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Cricket Betting Tips: West Indies vs England

1.5 points both teams score over 180 match runs on 15/8 (Sky Bet)

1.5 points both teams score over 190 match runs at 7/2 (Sky Bet)

2pts Ibrahim Zadran Afghanistan’s best batsman at 7/2 (overall)

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West Indies are a perfect four from four at the T20 World Cup so far, but that will count for little when they start their Super Eights matches against defending champions England in Gros Islet on Thursday at 1.30am UK time.

England fans will need to make note of that early start time, or at least make sure all bets have been placed the night before, and I’m keen to back big runs here, where the venue and the two teams in question are a perfect fit.

As Paul Krishnamurty noted in his guide to the T20 World Cup groundsGros Islet has been one of the highest scoring grounds in the Caribbean Premier League in recent years.

That was confirmed when Scotland made 180-5 here on Sunday, a score that Australia chased, and Sri Lanka made 201-6 the next day by batting first against the Netherlands.

Time to start betting runs when big runs collide

The prospect of another good surface on a ground that isn’t the biggest should interest punters, as should the two batting teams in question.

West Indies, my straight up pre-tournament fantasyhas batting power and depth in abundance and shot 218-5 against Afghanistan’s highly regarded bowling attack at this ground on Tuesday – another strong clue to the venue – as Nicholas Pooran impressed with 98 from just 53 balls.

When you add Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell and Sherfane Rutherford to the mix, there’s no doubt that this is a fearsome batting line-up, well suited to playing at home in conditions they know well, overall small grounds that favor six strokes over stroke rotation.

As I have said many times before, the bowling is stacking up quite well, but the strength of this team lies with the bat and similar sentiments apply to Thursday’s opponents, England.

Harry Brook and Jonny Bairstow came to the party in cheeky fashion against Uganda last weekend, and with Jos Buttler and Phil Salt certainly providing one of the strongest openers in the competition, it won’t be long before this line-up produces a big success. to score.

I am counting on it coming to Gros Islet and as such I will support it BOTH TEAMS SCORE 180+ MATCH RUNS with Sky Bet on 15/8 and BOTH TEAMS SCORE 190+ MATCHRUNSalso on Sky Bet, on 7/2.

Thursday’s second bid comes from Bridgetown, where India and Afghanistan will clash at 3.30pm UK time.

I expect much better from India’s top order as they move away from New York and a pitch that was hard work for batsmen.

The likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will certainly be hoping for a real surface to bat on, but Afghan player Fazalhaq Farooqi is 12 wickets and counting at this World Cup and will certainly prove to be a big threat with the new ball. And that’s before Rashid Khan joins the party.

I still expect India to prove too strong, their own pace attack to impress so far and certainly cause problems in Afghanistan’s batting.

There have been plenty of wickets for Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh so far, with the spinners hoping for a bigger role than in New York. This remains a nice attack with a lot of variety.

Zadran a good choice for Afghanistan

So it could be a survival of the fittest for the Afghan batsmen, and IBRAHIM ZADRAN rates the solid option at 7/2.

In reality, Zadran probably scores a step too slow for modern T20 cricket – notable at 109.49 in T20Is – but he boasts a very healthy average of 30.17, a figure that rises to 48.00 in ODIs, and he has a Test hundred and four fifties from just seven Tests.

This is a great player with a rock-solid technique that is built to last, and against an unbridled India attack I wonder how some of his teammates would fare. The dangerous Rahmanullah Gurbaz is exactly that, but Bumrah in particular will certainly test him early.

I expect Zadran to anchor, especially in India where he regularly picks up wickets, and just as was the case when he made 38 in a losing cause against the West Indies in Afghanistan’s last match, I hope he moves slowly and steadily can win the race. .

Before that, Zadran hit 44 against New Zealand and 70 against Uganda to confirm his form, and I’d bet he’s a fair bet at 7/2.

Posted at 1120 BST on 19/06/24

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