap although -10 for the lack of 6s there so +61.6 for that match. In the 3rd game there was no gain as Jayawardene annoyingly lost by 1 although I won't complain ;) but better news with Aftab who joint top scored giving us a profit of 14.38pts for the match. That all means I was +54.31 for the day and am now +54.19 for the tournament.

[RussP]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Kev, Truely brilliant picks mate:clap:clap:clap Great call on 10/1 Hussey, and the other top bat bets didn't do too shabby either;) Cracking write ups as usual. And Sharpy, Don't get too p*ssed;)

[davidmphill]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Nice work and a great pick on Hussey. As you said a truly incredible price considering the quality he brings to any Australian side.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Right, 2 matches on Wednesday. As usual I'll do a post per match.

Wednesday 19 September 2007
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South Africa v New Zealand (12:00 BST)	1.73	2.33	101%	Related markets...- - -Match Result (Draw No Bet)Highest Opening PartnershipMost Match SixesTop New Zealand BatsmanTop South Africa BatsmanTotal 6sWin The Toss
England v India (16:00 BST)	1.90	2.11	101%

I fancy South Africa to win this 1st match because NZ are through and may well rest a few players. An SA win nearly puts them through. I've got 2 for the game though. 10pts SA Highest Opening Partnership 10/11 VC South Africa are expected to have Herschelle Gibbs back to open here and that makes a real difference. He and Graeme Smith have a good understanding and were one of the best opening partnerships in world cricket not so long ago. In contrast, McCullum and Lou Vincent haven't had the easiest of times in this tournament. Their highest partnership in the competition was only 40 against Kenya. Since then their partnerships have been 22, 11 and 7. To make matters worse for NZ, Shane Bond may get rested for the latter stages and that will ease the difficulty of the task for Smith and Gibbs. Shaun Pollock has been his miserly self recently and when all is said and done I expect the SA openers to put on more than the NZ ones. 10pts NZ Most 6s Evs Blue Square So far in this tournament New Zealand have 'outsixed' all of their opponents. That includes the likes of Sri Lanka and India. South Africa were comfortably out hit by West Indies in their 1st game and in the last game against England, until Albie Morkel smacked 4 huge 6s late on, South Africa had hit only 1 six. New Zealand have big hitters right the way down their batting order and possibly their biggest, Craig McMillan is in excellent form right now. South Africa's medium pacers could really go round the park here and I'll take the Kiwi's to hit the most 6s.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup 2nd game is England vs India again! 2 again in this match, haven't gone with a top bat because it's going to be difficult batting 2nd here. 10pts India to beat England 11/10 Boylesports If South Africa win the early match then this will be a nothing game for England but whatever happens in the 1st game, India will still be able to reach the semi finals. That makes this a good bet because India, who've played fairly good cricket throughout this tournament, will be all out for the win while England might be soothing a few disappointments. England may have to change Andrew Flintoff because he was clearly struggling against New Zealand yesterday and ricking him with a packed winter schedule ahead in a nothing game makes no sense whatsoever. England have also decided against making Phil Mustard fly to South Africa so Vikram Solanki keeps the gloves. India will surely be unchanged from the side that narrowly went down to the Kiwi's. If there is to be a change then it's possible Piyush Chawla could get a game in place of Agit Agarkar, especially as this will be the 2nd game on this pitch. I can't see them doing anything to their batting lineup though. The toss will be key here, batting 2nd isn't going to be easy but that seems the done thing in this tournament but at the end of the day we know India will be going all out for a win here whereas we don't know quite how England will be. Even if both were going full pelt, India have played the better cricket this week and I'm confident they'll win this and once again Boyles are well off with their price. 10pts India Highest 1st 6 Overs 5/6 Sportingbet Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir went ballistic in the 1st 6 overs on Sunday against New Zealand. They were well past 70 before the field went back. England can't compete with that sort of hitting and if India get off to a flier like they did on Sunday the 6 over match won't be a contest. In the last 2 matches the England bowlers have done well early doors but let's not forget in the 1st 2 they went round the park in the 1st 6. England like to use Andrew Flintoff in the 1st 6 and if he doesn't play there's a big void to be filled. England have had problems containing Sehwag in the past and I'm pretty confident he will see India ahead after 6 overs.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Not so good bets wise today but dear me, Yuvraj Singh, take a bow son :loon. That was the most unbelievable display of hitting I've ever seen :eek. -19 for the day so back to +35.19 for the tournament.

Thursday 20 September 2007
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Australia v Sri Lanka (08:00 BST)	1.64	2.60	100%	Related markets...- - -Match Result (Draw No Bet)Highest Opening PartnershipMost Match SixesTop Australia BatsmanTop Sri Lanka BatsmanTotal 6sWin The Toss
Bangladesh v Pakistan (12:00 BST)	5.30	1.25	99%	Related markets...- - -Match Result (Draw No Bet)Highest Opening PartnershipMost Match SixesTop Bangladesh BatsmanTop Pakistan BatsmanTotal 6sWin The Toss
South Africa v India (16:00 BST)	1.63	2.62	100%

As usual, I'll do a post for each match. The day starts with the knockout clash between Australia and Sri Lanka. I'll try 2 bets in this one. 10pts Sri Lanka to beat Australia 6/4 Boylesports It's a straight forward knock out match here between probably the two best sides in the world. Having both lost to Pakistan and both beaten Bangladesh the winners of this clash will progress to the semi finals while the losers go home. Australia will be without their captain Ricky Ponting who has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament. Shane Watson could play but Brad Hogg or Brad Haddin is likely to replace Ponting. Adam Gilchrist will skipper the side. Sri Lanka may well be unchanged from the side which battered Bangladesh. They'll be hoping that Sanath Jayasuriya starts firing again after falling cheaply in the last 2 matches. Sri Lanka looked awesome in the early stages of this tournament while Australia have struggled at times. Mahela Jayawardene and his men will be bang up for this and I can't help thinking Australia will miss Ponting. As such I'll take Sri Lanka here. 10pts Sri Lanka Most 6s 6/4 Blue Square In the two matches they've played against the top opposition in this tournament Australia have only hit 3 sixes vs England and 1 six against Pakistan. They seem to like scoring runs on the deck as they've hit a whole host of 4s. Often the key to how many sixes a side hits is if they lose early wickets and Vaas and Fernando can ensure the Aussies do lose wickets early. Sri Lanka have been prolific six hitters and the likes of Jayasuriya and Jayawardene have cleared the ropes on multiple occasions. Sri Lanka could lose early wickets but Lee and Bracken got smacked by Pakistan and therefore I'll take Sri Lanka to win the sixes battle.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup 2 in the 2nd game which is Bangladesh vs Pakistan. 10pts Pakistan -4.5wickets/40.5runs 10/11 Sportingbet Bangladesh, since their win over the West Indies have lost the plot somewhat really. They went shot crazy against South Africa and then barely played a shot in anger against Australia or Sri Lanka. They've done well with the ball but they've capitulated with the bat in the last 3 matches. Pakistan in contrast have played superb cricket throughout this tournament and barring a bowl out would be unbeaten in the competition. Shoaib Malik and Misbah ul Haq have been playing well in the middle order and Mohammad Asif and Umar Gul have been superb with the ball, as has Shahid Afridi. This should be a mismatch on a good Cape Town wicket and I can't see Bangladesh getting close to a rejuvenated Pakistan side and while the handicap is high, I expect Pakistan to cover it. 5pts ew A.Ahmed Top Bangladesh Bat 9/2 Boylesports (1/4 1,2,3) Aftab Ahmed joint top scored the other night against Sri Lanka and was in terrific form in the tournament before then. He showed his quality by coming in and 1st ball smacking Chaminda Vaas over the top for 4 against Sri Lanka. He's got a great eye and has the fearlessness which comes with youth and the good thing is he's takes few risks in terms of shot selection. If he executes the shot properly it usually flashes to the boundary early doors. He'll bat at 3 and has every chance to top score again.

[kevshat]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup The 3rd game is the vital clash between India and South Africa. India must win to stay alive. 2 for me. 10pts India Most 6s 7/5 Bet365 India have some real hitters in their side. Virender Sehwag, Robin Uthappa, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh to name a few. Even Gautam Ghambir is clearing the ropes. South Africa have big hitters of their own, Justin Kemp, Herschelle Gibbs, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, Graeme Smith et al but none of them seem to play spin very well and it's probably that India will include 2 spinners. South Africa's medium pacers could well go round the park if India can keep wickets in hand or if Sehwag tees off and I'll take them for most 6s. 5pts ew Y.Singh Top Indian Batsman 5/1 Boylesports (1/4 1,2,3) Yuvraj Singh couldn't be in better form right now after smashing 58 off 16 balls against England. I'm not picking him for top bat because of that though. He loves facing medium pacers and quick bowlers and that's all that South Africa deal in. He hits a massive ball, if you don't believe me, ask Stuart Broad! and scores very quickly. He'll bat at number 4 in this innings and at 5/1 looks a very good ew bet.

[WoodyTHFC]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup I think this Pak v Bang match is potentially one that could be one to stay away from (not suggesting anything dodgy.) Bang have nothing to play for and even though Pakistan would like to win the group you would think, Bangladesh have beaten Pakistan before in dead games in the world cup. Also I reckon India could do South Africa tonight especially if Pak beat Bang. South Africa do not want to lose too badly as they are out but a relatively small defeat would not be that bad as they would not meet Australia in the semi providing Pak beat Bang. No bets for me today but lots of possibilities open. I do not care really as long as my 100/1 shot, Morne Morkel gets more wickets.

[2hcb]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup Sri Lanka have really capitulated in this tournament which is a suprise.

[WoodyTHFC]

Re: Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup What has happened to South Africa? Suddenly my 100/1 shot in Morkel which looked to have a good chance and looked to be getting a good e.w pay out at least is out and probably wont even get e.w

[WoodyTHFC]

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Just to add to that I am going to have KP (bat)' date=' Broad (ball), M Morkel (ball) and Chanderpaul (bat) @ 10/3, 5/1, 11/2 and 3/1 respectively for their top bat or ball for their own teams.[/quote'] So although England and the WIndies and Chanderpaul failed, KP @ 10/3, Broad @ 5/1 via a tie and Morkel @ 11/2 all won. KP and Morkel could still place in the outrights.