THE EDGE: Our cricket tipster The Edge previews Wednesday’s World Test Championship Final between Australia v India with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
MATCH OVERVIEW:
It’s that time again as the World Test Champions rolls around on BETDAQ Betting Exchange. India are still here, and they will be hoping for a better result against Australia this time as they were soundly beaten against New Zealand. England host the Final in June 2021, that time we had a low scoring game in Southampton, however we can expect plenty of action at the Oval – usually an excellent ground for action!
With the weather looking superb in London, this looks to be a straight shootout between the two sides; which is fantastic. I’ll go into some ground stats around the draw in Weather And Pitch Watch below. India went into the last World Test Championship Final as the clear favourites, but this time they are underdogs – Australia could easily start a shade of odds on if the money comes in for them in the build-up. This is the start of the huge summer for them in England with the Ashes too – it will be a long summer however, and that can have it’s own issues if you aren’t playing good cricket.
Australia losing Josh Hazlewood after he picked up a niggle in the IPL is a blow to their bowling, but you have to say their bowling looks fantastic on paper. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc will lead the way. It will be interesting to see how Nathan Lyon gets on against the Indians who are so good playing spin. The Indian batting line-up isn’t far off what we had in Southampton against New Zealand last year, but their bowling is very different apart from the evergreen Ashwin, plus losing Pant is a blow. We’re set up for a fascinating Test match – we have two very even sides here and a brilliant ground – we should have a cracking match.
WEATHER AND PITCH WATCH:
The Oval is usually a ground where everything happens quickly. Runs and wickets come at you fast, and it can almost seem the game is being played in fast forward mode! Going back years and years, it’s good scoring nature meant a lot of draws but that has changed as cricket has changed/ We’ve only had one draw here since 2008. Most people will remember that has the famous Test Australia declared to dangle a carrot and England nearly chased it in front of a hyped up London crowd. Since then we’ve had eight Tests and all ended with a result. The draw might be a nice trade at some point because this wicket is good, but it’s hard to see the draw as a result.
RECOMMENDED BET:
When I look at this match up I see a very even game. I understand why Australia are the favourites – they had a shade longer to prep with all the star Indian players in the IPL. The star Aussies played IPL cricket too; but the likes of Steven Smith has been playing English domestic cricket to build up for the summer here. I’m not going to go crazy with stakes, but India at 2.8 or bigger look nice value. Their batting is just as good as the Australian’s and while I do give a slight edge to the Aussie’s with their bowling, I wouldn’t have such a big gap between the sides. The toss could be very important too, and I’ll discuss that below.
The Edge Says:
Two points win India to beat Australia at 2.8 with Betdaq Exchange
View the market here -> https://betdaq.biz/AusInd
IN-RUNNING STRATEGY:
England beat South Africa in the last Test here chasing, however usually you want to bat first here. The wicket can be very good, especially when it’s sunny, early in the Test and then it can get a little uneven as the game goes on. Prior to that England v South Africa Test, the side batting first had won the previous four Tests. India will know conditions well to be honest, as will Australia because we always have an Ashes Test here. India won on their last visit, and I would be very happy to support them if they bat first.
