IPL Betting - Deccan Look to Charge On

Tuesday was a rain hit day in the IPL which saw one game abandoned without a ball being bowled, and the other cut short when a promising finish appeared likely.

Rajasthan Royals were looking to bounce back from defeat in their previous game and defy the latest cricket betting odds with victory over the favoured Mumbai Indians, but will have to wait another day as the rain in South Africa left them frustrated.

In the days other game, Kings XI Punjab went into their match with Kolkata Knight Riders as slight -110 favourites and posted what looked to be a useful total of 158-6 from their innings, with tidy contributions from Yuvraj Singh (38), Irfan Pathan (32) and Mahela Jayawardene (31). Kolkata have a menacing top order line-up though and in their reply they posted 79/1 off 9.2 overs – with Chris Gayle unbeaten on 44 off just 26 balls, when the rain came to halt proceedings and give the win to Kolkata by a margin of 11 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method.

The defeat sees Kings XI remain at the bottom of the standings without a victory and their betting odds have lengthened after a less than promising opening to the tournament.

Deccan Chargers opened up their IPL campaign with an impressive victory and start as slight -125 favourites to follow their victorious start up in Wednesday’s only game as they face the Bangalore Royal Challengers, who were defeated by Chennai Super Kings (who had Andrew Flintoff in superb form) on Monday.

Deccan have plenty of offensive weapons in their batting line-up, including Australians Andrew Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds, who will be looking to play himself back into the thoughts of the Australian selectors ahead of The Ashes – which has plenty of online betting opportunities available, but they will have to be on guard against the evergreen Anil Kumble, who has started the tournament well and remains a constant threat.

Captain Kevin Pietersen was reprimanded for his reaction to his dismissal in the defeat to Chennai Super Kings, and will look to hit back by leading his side to victory, but they do go into the match as -110.

The games are now coming thick and fast in the tounament, and there are plenty of IPL betting options available at BetUS.com on each and every game.