Australia vs New Zealand, World Cup Final Betting Tips 14/11/2021

00:51, 14 Nov 2021

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00:51, 14 Nov 2021

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.

The final of the T20 World Cup 2021 sees Australia take on New Zealand at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on November 14 (Sunday). The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm IST.

Teams Status

Australia

For the first time ever, a final of a major cricket event will be a trans-Tasman event. Australia qualified for the final with a win over previously unbeaten Pakistan last night, whereas New Zealand had slain England the night before in similar circumstances.

It’s tough to say whose win over their relative favoured opponents was more impressive. If we had to we’d put Australia a tad ahead, for their playing eleven was more unsettled and had greater problems than the Kiwis.

Those problems did disappear somewhat in the semis where three of their batsmen played impressive knocks. David Warner’s 49 up top, followed by unbeaten 40 and 41 by Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade respectively has brought quite a few Aussie batters back in form.

One cause of concern out of the semis would be the super expensive spell bowled by Josh Hazlewood as well as the form of Glenn Maxwell but then players of this caliber can come alive at any given moment and any given platform.

New Zealand

New Zealand’s semi-final win was the construct of their opening batsman Daryl Mitchell, whose promotion from middle-order has been one of the genius strategies moves Gary Stead and Co.

In six T20 World Cup matches, he has not once failed to deliver double-digit scores, and his unbeaten 72 off 47 at a strike rate of 153.19 was a demonstration to Babar Azam and others that anchoring the innings does not mean you have to also bat at snail’s pace.

The Kiwis have a poor T20I record against the Aussies. Of the 14 matches played between the two sides, New Zealand have won just four while Australia boast nine victories. Three of those four Kiwi wins came in their last five encounters, so that indicates that the tide is turning finally.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Australia	New Zealand
	1.615	2.296
	1.61	2.37
	1.64	2.32

Australia are the favourites for this fixture. 22Bet has Australia priced at 1.615 and New Zealand at 2.296. Betway has Australia available for 1.61 and New Zealand for 2.37. And lastly, Dafabet has Australia priced at 1.64 and New Zealand at 2.32.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: New Zealand to win @ 2.37

Australia are well known for their big-game experience and prowess, which they amply demonstrated in the win over Pakistan. That said, this New Zealand side, in the past few years, has played the 50-over World Cup final, won the Test Championship against mighty India and so they have had plenty of exposure of their own at the very highest level. There is little to choose between the two and as you’d have known by now, when that’s the case, we lean towards the dog with the better odds. The odds have been sourced from Betway.

Tip: Daryl Mitchell to score more than 18.5 runs @ 1.87

Daryl Mitchell, as explained above, has not failed in a single game this World Cup. And after his heroics in the semis against England, his confidence must be soaring through the roof. We expect the 30-year-old to deliver yet again – even if not a lot, just enough to cover the spread here. The play has been sourced from Dafabet.