India vs England Betting Tips

March 21, 2021
Akshay Nayak
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India vs England Betting Tips

Teams Status

India are on the back of two back-to-back ODI series losses against Australia and New Zealand away from home. They have lost five of the last six ODI matches that they have played. After losing to Australia in the ODI series, India won the T20I series and the Test series against them. Then they beat England in the Test and the T20I series. In the last three series, India lost the first match and went on to win all three series. Across all formats. India has won seven and lost just three matches in their last ten matches. Indian skipper Virat Kohli was exceptional with the bat as he was the highest run scorer in the series with 231 runs at an average of 115.50 including the highest score of 80* in the final T20I. In the bowling department, Shardul Thakur was sensational as he picked eight wickets and was the leading wicket taker in the series.

India has called up Suryakumar Yadav and Prasidh Krishna for the ODI squad for the first time.

England on the other hand have won one and lost one of the last two ODI Series that they have played against Australia and Ireland. They have three wins and three losses in the last six ODI matches that they have played. After sweeping South Africa in the T20I series and Sri Lanka in the Test series, they lost to India in both the Test and the T20I series after winning the first match in both series. England have won four matches and lost six in their last ten matches played across all formats. Jos Butler was the team’s leading run scorer in the T20I series with 172 runs at an average of 43.00 including the highest score of 83* in the third T20I. He was well supported by Dawid Malan with 148 runs. Jofra Archer was the pick of the bowlers with seven wickets to his name in five matches. Mark Wood also chipped in with five wickets in his four matches.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand Home team name Away team name
10CRIC Review 1.71 2.05
Betway 1.72 2.15
Dafabet 1.68 2.20

According to the Dafabet sportsbook, India are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.68. While England are placed at 2.20. India are placed at 1.72 odds at the Betway sportsbook and England are placed at 2.15 odds. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, India are placed at 1.71 odds and England at 2.05 odds.


Tipster’s Angel

When two of the top cricketing teams go head to head, an exciting contest expected. This is also more likely to be similar to the T20I series. By looking at the head to head, England have an edge over India.

Tip: England To Win @ 2.20

In the last five head to head matches, England has won four, while India has won just one match. In the last six ODI series that England has played, they have won four series, lost one and one ended in a draw. England won the last series that they played against India. Also, England has won three and lost three matches in their last six matches that they have played. India on the other hand India won just three of the last seven ODI series that they played and have lost four. Also, India have also lost five matches and won just one match in their last six matches. Apart from that, India have lost the first match of the series in their last three series. So, it is more likely that England will win the first ODI at 2.20 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Virat Kohli Total Runs Over 45.5 @ 1.83

Virat Kohli has scored 12040 runs in the 251 ODI matches that he has played at an average of 59.31. He has scored 60 half-centuries and 43 centuries including the highest score of 183 against Pakistan in Dhaka. In the last seven matches, he has scored 337 runs at an average of 48.14. He has crossed the 45 run mark in six of the last ten matches that he has played. Against England, he has scored 1178 runs in just 30 innings at an average of over 45 including the highest score of 122. In the last five innings against England, he was exceptional as he scored 312 runs at an average of 62.4, He has crossed the 45 run mark in four of the last five innings that he has played against England. So, it is more likely that Virat Kohli will score over 45.5 runs at 1.83 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

With that being said, it looks like England are going to start the series with a win here. Like always India is expected to bounce back into the series if they lose the first match. Even in the first match, India is expected to give a fight to the English side.

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