To win the tournament?
England having a mare down under has seen them drift from 5/1 to 8/1. But the team is abit of a mess, with injuries, the batting order unsettled etc etc, but you never know....I'll of course be having a tenner on them, but I wouldn't advise you put the rent money on em.
India are gonna be so hard to beat, but they're just too short at 11/4.
Pakistan always start badly, before coming on strong, and they "will" make the quarter finals, so if you fancy a bet on them I would wait till they drift from 8/1 to 12/1 after getting thrashed in their first game.
Australia of course will be there or there abouts, and you will get a good run for your money if you take the 11/2 about them. But I hope none of you touch them!!! No matter how good their price is.
I never back anyone but England in this market, and this time, the competition is so wide open, that I'm not even gonna suggest a bet for you guys, unless you are a serious punter with plenty of money and wanna stick 3 figures on the Indians.........
So shall look for some value elsewhere.....
DOHHHHHHH's main bet.
I've been running really well at poker throughout January, so I;m going to have £50 on my main bet, £10 on England to win it outright, and £5 on the 3 bets below to take my total outlay to £75. Not bad for 3+ weeks of bettng entertainment, althought it might sting abit when I have to click "place bet"! lol
My main bet is a double, Tamim Iqbal to be the top run scorer for Bangladesh, @ 9/4, and Chris Gayle to be the top runscorer for the West Indies @ 12/5.
2 of the most exciting batsment in world cricket, both open the batting, when the ball is hard, and coming on to the bat, the fielding restrictions in place, and they will both have license to thrill to get their side off to a flier.
Both stand out as easily the star man in their respective batting line ups, which could well collapse around them. I really can't see either of these bets failing.
I've never had anything like £50 on a 10/1 double before, but I'm very confident with these selections.
If anyone wants a shorter price, to stake so much, I would take the 9/4 on tamim, or if you want a bigger price, I've suggested a multiple below.
Top tournament batsmen.
This is an outstanding bet imo. The West Indies might well play 1/2 less games than some teams, but they're the kinda team who can turn up on the day and beat anyone.
Chris Gayle has said he's coming out to win the world cup for his country single handedly. He seems really up for it and he could well blast 200 in an innings against one of the minor teams.
25/1 is a ridiculous price. - Get on it.
Top tournament bowler
Very tricky market this one, but the South African leg spinner, Imran Tahir has the x factor to take tonnes of wickets in these conditions, and again, 28/1 is too big.
Long-shot.
Top run scorer for their team....
Gayle (wi), De Villiers (sa) T,Iqbal (bangladesh) - 54/1 trebble. (If like me you are optimistic, and patriotic, add KP for 220/1)
Enjoy the cricket guys !!!!
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Top Bowler - Shaun Tait 25/1
Winner - Sri Lanka 9/2
Well so the hubby says anyway I know nothing about Cricket!!
Shaz
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You convinced me with the Gayle bet DOH!!! I have been thinking about backing him as top runs scorer and got 33/1 in the end. Lets hope he backs up his comments.
However, I fear for us on Sunday against India.
the decision not to play yardy is an aboration.i also am slightly perplexed why anderson is there...name me once when he has bowled well in india
Yet another winning bet. very short price but still a winner. Thats 3 games in a row this bet has come in. Tmorrows game between pak vs ken is priced at 4/6 for under 1.5 run outs!
I think its a great bet, with the spinners that they have got e.g. Murali, Mendis and part time off spin from Dilshan. Sri Lanka will be a real threat in this tournament and the likes of Sangakarra, Dilshan, Thuranga and Jayawardanna at the top of the order.
Whooooops, softest dismissal Ive ever seen. FML.
I'm really enjoying watching him bat, and don't really want it to end.....I'm so engrossed, I didn't even realise Jeremy Kyle had started until 5 minutes ago !!!!!!
Just a shame Gayle isn't at the other end.
Tahir will take 3/4
Every batsman will fail once or twice !!! But yeh it was a kak start, rly disappointed
Tahir has got 3 wickets so far though, and dropped a sitter of a caught and bowled.
Edit - 4
Anyway il be up in the morning hoping to see Bangladesh batting first against Ireland and in particular, Tamim Iqbal smashing it to all parts. If Tamim races well clear of the rest of his team mates in next two games or so, it might be worth try to cover our double with another bet on a WI batsman. Still early doors though. (Ive said early doors twice now, ooops three times).