World Twenty20 Final Betting: England v Australia

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Last Updated on Saturday, 15th May 2010, 

Written by EdHawkins

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15.30GMT, Bridgetown

Key men
Bet365 have a plethora of player performances (1pt per run, 10 per catch, 20 per wkt, 25 per stumping) for the final at Bridgetown. We’ve picked out the most popular performers and worked out their average make-up per game in the tournament to highlight how right or wrong the firm are. Kevin Pietersen looks to be the best bet on overs. All are 5-6 unless stated.

Average/quote
Watson 34/39
Warner 36/29
Pietersen 46/32
Kieswetter 36/32 (8-11)
Broad 30/24

Stuart Broad, who is one wicket behind Graeme Swann, England’s leading bowler with nine, is 5-2 jolly with Hills to be top England man in the final. Swann is 3-1 (Hills). Dirk Nannes, top bowler in the tourney with 14, is 3-1 with Hills to shine in the final. Mitchell Johnson is 7-2.
Pietersen is 17-1 with Bet365 to be man of the match. Hills have Shan Watson at 12-1 and Morgan at 14-1.


Where should I put my money?
Punters with short memories may be struggling. England are resurgent, have never looked like losing and have all bases covered. Australia don’t know when they’re beaten, are a crack fielding unit and have the best bowling attack. All irrelevant.

This is a toss game people, something which could easily be forgotten after the fair pitches at Gros Islet. Nine of the 10 games at Bridgetown have been won by the side batting first. That means we should not wager on the match outcome until the coin flip.

Australia are 8-13 (Skybet, BlueSq, 888Sport, VC, Hills) and England 11-8 (Bet365, Extrabet). Ina 50-50 game England, of course, are the value so feel free to back them on the hope they bat first. If Australia bat first and their shortened odds are not for you, consider backing them on the supremacy line (1pt per run or 10 pts per wkt won by) with Extrabet at 6-14.

Extra 1
We know how our BetRepublic readers love a sixes wager so how about this: England have hit 29 sixes in the tournament, Australia 54. So should the Aussies be shorter than 10-11 (BlueSq, 888Sport, Stan James) for more maximums? Arguably. England are as big as 13-8 (Bet365) who have got the market spot on. The draw is around 6-1.

Extra 2
Check out prices for highest individual score with BlueSq and 888Sport. The last two games at Bridgetown have produced top-bats of 85 and 98. The firms go 15-4 of a score in the 75-99 bracket.

The bets
Back side batting first
2pts

Australia most sixes
4pts 10-11 BlueSq, 888Sport, Stan James