India vs England Betting tips: Anderson return boosts England
India and England who have both lost their opening matches to host Australia will look to open their account in Carlton Mid One-Day International Tri-Series in Brisbane contest. The English side has received a boost with return of their star bowler James Anderson. Here is preview and some betting advice for the match.
India
The Indian team would be without services of front-line bowler Ishant Sharma and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. India will once again rely on pace of Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s swing in the opening overs with Ashwin and Axar Patel looking to exploit Brisbane’s dusty pitch to take advantage of rival side’s documented weakness against turning deliveries.
Despite, losing against Australia, the Indian side gave a good account of their fighting spirit. Rohit Sharma with 138 runs from 139 balls brought India into the match after initial collapse. He was ably supported by Raina’s half century. Yadav with two wickets was the highlight in otherwise average pace attack. Axar Patel did well and kept things tight with 4.5 economy. However, his senior spin partner Ashwin was disappointing.
England
England have received a timely boost with James Anderson’s return who could prove to be handful on Brisbane wicket, which is expected to provide lateral movement and some bounce. He is expected to replace Steve Finn.
Anderson has been a key man for the English side. In last five years, they have won around 56% of their matches with Anderson in line-up. However, this percentage drops to just 43% in his absence. Moeen Ali would be charged with providing a spin option as James Tredwell is expected to miss out again.
The English side would be hoping to improve their batting performance after being saved by Captain Eoin Morgan’s fighting hundred in last tie.
Match Odds
The Indian side because of their fighting performance against Australia are considered favorite for the contest. The most common and prevalent betting advice is to place your money on India. Betfair has placed India at 1.71 to win the contest and England at 2.38 which is the stark reversal from odds at the start of England India bilateral series in which England were 1.77 and India 2.28.
Elsewhere, 888Sport.com has placed India to win at 11/17 and England at 5/4. For Paddypower and Ladbrokes, the odds for India is 8/13 and England is 5/4. While, the Skybet has placed India at 8/13 and England at 5/4.
Highest runscorer betting tips
England captain Eoin Morgan hit century in last match and had also scored one at Gabba a year ago. He along with Joe Root who has excellent record against India, are Betfair’s odds on favorite to score. Morgan is 5.8 and Root is 5.3. Ian Bell who is one of the most experienced batsmen in the line-up is at 4.7.
For India, last match centurion Rohit Sharma and test captain Virat Kohli are at 4.2 and 4.1 respectively. Ajinkya Rahane is 5.3, while Dhoni and Suresh Raina share same odds at big 7.2.