WEDNESDAY T20 WORLD CUP: The Edge previews England v West Indies with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
England v West Indies
MATCH OVERVIEW:
The T20 World Cup drama continues on Wednesday with England taking on West Indies on Betdaq Betting Exchange. England are back at the Wankhede after they survived a massive scare against Nepal on Sunday in a thriller that went down to the final ball, while West Indies were comfortable in their 35-run victory over Scotland. West Indies will obviously have good memories of playing England in a World Cup – who could forget that final over when West Indies smashed their way to a World Cup win. Their cricket level has definitely fallen since, but they still have plenty of big hitters to change a game.
Let’s be honest, England were exceptionally lucky to escape with two points against Nepal. The smaller nations have been absolutely brilliant in this tournament so far — Netherlands pushed Pakistan close, USA gave India a proper game, and then Nepal came within a whisker of pulling off one of the biggest upsets in cricket history. England posted 184/7 thanks to half-centuries from Jacob Bethell and Harry Brook, but Nepal chased magnificently. You’d probably be a little worried about the England bowling with that in mind. Harry Brook afterwards admitted he was surprised by how Nepal’s batters took on Adil Rashid – ‘not many teams take Adil Rashid like they did’ he said – he had been in superb form against Sri Lanka recently too. That game really highlighted how competitive Associate cricket has become. The ICC should be funding these smaller nations a lot more, but that’s a story for another day!
West Indies looked much more convincing in their opening fixture. Shimron Hetmyer produced a stunning knock with 64 off just 36 balls – the fastest fifty by a West Indies player at a T20 World Cup, reaching his half-century in just 22 balls! This is a massive match for both sides; it will be very interesting to see do West Indies go all out attack against this England side.
WEATHER AND PITCH WATCH:
The Wankhede has produced some cracking cricket so far; USA gave India a decent game here as well. Judging by how close Nepal got to chasing England’s 184 I would suggest scoring conditions will be good here. We see some crazy 200+ games here at the IPL. The pitch is made from red soil which gives good bounce and pace, making it a belter for batting most times. However, we can get some massively spinning track here too so watch out for that – you’ll notice quite quickly. Dew can be a massive factor in Mumbai too, and teams chasing have historically had success given the bowlers struggle with the wet ball. I’d expect a high-scoring thriller here to be honest – both sides have the firepower to post big totals.
RECOMMENDED BET:
It’s no surprise to see England as favourites – they’re trading around 1.44 at the time of writing. They’ve got momentum with nine wins from their last ten T20Is, they’ve just come off a 3-0 series win against Sri Lanka, and on paper they have the stronger squad. However, that Nepal match showed they’re far from invincible. Their supposed banker bowlers in Rashid and Archer were taken apart, and they needed Sam Curran to hold his nerve in the final over to scrape home. I wouldn’t be rushing to take the 1.44. Obviously West Indies are a very hit-and-miss side. They either have a going day and post 200+ or they’re all out for 120. That’s West Indies for you! I feel we’ll see a good game here, and I’m happy with a small bet on West Indies at the odds – I think the game will be closer than the betting suggests.
The Edge Says:
One point win West Indies to beat England 3.1 with Betdaq Exchange
View the market here -> https://betdaq.biz/WCEnWi
IN-RUNNING STRATEGY:
I feel we’ll have a high scoring game here, and it would be wise to focus on supporting the batting side in either innings. If we see a team post 190+, I don’t think the market will panic – chasing that is very much possible, especially with dew. England’s batters are in excellent form, they’ve hit form at the right time too, and obviously West Indies have some big power hitters as well. Given the short boundaries and the quality of batting on show, I’d be looking to back the chasing team at the innings break. With dew coming into play, the chasing side should have conditions in their favour. This could be an absolute run-fest!
