South Africa vs Sri Lanka Betting Tips 30/10/2021

15:42, 29 Oct 2021

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15:42, 29 Oct 2021

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The 25th fixture of the T20 World Cup 2021 sees South Africa take on Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 30 (Saturday). The match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 pm IST.

Teams Status

South Africa

Having won and lost a game each, South Africa and Sri Lanka sit right below the two semi-finals spots in Group 1, behind England and Australia.

The two teams appear to be inferior to England and Australia but are likely to finish as the best of the rest. South Africa, for instance, were beaten by the Aussies in their World Cup opener but defeated the woeful West Indies in the follow-up game.

The eight-wicket win over the side from the Caribbean would have restored some confidence, especially after the way their top-order performed, with the exception of the captain and opener Temba Bavuma. Reeza Hendricks played his strokes, Rassie van der Dussen got his runs but the star of their batting was Aiden Markram, who smashed an unbeaten 26-ball 51.

The Proteas pace unit was exceptional too, with Anrich Nortje bowling the most suffocating of fast bowling spells this World Cup and finishing with figures of 14-1 in his quota of overs.

Quinton de Kock was missing from the game and the Africans managed. But for the future, they should sort out their internal matters and restore the southpaw in the line-up.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka had begun their World Cup campaign with an impressive win over Bangladesh but couldn’t replicate that level of performance against the Aussies in the second game.

The batters posted 154-6, which was unlikely to prove enough against the Aussies unless the bowlers bowled shrewdly, which they didn’t.

The Lankan bowlers allowed the previously out-of-form David Warner to finally find some runs as the target was achieved with seven wickets and three overs to spare.

The bowling of Lahiru Kumara was extremely expensive as he leaked a staggering 48 runs in just three overs.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	South Africa	Sri Lanka
	1.49	2.625
	1.50	2.62
	1.55	2.52

South Africa are the favourites for this fixture. 22Bet has South Africa priced at 1.49 and Sri Lanka at 2.625. Betway has South Africa available for 1.50 and Sri Lanka for 2.62. Lastly, Dafabet has South Africa priced at 1.55 and Sri Lanka at 2.52.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Sri Lanka to win @ 2.62

We do realize that South Africa are the better team, with a truly world-class pace unit, but we still don’t feel comfortable backing them for the short odds that come with being the favourites. In Sri Lanka, as underdogs, we can still make a small little play. The odds have been sourced from 22Bet.

Tip: Charith Asalanka Total Runs over 17.5 @ 1.87

Charith Asalanka has scored 115 runs over the last two games and looks to be in good form. The 24-year-old is batting with confidence and we expect the same to continue. The ask of him here is a rather modest 17.5 runs though. The play can be found on Dafabet.

Conclusion

South Africa have won all of their last five T20Is against Sri Lanka so we know we’re definitely asking you to swim against the tide but that’s the call.