England vs India Third ODI Preview and Betting Tips

After watching India whitewash England in the first two one day internationals in the ongoing seven match one day series in India, none of the bookmakers are giving any chance to England of coming back in the series and winning it. The odds on India range from 1/11 to 1/40 to win the series. The interest in the series has now shifted to predicting when Kevin Pietersen's team would be able to win a match out of the remaining 5 one day internationals. Betting Choice looks at England's chances to pull of an upset in the third one-day international taking place in Kanpur on 20th Nov 2008 Pitch curator Shiv Kumar, has already told the media that the pitch at Green Park would be a batsman's delight and a bowler's nightmare. According to him, the ball will bounce and come to the bat nicely. Only in the first 6 overs, he expects any help for the bowlers due to the dew factor. This should add to England's trouble considering the form Indian batsmen like Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan have been showing in the previous matches. With Virender Sehwag getting out cheaply in the last match, he too would be looking to make an explosive comeback. Things could get really hard for England if both Indian openers click tomorrow and it would be no wonder if we see India crossing 300 again this time. Both the teams might be seeing some changes in their squads. India might bring in pace bowler Ishant Sharma in place of R.P.Singh who was quite expensive in the 2nd one day international. England plans to beef up its spin attack by bringing in specialist off-spinner Graeme Swann in place of Samit Patel or Ravinder Bopara, who is doubtful starter tommorow due to stomach upset. If he plays, then we would also like to see Ravinder Bopara being moved up the batting order after he impressed with his hitting in the first one-day match.However, with the pitch expected to help the batsmen, England would be looking forward to its main batsmen to fire this time, if they want to make a match out of it. A big innings from Kevin Pietersen or Andrew Flintoff is the need of the hour and Kanpur pitch presents the best opportunity for both of them to do so. Another thing of interest to watch tomorrow would be the fact that whether Yuvraj Singh can score his third consecutive century or not. Only three batsmen ever, Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa and Saeed Anwar and Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan have managed this feat till now in the One day cricket history. Two things remain certain, that we are in for a big scoring match and that India remain the favourite to win this one also. Toss might play an important part with England looking to winning the toss and batting first this time to put the pressure on India to chase for the first time in the series. Ishant Sharma is sure to add sting to the Indian pace attack and we can expect a couple of wickets for him. Betting Choice looks at the various betting odds being offered for this 3rd One Day International between England and India at Kanpur on 20th Nov 2008. Match Winner India 1/2 Willam Hill and BetfairEngland 2/1 bet365, totesport, Paddy Power and Ladbrokes Highest Score in First 10 Overs India 1/2 bet365England 6/4 bet365 Betting Choice Tip - With Virender Sehwag at top of the order and the strike rate of English batsmen not great in the first two games, India is a great bet here. Highest Score in First 15 Overs India 4/7 totesportEngland 6/4 Stan James, William Hill, Sky Bet and Sporting Bet Highest Opening Partnership India 8/11 totesportEngland 6/4 bet365, Betfred, Blue Square, Sky Bet, Stan James, 888 Sport and William Hill. Betting Choice Tip - With the pitch being called a batsmen delight, Gambhir and Sehwag are the ones to be bet on, as they are one of the best opening pairs in the world. To Hit the Most Fours India 8/11 Victor ChandlerEngland 13/8 Victor ChandlerTie 5/1 Victor Chandler To Hit the Most Sixes India 4/5 Victor Chandler, Canbet and Stan JamesEngland 17/10 bet365Tie 6/1 bet365, Blue Square, Canbet, 888Sport and Stan James Betting Choice analysis - India has total 20 sixes in its kitty after first 2 matches while 15 sixes have been hit by England. Considering the form Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan are in and other big hitters in the batting line up of India, we feel that this one would also go the India way. Total Match 6s Under 7 6/4 Sportingbet7-9 inclusive 9/4 Sportingbet10 or more 6/4 Sportingbet A value bet here would be to bet on both 10 or more at 6/4 and 7-9 inc at 9/4 for an assured return. Man of the Match Yuvraj Singh 15/2 bet365Virender Sehwag 8/1 Paddy PowerKevin Pietersen 10/1 Paddy PowerAndrew Flintoff 10/1 Paddy PowerYusuf Pathan 20/1 bet365 and Paddy Power Betting Choice Analysis - With not much help expected for bowlers, we expect one of the above to fire in a big way. Four of our picks apart from Kevin Pietersen are bowlers also hence giving them strong chance of proving their mantle in the match. We would prefer to go for a basket bet on all 5 of the above in form players mentioned above.