- Afghanistan to win - 7/2 with LiveScore Bet
- Rishabh Pant and Ibrahim Zadran to hit three fours apiece - 9/5 with betfair
- Fazalhaq Farooqi to take over 1.5 wickets - 7/4 with bet365
- Rishabh Pant to be India’s top-scorer - 9/2 with Paddy Power
- Farooqi and Rashid Khan to take 1+ wicket apiece - 19/2 with William Hill
I said in my tournament preview that I had concerns about India, who I felt were an ageing squad coming here on the back of a long Indian Premier League.
And they are yet to change my mind. Yes, they brushed Ireland aside in game one, but they should have been beaten by a Pakistan side who, let’s face it, are a shambles at present. Then, the USA also tested them at stages in that fixture.
Afghanistan were excellent in the group stage, their standout win coming against New Zealand. They were beaten by West Indies, but qualification was secured.
I could be made to look a fool by India over the next 10 days or so, because there’s no doubt they have immense quality. But I’m going to urge a low stakes approach on an Afghanistan win here. Don’t go crazy, though strongly consider LiveScoreBet’s 7/2.
Here are our top cricket betting tips for Wednesday’s match, plus the best betting offers from the top online bookmakers.
India v Afghanistan T20 World Cup Betting Tips
Take a looki at Fazalhaq Farooqi!
Before we take a look at the Afghanistan new ball seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi, I want to alert you to a a betfair #OddsOnThat punt at 9/5 on India’s Rishabh Pant and Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran to hit three fours apiece.
Both men have had impressive campaigns, scoring consistent runs in the top order for their respective sides. So I like that price.
Farooqi was, at time of writing, the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 12 from four matches.
That included a superb 5-9 in the opening game against Uganda, the 23-year-old left-armer following it up with four wickets to wreck New Zealand’s hopes and three against Papua New Guinea.
It’s therefore an enticing price Ladbrokes are offering - 9/4 - on him to take two wickets in this match, giving us a nice boost for this T20 World Cup Betting Tips preview.
Pant is India’s leading run-scorer in the tournament, though only with 96, explained away by the fact they played all three of their group games on the batter’s graveyard of a pitch that was New York. They were then rained off against Canada.
India’s number three has come back superbly, including good form at the recent IPL, from his horrible car accident. Never mind career threatening, it was life threatening.
He looks to be significant value at 9/2 with PaddyPower to be India’s top run-scorer in this match.
And to finish, William Hill’s #YourOdds combination bets have thrown up an eye-catching 19/2 on Farooqi and Afghanistan poster boy Rashid Khan - he has six wickets to his name in this comp - to take over one wicket apiece.
Just to confirm, that would be a winner if they both struck twice.
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