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But IPL is the focus of this podcast. We check the outright in a moment, but we've got best bets, pitch reports, strategies, trades, player win rates, four. Delhi Capitals versus Gujarat Titans. Kolkata Knight Riders versus Lucknow Supergiant, the Punjab Kings versus Sunrisers, Hyderabad, those are our games, and we have special bet right boost requested by The Cricket Betting Podcast team for some of those games, so you need to stay tuned. Let's say hi to Paul Krishnamurti.

His best bets are returning 24.3 points. How's the IPO shaping up, Paul?

All good, Ed. Yeah. Enjoying it. Very happy. We'll we'll get into the team, but very happy with our bet on Punjab each way at nine to one.

And, yeah, promising.

Good. Richard Mann, whose best bets are up a whopping 38 points. Seven two wins from three last week, if I'm correct. Good angles for this show, Rich, incoming?

Yeah. I thought I might be struggling actually, but first two games in particular, very strong. I think I might struggle to to shave the bet's best bets down this week.

Alrighty. They come at the end of the show, so you gotta hang around. The IPL outright check is now happening. These are Bet Right prices, five to two Mumbai Indians, four to one Punjab, nine to two RCB, seven Royals, eight Delhi Capitals, 14 Sunrises, sixteenth I think Gujarat and Look now, 33 is Chennai KKR, obviously price is subject to change as we go podcast production, Mumbai and Registar meeting, for example. I mean, Paul, I think there are two outstanding teams in this IPL so far, and I know it is early days, but it's kind of the job, isn't it, to identify it early, and those are RCB and Punjab, unless you've got another view, or you wanna talk about something else?

No. I I completely concur. Look. You have got to be very wary, and I am wary of not overreacting of two games because we've seen last few seasons, there's been a lot of back and forth. But those they have both looked outstanding, and they've got the pedigree having reached the final last year.

There's no reason to think they won't be there again. And although I respect Mumbai, and we've got to respect a side with that quality, I've got a question of being 3.8 to lay on Betfair at the moment because, you know, think of these outright odds. If you don't make the top two, then three point eight's a terrible bet because you've gotta win three games. You have nine to two chance at minimum, really. So I suspect that the value is there with those two.

They're both around five to one. Again, you're taking the risk. They don't make the top two, but I think pretty confident one of them will.

Yeah. Maybe Delhi Capitals is the team which have been underrated so far as well. The eights beat Mumbai, of course. Richard Mann spots from you?

You know, we said at the start of the tournament that the great thing about this this competition was that anyone can beat anyone, and it's you don't quickly get cream rising to the top, whereas, you know, the tournament like the big bash sixes in Perth after about a month maybe, you already kind of know who's gonna make the playoffs. But, actually, this year, the the difference between the best and the worst to me looks really stark. I mean, Punjab, as Paul said, looked really strong. They look the team to beat to me. But Mumbai, RCB, Delhi, they've all really impressed.

I mean, the teams down at the bottom, CSK and KKR, and, you know, I was quite keen on them at the start before the injuries hit the bowling. They look absolutely dreadful, like miles. The difference between KKR and Punjab, for instance, and I look. We were keen on Punjab on Monday, and and the rain went against us. Crikey.

I mean, some really poor teams. Three three for me, really poor teams. I put some rises in there as well.

Well, let's let's talk about one of those two one of those three poor teams. Cole Catter are probably lucky to have one point after the washout against Punjab. They lost Varan to a hand injury, which is a which has got to be a major worry. I mean, if that is a long termer, are they you know, they could well be done already. And Naren was unwell, so it's probably just one game he's gonna miss.

The three to one Labyrinths finishing bottom, Paul, and then Rich. I mean, they they are a total mess. They've picked three different teams already in three games. They were using Rodman Powell today. They continue to use Cameron Green at three, and I ranted about this last week.

Rachin Ravinda has to play at number three because of their bowling injuries, and he needs to be there to back up their bowling as a proper all rounder. And they they will not pick him despite they've tried three different combinations. He's he's still not being used. Paul, is threes too short now?

Finish, Bob. Look. I think that they I agree with what you're saying. I mean, they've been poor, and they do look at big trouble. And we're gonna get into these other teams as well.

Personally, I'm more down on Gujarat, as I would explain when we get through the team. But, really, that that bottom place look. We've got some rises already in the VIP at nine to one. And it's a case of do we add some more? Because to me, it's four teams.

It's sunrises KKR, Chennai, and Gujarat. And it's a case of which one you pick and when you're back and really just

Rich, do I mean, do you see Keikiah turning form around?

No. I I agree with you, Ed. I I think they look really poor. I mean, this this fascination with Cameron Green, I mean, they're not the only ones fascinated by him, but I watched him against Zavi Bartlett today on Monday, and he just looked dreadful against the moving ball. I mean, it won't went to too many deals, but foot movement against the moving ball is shocking.

If he's not bowling, I cannot understand how he's playing ahead of CFA or Ravindra selection all over the place as I called it last week, and it will definitely happen. At some point, they'll keep chopping and changing, and the line will open the batting. So keep an eye on that one, but they look really poor to me. And I mean, I looked at that bowling today, albeit they were missing two. And I just thought, well, Punjab, if they were to bat first, they could make two fifty.

Yeah. KK, I'm very lucky to get away with that one. Thanks to Rain. We're underway on your IPL Betting Hub for BET, right? We are the Cricket Betting Podcast team.

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Wednesday, fifteen 100. Perishot, Cutler Stadium, 45 DC versus 42, 41 Unibet. Gujarat evens generally. Delhi, the surprise package total match runs last ten, four one six four against one seven one expected to line up like this. Rahul Nusanka Rana, Ritsvi with Mukesh Kumar being the sub when they bowl.

Miller stabs Axar, Viipraj, Kaldi, Mungidi, Nathar Rajan still no word on Stark, Gujarat, Sai, Goodman Girl has got a back spasm. Now that could keep him out for a while. So Kushka opening the bathroom with Sai. Butler, Philip Sundar, Tawatia, Sharuk, and then Prasid Krishna being subbed in and out for him, Rashid, Rupada, Ashok, and Suraj. Paul, what have you got on the Kotler pitch report?

It it did look like a tricky surface against Mumbai.

It did. And this is a really interesting situation, actually, because the form at Delhi is is a ground of extremes. This is when I did the pre tournament rankings, pitch reports, this was the most batting friendly and sixth friendly ground in the tournament. However, if you look how going way back, I can remember there'd been a champions league. They played a lot of games here, and it was it was slow and low, and you couldn't get one forty, right, because it was such a small ground.

It's a bit like Sharjah. Now we saw a few games in the World Cup, and it was hard to really tell because there weren't any big scores at all, but most of the games involved associate teams. So whether it was down there, it didn't look like a batting paradise. And, certainly, the evidence Saturday was, you know, definitely low scoring. But you're betting we're betting on it.

Can can you rely on that being the case? Because the parloins, according to, Betfair, who were first up with this, 179.5, 180.5. Well, that's one, even after Saturday, that's one eleven out of 13 times overs in the last two years. And the par has been above 200 and sixty's has been 20.5. So at this stage, it's a wait and see for me.

Can I just quickly add that? That was a day game, so a morning game UK time as well. So I I wonder if the 03:00 kickoffs might might just take us back to normal a little bit. Sometimes in these day games, pitch can be a bit sticky and tacky. And then as you get towards night, particularly second innings when there's a lot of due, it is better for Bayern.

I'm not making any firm assumptions. I just wouldn't be writing off Delhi as a runners ground up based on one morning game.

Yeah. It's also worth noting that last year, the pitches weren't ideal. They were cracked a lot of time. He was still getting one eighty plus, one nineties in games. So I think you probably should take Saturday morning as being an outlier at the moment.

Righty. Rich, are Delhi an outlier? Are they the real deal?

Well, they've they've been good so far. I mean, they've been good without KL Rahul firing as well. And, I mean, you can usually bank on him making 500 runs per season. So when he comes good, you would think that it could be a pretty good side. Rizvi has just been outstanding, incredible find, really.

The only they've played in two low scoring games, haven't they so far. When they get on a proper arm wrestle, big scoring game, that'll be the real test. But the bowling's look good. I mean, bowling's really good against Mumbai, albeit the pitch did a bit. They're certainly gonna be a game for anyone, which considering they're not a Stark, we thought that was a big loss to them that they've come out firing.

Paul, because you were arguably should have got over the line against the right the royals. I thought watching it, Ribada and Rashid have basically got them into the absolute box position and then couldn't get a job job done. I mean, you could also say that Royal Death Bowling was absolutely superb, but you've got you've got a problem with Gujarat. Do wanna do you wanna start on that now?

Yeah. I mean, look, Ribalda and Rashid Khan showed against it. Again, that they are more than capable with the bat. Right? And did really well at Schenbeck, but let's not disguise from the glaring truth, which is that their mental order is is diabolical.

Right? And if Gill is injured and this is a recurrence of a shoulder, neck, back problem that he's had, then that's disastrous for them because okay. I like Glenn. He hasn't done it yet in the tournament, but I like Glenn Phillips. But Washington, Sundar, Sharuk, Khan, these are poor players.

These are they're they're not up to standard in my book. I don't think Kumar Keshagra is really top class either. And I can't get over that game they had against Punjab where they didn't hit a single six in the last eight overs. You know, the timing was just terrible. And I just think a team with those with that is that lopsided is going to lose not gonna win many games.

And if they if they do lose Gil for any period of time or if, you know, heaven forbid, loses four. He's entitled to at some point. Right? I don't know, obviously, what they've got.

One thing that happens in the game, Richard?

Look at the sixes, lines because individual player sixes lines because it's still a really small ground. Rizvi over 1.56 is seven to four three six five. Last three knocks, seven four five. He probably doesn't even need to make a big score for that to come in. And I I don't wanna contradict myself here.

But with bet three six five only, so it's for bet three six five customers only. But Nassanka most Delhi Capital sixes is 15 to two, and he's gonna be opening the batting. I just thought that that's that's wrong, really. He's had look. He's not a natural six hitter.

It's hard to drink on his t 20 World Cup numbers because he played so many games at Colombo. But when he got to Pala Kelly and he made a 100 against Australia, he made five. I just thought it was a big price, particularly if you think Titans could struggle to make a big score should they bat first as well. So I just I thought it was just a big price.

Paul, thing that happens in the match from you?

Well, it's a shame. I wish there was a market on this because we know we can always bet on the first six overs. Can't bet on the last five or six overs, made finishers absolutely brilliant, powerful. Miller, Stubbs, Nagam, Axar, could easily see them doing something like RCB did yesterday, right, and just go absolutely berserk. On the other hand, so back extreme overs in other words, to the death of Delhi on this small ground.

On the other hand, I take on Gujarat at the death, all those reasons. I don't think they've got any finishes. And also, look at these Delhi bowlers, naturals Natarajan Kumar's also a very good defender.

You there for

a while.

So, again, probably three months.

We just lost you there. You just dropped off when you started talking about Natarajan.

Yeah. Natharjan is right back to the form he he was in a couple of years ago, and he's an outstanding def bowler. Really hard to get away. Mukesh Kumar, also a good def bowler. So back to Converse, extreme overs for Delhi at the def, extreme unders for Gujarat.

Alrighty. Maybe Paul, I'll have a look at your connection. I might ask you to lose your bid. That might help. I'm gonna look at some win rates in a second, just a line on sort of mismatch on power play.

So you've got Delhi Capital's third bottom on power play with the bat average last season against a Gujarat side ranked number one with the ball in terms of economy in the power play. So you can get Ladbrokes 10 to 11 under DC, 71.5 runs in the first eight. Not much doing on the first six over the markets at the moment, but do keep an eye on that one. This is one of those mismatches that we like to identify, that's why we do the stats works, because the bookmakers certainly won't be aware that we've got a really cracked power play bowling side in Gujarat versus a slow go deli in the power play with the bat. Player win rates, we have requested a boost on KL Rahul with Betting Right.

Why we've why have we done that? We started the tournament with a 38% win rate in the last two years and clipped slightly with two blanks, but far too good a player to ignore for long. So is the timing absolutely perfect? Does he make it third time lucky? That's five to two.

So one to potentially get involved with. Si Suddersen has a win rate of 38% boosted by a bet right to five to two as well. As Paul says, didn't try to have a drop in form, but given that Suge McGill is not there, probably, and these two basically tend to alternate in terms of top bats, Si obviously is a strong fancy. I've got a note on Prashy Krishna for two wickets or more cheap ones at the death. No Cyclosure yet for Gujarat, Titans, yet 30% win rate last two years, 92 Skybert Hills and the Flutterburns for top Gujarat bowler, Richard Manuel players to follow.

Yeah. I like Nguidi. Winner for in the top Delhi bowler market first game. That was on economy, and he took three wickets out of that game. Krishna, I completely agree.

Your fabulous baller. Really improved. Sudarsan, obviously, top bat, but his 50 is he's 50 price. He's, two to one with Betting Podcast. Fair enough.

If you think the pitch is gonna play okay. So I made a 100 in this fixed gear on this ground last season. I think it was a 100 a not out of 61 bars. This gives you your access down 200.

Pool players to follow?

Yeah, I'm all oversized at Dostoony, it's selfish. As Rich said, made 100 last year. And you said 38% win rate, well that includes against Sugar McGill and against an informed Josh Butler, which is not the case now. So five to two is an absolute no brainer. A nine to two top match batsman isn't a bad bet either, to be honest.

Also, I like Glenn Phillips over 24.5 player performance, bet three six five. You know, takes a hell of a lot of catches and could bowl does bowl the odd over. But more important, he's due, isn't he? He's absolutely due for the decent innings. He's too good to he's I've always thought he would deliver something with an IPL.

I think he'll get his a good innings soon.

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KKR evens generally, Lucknow Super Giants nine to 10 with Betting Podcast, Rohani, Allen, Green, Raghavanshi, Powell. If Naren is not fit again, Rinku Ramandhi, Anna Kuroy, Saini, Aurora, Tiagi, Patherana, quite close to getting involved with KKRI, I think. Total match runs averages in the last 10, at one four seven with the bat and two one three with the ball. That's a big, big gap. LSG one eight three, one eight nine respectively on the same stat.

Marsh, Mark and Pampe, Budoni subbing in and out with Namib, Shamim, Puran, Samad, Chaudhry, Siddharth, Avish, Digvesh, Prince, Paul. Let's go to your Eden Gardens pitch report. We're still waiting for that run fest.

Well, the problem is KKR, isn't it? Because sun rises did get 226. So the runs are there. And in this fixture last year, it was two three eight b two three four. Two twenty or more is only a 2.8 chance for the last two years, par is above 200, sixes line is 20.5, 21.5.

No reason to think that won't change. One thing, there's no real toss bias here long term. But interestingly, was KKR choosing to bat Thursday, which was is again, is the norm for a for an evening match.

We've spoken about KKR finishing bottom, Rich, so we don't need to go into it anymore. But is this one to wait and see for the team use for KKR? Because if they're missing Naren and Barenigan, they're they've got to be taken on, haven't they, with LSG at at those prices, nine to 10 bet for it?

Yeah. I I think so. The other factor as well is just keep an eye on the weather closer to the time as well because, obviously, we had a lot of rain there on Monday, and the pitch did a bit. It obviously been under covers, and about, like, did swing around corners. So particularly if you're betting runs first, and indeed you wanna be watching that weather in the buildup.

But I quite like LSG, actually. I I I don't think they're gonna win it, but I I think they're very strong top sort of four or five. And from what I've seen so far, think they'd be too strong for KKR.

Who wins so much, Paul?

We are going with LSG too. I was just gonna say on on the as far as the outright's concerned, that could be the value. It's early days. One one one match at two. They're 22 to one on the exchange, 11 to four plus to make the top four.

I was worried about their bowling. They've definitely got an outstanding batting lineup, and I think you gotta stick with the original thesis. They haven't done it so far with the bat, but they've definitely got the players too, and, you know, Eden Goulds is a good ground for runs. But the bowling is better than I thought. I mean, Mohamed Shamy's started brilliantly, and, you know, he did nothing last year for some risers.

But going back a couple of years, he was arguably the best bowler in this tournament. So if he does that, if he delivers, Norkea has played as well, then I think they can take a bit contenders.

Rich, I mean, I've bug bugbear of mine, I hate it when teams mess around with their batting orders. As I'm sure I've bored you before down the years. But, oh, look. Now I'm making the most of Peran here. He he you should not be batting below Ayash Bodoni.

No. And I was actually just gonna jump in there when Paul was waxing lyrical about LSK and just said that the only thing that actually put me off puts me off them a little bit, and I am a fan of them, was, you know, in the first game, pan open from nowhere, having Markham being an opener and done so well last year, I just found it baffling. Thankfully, that didn't happen in the second game. But like you said, Pooh are not buying three. Mean, it just needs to be Markham March, Pooh on three, Punt four, and then the rest follows, really.

So that just puts me off. I just wonder who's making the decisions and and why they're why they're making or what tools seem like poor tactical choices. But if they get everything right, there is no doubt very, very dangerous side.

Lovely stuff. I've got another stats angle for you. We've got another mismatch here. Unsurprisingly, it's KKR who are well down among the bottom feeders. Tenth ranked KKR on last season's sixes number average per game and totals look now at number two.

They're busting nine sixes per game in the last 10 and just one of those markets which players don't really pay too much attention to, so just basically go for a choice affair or what have you, and then one firm might have a different sort of opinion for some reason, LSG twenty one twenty with three six five, I'd have LSG very, very clear favourites. Any team with Puran in really would be clear favourites. One thing that happens, Paul, in this match?

I'm gonna say SG to score more runs in the first six overs. I think Chamois will be very, very tricky, especially for Cacao. And also, if indeed there's a bit more rain there and the ball does a bit early, I just think they're better equipped to cope with that than KKO. We saw that today. They really struggled against Punjab before it got called off.

Richard Mann, one more thing that happens if you Yeah.

That's that's a cracking bet, but I do like Adrian Malcolm to have a good game generally. For him to score a six, four to six with a bet where I I don't like playing up four to six shots, but, eleven and eight 11 maximums in eight games at t twenty World Cup, two in the last game at Hyderabad, and you can also back mark them two sixties with Betting three six five at seven to four. As long as I thought the weather was decent, and it wasn't gonna be a mind for that. I like them on this ground. It's just so small.

Righty. Player win rates per per round. Win rate's 30% last two years in IPL. You're getting 10%. He's four to one bet for a Quinn bet.

Top bat for LSG. Digvesh Rati, 28.5% win rate with the ball last two years, 92 bet Victor and the Flutter Firms. I've got a note about Mitchell Marsh and Markham milestone betting. Certainly, Markham was gonna deliver at some stage. Check out Evens prices around about there, maybe slightly gain the odds against potentially for 30 or more in the opening.

That's about $3.06 5, I said. Are pool players for you?

Yeah. Mark would to make a 53 to one. You've got to stick with that banging form, and that delivers over the last two years in across all club t 20 cricket, including on much harder conditions in South Africa. And Rich already mentioned it, but we've gotta get on quickly. 19 to one Sunil Narayan with Flutter.

The Ruhani said it at the toss today. He had a little tease. You know, we're thinking about putting Narayan up as opener again and then didn't. But after a failure for the openers today, I there's every chance he's he's opening this game.

Well, as long as it's not Rahmani not opening alongside him, I mean, I think I'll have to put my head through a window if KKR do that. And, I mean, where are gonna bat Finn Allen if they if it's I mean, it must be Rahanna who comes out. Sure. Yeah.

It goes down to three. That's his natural position anyway, isn't it?

Yeah. Rich players.

Yeah. Because, I mean, Green's gotta go. Surely. He just looks absolutely shocking. I mean, if Green plays again, he's an underplayer, but I can't believe we'll keep picking him.

I mean, Ragavanski is very solid top KKR because you can just pick holes in all of them, can't you? Fenelon struggles, especially when the ball's moved. Rouhani's struggled. The they all look shocking apart from Raghavanci. So 92, he looks pretty solid, but but I would definitely be taking a chance on the line as well.

Nice save for that.

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We are betting in Rich, Paul and I are dipping in on the VIP chat on occasion as well. So it's a good community. And as I said, we're working hard to find that early value. We are really looking to hit early prices. We're on Punjab against KKR.

We're a good forty hours ahead, think, and we're annoyed by the rain. But we're on to Punjab now. Sunrise is out of opponents on Saturday awaiting the full range of prices, but Punjab favorites are best three to four with Betway. Sunrise at 23.2 Betting Podcast Angles, Virgin Bet. Punjab for and against last 10, total match runs one seven seven one six six.

9.7 sixes their average per game. They line up like this. Prabh, Aya, Shahal subbing in or out, Connolly, Schweiss, Vadhira, Shechank, Stoinis, Jansen, Bartlett, they're still batting at this point, Vysheck, Arshdeep, Sunrise of one nine eight, one seven four, for and against on total match runs last ten, ten point one one sixes, one of the few teams who would trump Punjab on the average sixes. Head opening the batting with Abhishek, Head will be subbed out for Isham Malinga when they bowl. Isham Kishan, we'll talk about that top three in a minute.

Livingston, Classen, Ready, Anukat, Burma, Unukat, Kumar, Harshal. Still no Cummins. Gone for a scan on his back. What we make in this venue and pitch, please, Paul. We've got big sick two six hitting teams here, Paul.

Well, this is this is the underground, if any, one of the undergrounds. The over the past two years, par here is only one seven five to one eighty. Sixes line is 13.5. Seven out of 12 games seem fewer than 15 sixes. And if we take the first game here, that was on a pitch that saw two both teams scored 200 last year, and it was a hundred and sixty to hundred hundred sixty two first innings.

So I have to say, think it's an undersgram, and it's very interesting to see the early lines on this in the Flat Earth got up at their 20.5 sixes line when more than half are fewer than 15.

Interesting stuff. Rich, I mean, I did wonder whether Podcast might be underrated for this one. They certainly were underrated against KKR. Three to four floating your boat?

Or It probably is, but I was the same as you. I was hoping we'd we'd that sunrises would be over bet again. They look really strong, Punch. I do. They really do.

They just look to tick all the boxes. I'm pretty down on sunrises, not being impressed at all. Top part is not fired. I mean, to have his head I mean, he he he's had a shocking twelve months, and then he turns up from the ashes and breaks our hearts and destroys England for six weeks. And then goes to the World Cup terrible again, doesn't play in the bash, doesn't play Sheffield Shield, and then he's come here and he can't get everyone either.

Sometimes is looking a little bit towards me. They're relying heavily on the middle order to try and just keep them competitive. I think Punjab will win this.

Paul, did Punjab win?

Yeah. Look. I I think so. I think their value, 11 to 10 most sixties with flutter, which again is just wrong. I mean, last season, they got a 173 to Sunrise as a 120.

Glad they played three more games, but that's still well ahead. And more importantly, I think Punjab's bowling is far superior. Sunrise's bowling, it looks very weak for me. Look. My only fear is just getting ahead of myself.

You know, they're my tip to win it. They've started brilliantly. And, you know, I just fear fear and overreaction, but you have to bet on what you see in front of you. And Punjab look outstanding, so nice to look at Paul.

Only one thing Punjab will do as well, Paul, in this tournament, and and met I'm not saying it's this game, but they're gonna win a game from nowhere in a chase because of that batting depth. They've got Stoinis, what, is down there at six seven, is it?

Seven.

Seven. Stornis has got your best is your best six hitter in this in this Punjab in terms of boundary of six to six percentage per ball's face. Jansen Bartlett can hit can hit the ball. They're they're gonna get up from nowhere, Punjab. That's a little tip for you strategy wise moving forward.

Look out for that. Rich, this has gotta be one of our favorite angles of all time. It's Marco Janssen against left handers. Sunrise is top three, all left handers. How do we play it, or do we play it?

Because this is this is one of your favorite plays, isn't it, Janssen against the Southpaw?

Yeah. You know it. T 20 internationals, 50 over internationals, pretty good record against righties, but his numbers against left handers are sensational. You remember that World Cup match against India that South Africa bossed them, and then and, again, it was Jansen who did the damage with a new ball. I think if you if like me, you like Punjab, you have a you gotta have a bit on the man of the match, haven't you?

You've gotta try and get some double figures in the man of the match. Look for player performance. That that two wickets are more I do like that market, so see what he is for that. Just another one for some guys. I do wanna flag him up actually.

Isha Malinga, he put him in the VIP on Sunday to take two wickets, Armagh. Finished with one for 30, but he bowed really well. He was really unlucky not to get Rich. I pounced twice. Ball just died over mid off.

But, actually, that still means that in his last six IPL games, in four of them, he's taken two wickets or more, and he went off nine to four at the weekend. I suspect it'll be a similar sort of price for that market again. He's just a genuine wicket taker, and Sunrises haven't got many of them.

They certainly haven't. And and one of the great things about betting is that when you do place a bet and the Malinga bet was a nice bet and was the right one to do, But because you're so involved in the game, you spot things which you perhaps wouldn't, and and this is another point which goes against Gunrisers. That was a short, small chase against Pants LSG, wasn't it? Malinga comes on. He takes one for five in his first over.

So what does Sunrises do? They take him off. Yeah. It was apt. It's just absolutely crazy.

It's just I I just I just keep a little pad nearby and just a little black mark for every time you see a a captain do that. It was a really interesting

Yeah.

Tactic. Sure. Let's put it that way from sunrises. Paul and Nugget?

Not to be unders on sunrises sixes. So there's only one firm up, which is a lot of firms, and they go four to six under 11.5. I suspect it'll be more like 10.5 elsewhere at five to six or evens, but, you know, given the stats I mentioned before that more than half the game are fewer than 15 in total, and we Punjab have the edge. That's just too high for me.

Alrighty. Let's go into the player win rates waiting area, shall we say, this time, rather than win rate value. Well, Prab Singh, 72 general, we're waiting on him to do the business of a top Punjab. But Abhishek, 24% win rate at the start of the season, put three blank. I mean, he's actually dipped out of win rate value, but he's sort of in the waiting zone.

He's I mean, he's gonna win at some point, Abhishek. So no, Tom. Him, Unakat with the ball, 27% has won, but is underrated in the markets. We've mentioned Jansen for top Punjab bowler at 130 with Skybeck because he's gonna knock all three southpaws over, as Richard says. Rich, plays from you.

Yeah. I I might be going near near to shreddy here, top sunrises back just on the basis that I think Punjab will win, and Janssen can do some early damage. Clarkson's made runs, but he's been very sluggish in the early part of his innings. I'm not quite convinced he's at his absolute best. Livingston really struggled, hasn't he?

They'll tell Rob Key. So so I could maybe yeah. I could definitely play that. And and, obviously, as I said, Janssen in the player performance, Wickets, Marquise, Man of the Match, maybe I'll level up close to the time and see where the best value is. But, yeah, man Janssen on side at the very least.

Well Yeah. Similar, and because there's not a lot out. It's only the one firm out. 12 to one, Niti's come already. Big, big price.

Also, they also go 17 to one, Aricket Verma, who was outstanding against Yeah. RCB in the first game. So probably Dutch knows, but to say, let's take a look later in the week when everyone's up.

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Right. Okay. I'll kick off then two points. Sai Sudharsan 50, titans v Delek Capitals at two zero one, bet $3.06 5. Then the game we've just covered, Punjab versus Sunrises.

I'll have a point Marco Janssen in the man of the match market. Best price available, I'll I'll update in in the channels. And then in the same game at two points each, I'm willing to get two wickets or more. Punjab, Sunrises, Match. Again, I'll update prices near the time, but suspect we'll be looking nine to four again.

Paul, Christian, Matti?

Okay. I have a two and a half point double. Delhi over 8.5 sixes at four-five, and Sunrises under 11.5 at four-six, that's with flutter firms. I have 1.5 points, Sais Sudarsan, top Gujarat batsman at five to two, that's with Bet Wright, and one point on Aiden Markham to make a 50 with Bet365.

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