T20 World Cup Cricket Betting Tips: England v Oman
England simply have to win their remaining two matches against Oman and Namibia by a massive margin to have any chance of qualification for the Super 8s. Things are hotting up for our T20 World Cup Betting Tips

- ICC Menโs T20 World Cup, Group B
- Thursday June 13, 2024, 8pm UK
- Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound
As the West Indians would say ahead of Oman, โOh man, England have got a problem.โ
Jos Buttler will know things have to go perfectly from here if the defending champions are to qualify out of the group stage.
England have one point with two games left, Scotland five with one remaining. While England play Oman and Namibia, Scotland face the might of Australia. If thereโs any rain offs in any of those three games, England are out. Buttler as captain and Matthew Mott as coach are surely finished.
Two wins from two takes it down to the decider of net run-rate, and Englandโs is significantly inferior to Scotlandโs at present. They have to put their foot down in both games and win big.
I do expect England to win, but I will be swerving the outright price of 1/40. Instead, Iโd be taking bet365โฒs boosted bet builder of an England win and openers Buttler and Phil Salt to score 30 runs apiece. Thatโs available at 13/4.
Here are our top cricket betting tips for Thursdayโs match, plus the best betting offers from the top online bookmakers.
England v Oman T20 World Cup Betting Tips
England to complete victory in a hurry
Itโs not so much what England have to do that worries me, but I can see Australia engineering a margin of victory over Scotland that makes it harder for their great rivals.
I can see them taking their foot off the gas in a chase.
Anyway, whatever England do, bat first or bowl first, theyโll need to do it in a hurry.
Phil Salt scored 37 against Australia and looked good at the top of Englandโs order, and Ladbrokesโ boosted 11/4 on him to score a fifty against Oman is enticing.
Iโd also be interested in siding with Salt to be Englandโs top run-scorer in the match, at 7/2 with Paddy Power. Four of his top T20 scores in an England shirt, from 119 to 40, have come in matches in the Caribbean - all since last December.
When they bowl, I fully expect England to hit the Omanis with pace. Although he hasnโt taken a wicket in the first two games, Mark Wood will be crucial in this fixture.
Heโs 18/5 with betfred to be his sideโs top bowler, which I think offers good value. A three-wicket return and the Durham man would also reach 50 IT20 career wickets.
And finally, for this T20 World Cup betting tips preview, it is worth a couple of quid on betfairโs 17/2 on any batter in the match to score a century.
Now, I would urge some caution with this, because I donโt see an Oman batter posting a century.
So if England win the toss and bowl, the betโs almost certainly off before the gameโs started. But if England bat first, thereโs got to be a decent chance of a ton. If I was youโd, Iโd be taking this on with low stakes.
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Graham Hardcastle
Graham has been contributing on Freebets for three years now, he is our main man when it comes to all formats of cricket, and if England are playing, heโll be bringing you his best bets. Elsewhere, a keen tennis fan, Graham guides us through the tennis majors each year.