Delhi Daredevils to Cement Top Spot
by Juris Graney
THE latest cricket odds and lines in this latest match of the Indian Premier League gives punters all they will need to know when it comes to laying down their bets.
Delhi Daredevils (-175) go into this latest match as clear favourites over Royal Challengers Bangalore (+135) and for good reason.
Not discounting the fact that Delhi are certain to retain at least a top two finish while Bangalore may miss the tip four, IPL betting doesn’t come any easier.
If you need further proof than look no further when the two teams met in match 14 of this tournament at Port Elizabeth on April 26, when Delhi came up trumps with a comprehensive six wicket win.
Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat managing 7/149 in their allotted 20 overs. After being down two wickets early, including an embarrassing first ball duck to Jacques Kallis who failed to offer a shot against a Dirk Nannes ball he thought was going over the stumps, England’s Kevin Pietersen and Kiwi Ross Taylor added 62 for the third wicket.
A 61 run fifth wicket stand between Kohli and Mark Boucher got Bangalore to 149 but it was never going to be enough with Delhi’s star studded batting line up.
It wasn’t without its hiccups however and when captain Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were dismissed early followed by AB de Villiers than Bangalore could have considered themselves in with a sniff.
Enter Tillakaratne Dilshan who notched an unbeaten 67 of 47 balls and the game was done and dusted.
Dilshan (33 off 41 balls) provided similar heroics in Delhi’s latest win over Rajasthan Royals in match 50 as predicted by the BetUS Sportsbook odds.
He wasn’t alone though with man of the match de Villiers’ 79no off 55 balls getting Delhi home.
Bangalore’s two-wicket win over Chennai on May 14 shouldn’t go unnoticed but it also shouldn’t be overstated.
For us, Bangalore just doesn’t appear to have the batting firepower to set or chase down a total.
