India vs England Betting Tips

01:36, 11 Mar 2021

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01:36, 11 Mar 2021

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The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will serve as the host for the first T20I between India and England on 12th March 2021 at 19:00 IST. As India is playing at home, the odds are clearly in their favor. But England have a strong T20 squad and would want to bounce back from the test defeat. Both the teams will be eying to build their team for the upcoming T20I World Cup.

Teams Status

After two back to back test series wins, India will be all set for the World Test Championship Finals in England. But before that, India will have to play five T20I’s against England in their own backyard. India are coming into this series with a 2-1 T20I series win against Australia. Before that, India played five matches of the T20I series against New Zealand away from home which India won 5-0. Virat Kohli was the team’s leading run-getter in the Australia series with 143 runs at an average of 44.66 including the highest score of 85 runs. The rest of the Indian players failed to score over 100 runs in the series. The debutant Natarajan was the leading wicket-taker in the series with six wickets in three matches. He was well supported by the spin wizard Yuzi Chahal with four wickets. This series along with the IPL will play a major role in shaping the Indian team for the T20 World Cup which will be played in India.

After beating Sri Lanka quite comfortably away from home, they outplayed India in the first test. But were beaten badly in the next three test matches by India. Their skipper Joe Root had a brilliant series and was the team’s leading run-scorer with 368 runs. England are coming into this series with two back to back series wins over South Africa and Australia. Firstly they beat Australia in a three match series which was played in England. Then they swept South Africa in their own backyard. Dawid Malan was the leading run-scorer in the series with 173 runs in three matches at an average of 86.50 with the highest score of 99*. Apart from him, no other batsman crossed the 100 run mark in the series. The youngster Sam Curran along with Chris Jordan were the team’s leading wicket-takers with three wickets each.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Home team name	Away team name
	1.60	2.10
	1.70	2.20
	1.65	2.26

According to the Betway sportsbook, India are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.70. While England are placed at 2.20. India are placed at 1.65 odds at the Dafabet sportsbook and England are placed at 2.26 odds. Even India are the favorites to win the match at 1.60 according to the 10Cric sportsbook. While the underdogs England are placed at 2.10 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

This is expected to be a thriller of a series as two of the best T20 sides go head to head. The odds might favor India but it won’t be that easy as the odds suggest. By considering the head to head matches, India is more likely to win the match and also the series.

Tip: India To Win @ 1.70

In the last five head to head matches, India has won four matches, while England has just won one match. India has won two out of the last three series that they have played against England. The last England series win came way back in 2014. In the last five series that India has played, India has won all five series. Also, they have just lost three matches and won 13 matches in the last five series. Apart from that India has lost just two series since 2018 which is a great feat. England on the other hand have won four of their last five series. They have lost five matches and won 11 matches in the last five series. As BCCI is allowing 50% of the crowd to come in and cheer, which gives the home advantage to India. So, India is more likely to win the match at 1.70 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: Rohit Sharma Total Sixes Over 0.5 @ 1.57

Rohit Sharma was in exceptional form in the test series against England as he was India’s leading run scorer. In the last five head to head matches, Sharma has hit eight sixes at an average of 1.6 sixes per match. He also hit a six in four of the last five head to head matches. Rohit Sharma has hit 12 sixes in his last five matches at an average of over two sixes per match. Also, he has hit a six in four of the last five matches as well. Apart from that, he has hit 127 sixes in the 100 innings that he has played in his career at an average of over six per match. Against England, he has hit eight sixes in the seven innings that he has played against them. So it is more likely that he will clear the rope at least once at 1.57 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

After being outplayed by India in the test series, England will be looking to bounce back and come to level terms in the tour. But India is more likely to win the match as they are in exceptional form and even by considering the home advantage. England might even come out with all guns blazing.