The second and final test of Pakistan's tour of New Zealand gets going at the Basin Reserve Wellington on Friday and the Pakistanis take in an unassailable one nil lead. They thumped the New Zealanders in the first test in Hamilton by ten wickets and it is no surprise that they are favourites with Boylesports bookmakers to win this test at odds of 11/8. For New Zealand, the Basin Reserve in Wellington has not made for the happiest of hunting grounds in recent years and they are slightly further back at industry best priced odds of 13/8, and the draw can be backed at 5/2.
New Zealand will need to recover quickly following their humiliation in Hamilton, where they lost by ten wickets inside three days, and they are in desperate need for their batsmen to adapt to the test arena and occupy the crease. Ross Taylor has spoken in recent days of patient batting although a recent record of one score over 30 in his last eight innings doesn't make for happy reading. He did score 138 at the Basin Reserve last March against Australia though and he can be backed to return to form at the same ground this week and be top New Zealand batsman at odds of 7/2 with Boylesports.com.
Fellow batsman Jesse Ryder recorded the first ever first ball duck of his test career in the second innings last week and he was unfortunate to be run out in the first innings. He looks good value at industry best priced odds of 5/1 with Boyles to be top New Zealand batsman and we fancy him to make up for lost time. Meanwhile, the pitch should offer some encouragement to fast bowlers as the pitch at Wellington is expected to be fast and bouncy and the tall Chris Martin, who took 3 for 86 last week, can be backed to be top New Zealand bowler at 5/2.
However, New Zealand have an awful record at the Basin Reserve in Wellington with just one win in their last six tests there and that was against Bangladesh back in 2008. Pakistan will be confident of recording a 2-0 series win there as they beat New Zealand by 141 runs at the same ground last year. Umar Gul is 5/2 odds on favourite with Boylesports.com to be top Pakistan bowler and with match figures of 5 for 112 last week and a helpful pitch likely this week he could be worth backing. Bet365.com bookmakers offer him at 14/1 to be man of the match in fact which looks good value.
Spinner Abdur Rehman also impressed last week with match figures of 6 for 75 and he is at odds of 11/4 to be top bowler. In the batting, it is hard to look beyond the experienced old head of Younis Khan who has seen it all and he is industry best priced odds of 4/1 with Boylesports to be top Pakistan batsman in Wellington.
Pakistan will be full of confidence going into the second test and history at the Basin Reserve appears to be in their favour after last year's win and New Zealand's generally woeful record. They might be missing key players like Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, but they are still favourites and look like they are going to take some beating.
New Zealand v Pakistan Second Test Tips
Selection 1: Jesse Ryder to be top New Zealand batsman @ 5/1 with Boylesports.com
Selection 2: Pakistan to win the second test @ 11/8 with Boylesports.com
Selection 3: Umar Gul to be man of the match @ 14/1 with Bet365.com
Match Betting
13/8 New Zealand
11/8 Pakistan
5/2 Draw
Top New Zealand Batsman Odds (Second Test)
10/3 Brendan McCullum
7/2 Ryan Taylor
5/1 Martin Guptill
5/1 Jessie Ryder
6/1 Tim McIntosh
Top New Zealand Bowler Odds (Second Test)
15/8 Daniel Vettori
5/2 Chris Martin
3/1 Tim Southee
3/1 Brent Arnel
7/2 Daryl Tuffey
Top Pakistan Batsman Odds (Second Test)
4/1 Younis Khan
4/1 Mohammad Hafeez
9/2 Taufeeq Umar
5/1 Azhar Ali
11/2 Misbah-ul-Haq
Top Pakistan Bowler Odds (Second Test)
5/2 Umar Gul
11/4 Abdur Rehman
3/1 Wahab Riaz
3/1 Tanvir Ahmed
7/2 Saeed Ajmal
Odds supplied by Boylesports.com bookmakers, who provide a variety of betting markets for the second test between New Zealand and Pakistan.
Posted: Wednesday, 12th January 2011
Author: Chris James
Tags: test match cricket, new zealand, pakistan, umar gul, boylesports,
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