2010 INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE TOP BOWLER AND BATSMAN ODDS

We are just a few days away from the widely-anticipated start of the IPL3 which is set to bring more first-rate cricket to television and computer screens across the globe. There are plenty of fantastic odds out there for this exciting competition and I think there are some very solid money-making opportunities out there for punters who enjoy betting on cricket.

Delhi Daredevils are the current betting favourite at a 4/1 price with top cricket betting site BET365. Deccan Chargers are competitive at 9/2 while Chennai Super Kings are the 3rd favourite side at 5/1. Bangalore Royal Challengers are sitting at 6/1 and that’s not a bad price. Rajasthan Royals are listed at 13/2 with Mumbai Indians at 7/1. Kings XI Punjab trade at 15/2, while Kolkata Knight Riders are trading at 8/1.
For the Top Batsman of IPL3 betting, Matthew Hayden of the Chennai Super Kings is the current favourite at 8/1. Adam Gilchrist is trading at 9/1 while the highest-rated Indian player is Virender Sehwag at 10/1. You’ll find Jacques Kallis, Gautum Gambhir and Tillakaratne Dilshan at 12/1.
Other notables include Chris Gayle at 16/1, Graeme Smith at 14/1 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni at 25/1. JP Duminy is listed at 40/1 while Andrew Symonds trades at 40/1. VVS Laxman is trading at 66/1.
You can also bet on which batsman is going to top their team totals at the end of the season. Jacques Kallis seems to have Bangalore Royal Challengers wrapped up at 13/5. Matthew Hayden is 2/1 to top Chennai Super Kings, but he faces challenges from Suresh Raina at 10/3 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni at 4/1. Deccan Chargers will be between Adam Gilchrist (12/5) and Rohit Sharma (7/2).
Virender Sehwag is at 11/4 to top Delhi Daredevils with Dilshan and Gambhir at 3/1 apiece. AB de Villiers trades at 4/1 alongside David Warner. Delhi certainly has one of the best batting lineups in the competition. Sangakkara tops Kings XI Punjab at 11/4 with Yuvraj Singh at 7/2. Chris Gayle (13/5) and Brad Hodge (3/1) are the stand-outs for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Sachin Tendulkar is favoured for the Mumbai Indians at 15/8 (JP Duminy trades at 5/1). And you’ll find Graeme Smith at 11/5 to top the batting for the Rajasthan Royals.
For the top bowler betting, Murali Muralitharan is favoured for Chennai at 9/4 while RP Singh looks the one to beat for Deccan Chargers at 9/4. Dirk Nannes is sitting at 11/4 to top the bowling for Delhi Daredevils.
Brett Lee is favoured for a great performance at Kings XI Punjab and he is 11/4 to top the bowling there. BAW Mendis is sitting well at Kolkata with a 3/1 price, but I’d keep my eyes on Ishant Sharma who trades at 7/2. SL Malinga is at 5/2 for the Mumbai Indians, who boast a competitive attack. Harbhajan Singh trades at 3/1 with Zaheer Khan available at 7/2. Dwayne Bravo trades at 5/1.
Shaun Tait is at 1/1 for the Rajasthan Royals with Shane Warne sitting at 3/1.