Pakistan look to continue their 100% winning record at the 2011 World Cup against New Zealand on Tuesday morning. The two Group A test playing nations go head-to-head at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy and both look well set to qualify for the knockout stages, but Pakistan are odds on 4/7 favourites with Victor Chandler, while New Zealand can be backed at 5/4.
With three wins from three, Pakistan have made an impressive start to their campaign but they remain completely unpredictable. They defeated tournament hosts Sri Lanka in style but in their last match they struggled against associate side Canada after being bowled out for 184, before coming through to win by 46 runs.
Shahid Afridi has been inspirational for them and is the World Cup's leading wicket taker with 14 at 5.21 and he is 2/1 favourite to be top Pakistan bowler on Tuesday. His leg spin should create plenty of problems against a fragile looking New Zealand batting lineup, but we fancy conditions could favour Shoaib Akhtar to create havoc. The Pallekele Stadium is hosting its first ever One Day International and it is expected to be a fast, bouncy pitch which could well play into the hands of Akhtar.
The paceman may be 36-years-old nowadays but he still retains express pace and has taken 246 ODI wickets at 24.79, and he could be well worth backing at industry best priced odds of 4/1 to be top Pakistan bowler with VC Bet. The batting meanwhile has remained dubious and the Pakistan opening pairing look very poor indeed so it might be worth a look at the highest scoring opening partnership being by the New Zealand pair at odds of 4/5.
Captain Misbah-ul-Haq remains the one consistent run getter in their lineup and he is their top scorer this World Cup and can be backed at 4/1 in the top Pakistan batsman market with VCBet. Those odds look great value as he scored six fifties in Tests and ODIs against New Zealand in January and the New Zealanders will see him as the key wicket.
New Zealand meanwhile look good to qualify for the knockout stages but look one of the weakest test playing nations after being comfortably beaten by Australia. Brendan McCullum weighed in with 76 in the 10 wicket win over Zimbabwe, but we fancy Ross Taylor to be batsman this week. Taylor is a quality batsman who is yet to flourish in this event and he could enjoy the bouncy pitch - he can be backed at odds of 4/1 to be top New Zealand batsman. Tim Southee has stood out for the bowlers with 7 wickets at 12.42 and he is available at industry best priced odds of 7/2 with VictorChandler.com to be top New Zealand bowler this week.
But the mercurial talents of Pakistan could just have a bit too much for this New Zealand outfit and the sub-continent side could enhance their credentials as dark horses to win the tournament outright.
New Zealand v Pakistan ODI Tips
Tip #1: Shoaib Akhtar to be top Pakistan bowler @ 4/1 with VictorChandler.com
Tip #2: Highest opening partnership to be made by New Zealand @ 4/5 with VictorChandler.com
Tip #3: Misbah-ul-Haq to be top Pakistan batsman @ 4/1 with VictorChandler.com
Match Odds
5/4 New Zealand
4/7 Pakistan
Top New Zealand Batsman Odds
3/1 Martin Guptill
7/2 Brendon McCullum
4/1 Ross Taylor
9/2 Jesse Ryder
7/1 Jamie How
8/1 Kane Williamson
Top Pakistan Batsman Odds
4/1 Younus Khan
4/1 Mohammad Hafeez
4/1 Misbah-ul-Haq
9/2 Ahmed Shehzad
5/1 Kamran Akmal
6/1 Umar Akmal
Top New Zealand Bowler Odds
11/4 Daniel Vettori
7/2 Kyle Mills
7/2 Tim Southee
7/2 Hamish Bennett
6/1 Nathan McCullum
6/1 Luke Woodcock
Top Pakistan Bowler Odds
2/1 Shahid Afridi
7/2 Umar Gul
4/1 Shoaib Akhtar
9/2 Wahab Riaz
5/1 Abdur Rehman
5/1 Saeed Ajmal
Odds provided by VictorChandler.com, who will be operating a variety of betting markets, including in-play betting, throughout the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Posted: Monday, 7th March 2011
Author: Chris James
Tags: cricket world cup, new zealand, pakistan, shahid afridi, victor chandler,
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