- TATA Indian Premier League
- Saturday April 15, 2023 (11am and 3pm UK)
Saturday’s double header sees Royal Challengers Bangalore host Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants face Punjab Kings.
They are key fixtures even though the 2023 IPL is less than a fortnight old.
Teams just have to get going and win some games. Look at Delhi Capitals, who sit bottom of the ladder having lost all four games so far, for example. They can hardly afford anymore slip-ups if they are to climb the table.
For Lucknow Super Giants, they could surge into top spot with a win over Punjab Kings.
So sit back and enjoy the action.
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Capitals, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (11am UK)
It’s been a dangerous concoction for Delhi so far - poor with the bat and leaky with the ball. Even with David Warner scoring three fifties in four games, they’ve failed to make an impression and get on the board.
They’ve posted totals 142-9 and 143-9 already and have conceded 193-6 and 199-4.
Yes, they’ll win a game somewhere along the line, but I’m not sure it will be here and would be siding with Bangalore at 4/6 on offer with Paddy Power.
RCB haven’t exactly set the world alight themselves so far, winning one of three. But I expect them to be too strong in this home fixture.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Capitals
Graham is taking the Bangalore win this one at 4/6
At 4/6 a £10 bet would return £16.67
Indian Premier League
April 15, 2023
11:00 am GMT+1
It is difficult not to side with Warner being the top Delhi batter in this match, on offer at 5/2 with Ladbrokes.
His 209 runs from four innings includes three half-centuries, while the rest of his team have only scored one fifty between them. And that came from a fella who batted at number seven when he did it last time out against Mumbai, Axar Patel.
Given their batting troubles, the 13/2 Betfair are offering on total RCB dominance also has appeal. Via their #OddsOnThat selections, they are offering that price on the hosts to win, hit the most sixes and fours, to have the highest six-over powerplay total and also have the highest opening partnership. I would be going small stakes on that.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Capitals
Graham likes the 13/2 on offer for a dominant RCB display
At 13/2 a £10 bet would return £75
Indian Premier League
April 15, 2023
11:00 am GMT+1
Lucknow Super Giants v Punjab Kings, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow (3pm UK)
Lucknow have won three out of four games so far and are 4/5 with Unibet amongst others to win this one against a middling Punjab team - won two, lost two. I expect this to be a Super Giants success.
I’m going to go for captain KL Rahul to shine and come out of a mini slump.
Here is a player who has gone beyond 50 on 35 occasions in 104 IPL innings throughout his career. But despite failing to hit one in four knocks this campaign, he hasn’t been disastrously out of touch. He has posted scores of 18, 35 and 20 in the last three fixtures.
The opener is 13/5 with bet365 to top score for LSG in this fixture, and I think he’ll do it.
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Lucknow Super Giants v Punjab Kings
KL Rahul is 13/5 to top score for LSG in this fixture
At 13/5 a £10 bet would return £36
Indian Premier League
April 15, 2023
3:00 pm GMT+1
And just to finish, why not have a crack at the win double of Bangalore and Lucknow? BetUK are offering 2/1 for both teams to make it a Super Saturday.
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Lucknow Super Giants v Punjab Kings
BetUK are offering 2/1 on the RCB / Lucknow double
At 2/1 a £10 win bet would return £30
Indian Premier League
April 15, 2023
11:00 am GMT+1
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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