Wednesday, November 15th
Host nation India takes on New Zealand in our first semi-final at the Cricket World Cup and unsurprisingly, they’ll start firm favourites in betting.
India remain undefeated, they’ve been almost faultless and their record has been bolstered by some truly stunning solo tournaments from the likes of Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami.
They are playing with confidence, class and swagger, and they’ll be further buoyed once again by their parochial home crowd.
The Kiwi started the tournament in fine form, winning each of their first four, but they were ultimately lucky to scrape into the finals after losing four in a row as well.
This one looks to be an open and shut case, in my opinion.
Suggested Bets
- India to Win ($1.30)
- Virat Kohli Over 38.5 Runs ($1.83)
- Mohammad Shami Over 2.5 Wickets ($2.50)
Thursday, November 16th
Betting suggests the tighter contest in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finals will materialise between South Africa and Australia, and it’s not hard to see why.
Following a couple of early hiccups, both nations have been excellent, and clearly the second and third picks behind the host nation.
South Africa’s form, to be fair, has just been a little shakier than Australians, and a recent loss to India was convincing.
The likes of David Warner, Mitch Marsh and particularly, Glenn Maxwell, are well and truly firing on all cylinders, and they should prove to be an enormous thorn in the side of South Africa as well.
I’m of the opinion that a washout is what is most likely to derail Australia’s chances of making another final – they are in far better form than when they lost to South Africa on the second matchday, and with inclement weather forecast, that is an unfortunate possibility.
Regardless, I’m still leaving heavily in favour of the Aussies from a betting standpoint.
Suggested Bets
- Australia to Win ($1.73)
- Mitch Marsh Australia Top Runscorer ($5)
- David Warner Over 30.5 Runs ($1.83)
- Marco Jansen 2+ Wickets ($2)