- India win and both teams to post 170 - 6/4 with Paddy Power
- India, win, de Kock and Kohli 20+, Kuldeep and Nortje 1+ wicket, for India to hit the most sixes in the match - 11/1 with bet365
- Kohli and fellow opener, South Africa’s Quinton de Kock, to score 25 runs apiece - 2/1 with Betway
- Kohli to score 30+ runs - Evens with bet365
There was a danger at one point that India were going to qualify by default for this final had the rain in Guyana come bucketing down. Instead, they qualified in a stunning, brutal way. They put England, 103 all out, in a spin and brushed them aside with contempt defending a target of 172.
Now, you will have read me say quite often through this tournament that I had concerns about India - a team with some ageing stars on the back of a long IPL. But they have proved me wrong.
Their progress to the final has been Juggernaut like.
If South Africa are going to beat them, they will have to put in one heck of a display. They are capable of it, no doubt, but it does kind of feel like India’s time in Rahul Dravid’s final match as their coach.
Their performance in the semi-final was very much like England’s win over Australia in the 2019 50-over semi at Edgbaston.
Whilst Barbados hasn’t produced an avalanche of runs, it has been one of the better surfaces in the competition. Australia posted 201-7 against England and West Indies and England chased small targets very easily against the USA there.
Instead of taking the outright 8/15 on an India win, I think Paddy Power’s 6/4 on an India win and both teams to post 170 totals is worth taking on. Surely the ICC will be playing this final on the very best pitch possible, and there’s plenty of batting talent on show.
Here are our top cricket betting tips for the second semi-final of the World Cup, plus the best betting offers from the top online bookmakers.
South Africa v India T20 World Cup Betting Tips
India win, de Kock and Kohli 20+ runs, Kuldeep & Nortje 1+ wicket, India most sixes
South Africa v India
Is Virat saving his best until last?
There is no doubt Virat Kohli is due a score. The India icon has posted a top score of just 37 in seven matches at this tournament.
Captain Rohit Sharma was asked about him after last night’s semi-final and said: “He’s probably saving for the finals.”
Now, I can see that, I really can. Rather than backing him to top-score, let’s play safe and look at bet365′s 1/1 on King Kohli to score 30 or more runs in the match.
Betway’s 2/1 on Kohli and fellow opener, South Africa’s Quinton de Kock, to score 25 runs apiece in the final is also an enticing bet. That’s something I would be very interested in.
India left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav is available at juicy 4/1 to be his nation’s top wicket-taker in the final. Yes, Jasprit Bumrah (13) and Arshdeep Singh (15) have taken more wickets than his 10. But both have played all seven matches compared to Yadav’s four appearances.
He’s in fabulous form, so I’m more than happy to suggest this prices of fours is worth taking on.
And to finish with, I will give you an 11/1 bet builder courtesy of bet365.
That’s for India to win, for de Kock and Kohli to both score 20 runs plus, for Yadav and Anrich Nortje to take a wicket or more apiece and for India to hit the most sixes in the match.
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