India vs Pakistan Betting Tips 24/10/2021

13:52, 23 Oct 2021

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13:52, 23 Oct 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 16th fixture of the T20 World Cup 2021 sees arch-rivals India and Pakistan come face to face on October 24 (Sunday) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm IST.

Teams Status

India

India, the winners of the inaugural edition of the tournament, face Pakistan in what is as blockbuster a match as any in all of cricket.

The two teams’ political climate means that they only face each other in major tournaments where opting out is not an option. In fact, the last T20I they played was in 2016.

They beat both England and Australia with ease in the warm-ups and made their intentions clear to the rest of the league.

Pakistan

Pakistan’s World Cup preparations have been conducted in typical Pakistan style defined by chaos, double guessing, last-minute changes and mixed form.

Then their original squad faced so much criticism back home that their chief selector had to chop and change under public pressure – another typical Pakistan move.

It means they last played a competitive T20I match almost two months ago. Anyway, the two warm-ups they played did not indicate anything in particular. They beat the West Indies and lost to South Africa – both sides they’ve otherwise regularly beaten in recent times.

That said, despite all their problems, they pack enough mercurial talent and several retiring stars, who can demolish any team on their day.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	India	Pakistan
	1.518	2.525
	1.50	2.62
	1.53	2.60

India are big favourites for this fixture. 22Bet has India priced at 1.518 and Pakistan at 2.525. Betway has India available for 1.50 and Pakistan at 2.62. Lastly, Dafabet has India priced at 1.53 and Pakistan at 2.60.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: India to win @ 1.53

India and Pakistan have faced each other five times in World T20 matches and the Men in Blue have won them all. The Greenshirts are thought of as a better fit to the shortest format but India are their kryptonite – especially in World T20 matches. For some reason, Pakistan players freeze against India in big moments, of which there is plenty of history now. We side with India, even at odds so short (1.53 with Dafabet).

Tip: Mohammad Rizwan Will Score (50) Runs – Yes @ 4.5

Full disclosure: Yours truly is a massive fan of Mohammad Rizwan. The pint-sized wicketkeeper out of Peshawar has been a revelation over the past two seasons and was arguably the best gloveman over this period based on stats. He averaged 44.33 in 2020 when he completely took over the keeping role from Sarfaraz Ahmed and in 2021 he went totally berserk, averaging an astonishing 94. It’s not a small sample size either. That average of 94 was maintained over 17 matches as he has amassed 752 runs this year. It’s not just his runs or numbers either. Rizwan has shown signs of leadership and a very un-Pakistan-like ability to not melt under pressure. This would be the perfect stage for him to play a memorable knock and let the world know of his talent. The play can be found on 22Bet.