India vs England ODI Series -India Plunders on England's Blunders - Can England avoid 7-0 Whitewash
It was another match, which could have gone England's way, but for the blunders committed in terms of strategy on part of the team think tank. As India won the 4th One Day International in Bangalore and took the series home 4-0 with 3 matches to go, bookmakers are predicting a 7-0 whitewash for the English.England has only themselves to blame for loosing the 4th ODI against India. After having been set on a 20-20-style chase due to the rain interruptions in the match, they still decided to play their previous 50-50 opening pair of Ravi Bopara and Ian Bell, instead of sending in their best hitters, Flintoff and Pietersen.At one stage initially, it was looking as if they are not playing to win at all. Some late outburst from Oawis Shah and his 82 run partnership with Andrew Flintoff gave some hopes of the England victory, but once they were out in successive overs none of the remaining players showed any spark.It can be said that India has plundered England in this series and M S Dhoni's team is looking to complete a 7-0 whitewash.As recommended in our previous analysis on 18th November where we had suggested betting on India taking the series 7-0 or 6-1, the odds have come down now with various bookmakers and there is a big money riding on 7-0 win for India.Odds when we recommended on 18th Nov 2008 :India 5-2 Ladbrokes 11/5India 6-1 Skybet 11/4India 7-0 Skybet 6/1We had then suggested betting on the above three outcomes with expected returns of 2 units to 60 units based on a 30 unit bet in total.Latest Betting Odds:India 5-2 Bet365 3/1India 6-1 BlueSquare and 888Sport 5/4India 7-0 BlueSquare, SkyBet and 888Sport 15/8With 3 matches remaining, India is still favored for a whitewash but England might pull of a game if India has a bad day.Betting Choice Tip - Bet on India to take the series 7-0 and hedge it with a 6-1 series win for India.Total betting units investment = 10 (6-1) + 10 (7-0) = 20 UnitsPossible return outcomes if:Outcome Return + Investment Total Return ProfitLook out for our preview tomorrow of the 5th One Day International between England and India to be held on 26th Nov 2008.