India vs England Betting Tips

14:39, 19 Mar 2021

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14:39, 19 Mar 2021

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India will host England for the fifth and the deciding T20I at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 20th March 2021 at 19:00 IST. After achieving a great victory in the fourth T20I, India are deemed the favorites according to the odds and also they hold all the aces against a good England side.

Teams Status

Despite losing the toss in the fourth T20I, India had an exceptional time with the bat as they put up a massive 185 runs on the board courtesy of a maiden half-century by Suryakumar Yadav as he bashed 57 runs off just 31 balls including six fours and three sixes. He got some good support from Rishabh Pant as they added a quickfire 40 runs for the fourth wicket. The finishing touches were given by Shreyas Iyer, who scored 37 runs from just 18 balls at a strike rate of over 200. Even the bowling was decent as they managed to defend 186 and won by eight runs. Shardul Thakur was the pick of the bowlers and picked up three important wickets. Also, the wickets of Ben Stokes and Eoin Morgan in back-to-back deliveries were the turning point in the match. The skipper Kohli is the team’s leading run-getter with 151 runs in four matches at an average of 75.50. If Ishan Kishan recovers from his niggle, he is very likely to replace the out of form KL Rahul. The rest of the team could be the same as India would want to continue the winning momentum and win the series 3-2.

After a perfect game three, England bowlers started off well with the ball after winning the toss and putting the opposition in to bat first. They got the hitman very cheaply early on for just 12 runs. Then Rahul and Virat Kohli followed on as they were dismissed for 14 and 1. Despite Archer’s four-fer, England couldn’t restrict India under 160 runs. Apart from Archer and Wood, every other bowler was expensive. While chasing, they lost their swashbuckling opener Jos Butler for just nine runs. Jason Roy started a building along with Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow. Then Ben Stokes continued the fightback but fell short by just eight runs. Jason Roy has been in exceptional form for the team as he is the team’s leading scorer with 144 runs in this series. Archer is the team’s leading wicket-taker with seven wickets. Despite a loss, England could stick to the same playing XI.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Home team name	Away team name
	1.74	1.90
	1.72	2.00
	1.73	2.11

According to the Melbet sportsbook, India are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.736. While England are placed at 2.11. India are placed at 1.72 odds at the Betway sportsbook and England are placed at 2.00 odds. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, India are placed at 1.74 odds and England at 1.90 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

After a great comeback, the favorites India are more likely to win the series as they have all the momentum on their side. England will also come with all guns blazing and try to replicate the performance in the first or the third T20I.

Tip: India To Win @ 1.74

In the last nine head to head matches, India has won six matches, while England has just won three matches. In the last three series that India has played against England, India has won two while one series ended in a draw. In the last 13 matches, England has won eight and lost five matches. While India has won six series out of the last seven that they played and one ended in a draw against South Africa. Also, India has just lost five matches and won 19 matches in the last seven series including this one. In the last 13 matches, India has won ten matches and has lost just three matches. By considering all these facts, it is more likely that India will win the match and take the series at 1.74 odds available at the 10Cric sportsbook.

Tip: Virat Kohli To Score Over 28.5 Runs @ 1.83

Virat Kohli has played 89 T20I matches for India so far and has scored 3079 runs at an average of 51.31. He has hit 27 half-centuries without any century and has the highest score of 94* against the mighty West Indies in Hyderabad. In the last seven innings, he has scored 285 runs at an average of 57.00 and has scored over 28 runs in four matches out of the last seven. In the current series against England, he has scored 151 runs at an average of 75.50 including a couple of match-defining knocks of 73* and a 77* in the second and third T20I respectively. He is the leading run scorer in this series, seven runs ahead of England’s Jason Roy. He got out for a duck in the first match then backed it up with a couple of brilliant half-centuries. So, he is likely to bounce back from a poor performance in the last match and score over 28.5 runs at 1.83 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

India is more likely to win the series and make it six T20I series wins in a row and with momentum on their side, they are likely to do so. England will also look to make it three back-to-back T20I series wins.