ICC Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Pakistan Odds and Betting Preview

Story by Tom Goulding on 2011-03-07 13:00:10

PALLEKEL INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUM, KANDY - New Zealand face Pakistan this Tuesday morning in the Cricket World Cup as New Zealand aim to end Pakistan's 100% record in this year's competition. Pakistan are 13/20 favourites (bet £20 to win £13) on Betfair to make it four wins out of four after victories over Sri Lanka, Kwenya and Canada. New Zealand got the better of Kenya and Zimbabwe but lost to Australia, and they are best at 6/4 on Betfair to get the better of Pakistan, and 5/4 with most other bookies.

Despite their three wins, Pakistan have not outscored an opposition in number of sixes hit at all, compared to the Kiwis two sixes victories, and both sides are 6/5 to outscore the other in sixes, New Zealand with bet365 and BetVictor, and Pakistan with Blue Square. The draw in number of sixes is 11/2 with bet365.

The total number of sixes in New Zealand's games have been 4, 1 and 2, while it has been 6, 3 and 2 in Pakistan's. It is 3/4 on Betfair for between zero and four (inclusive), and 17/20 for both between five and seven (inclusive), and for eight and above.

There have been 26, 43 and 13 fours in New Zealand's three games, and 27, 48 and 25 boundaries in Pakistan's matches. With four out of those six games have seen 30 or less boundaries, it is 3/4 for 0 to 30 fours on Betfair. The same price (3/4) is for 31-40 and 4/5, again on the Betfair exchange, for 41 and above.

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill is 7/2 to be the top Kiwi scorer with Betfred, Stan James and Ladbrokes, after his top score of 86 against Zimbabwe and his top score of 39 versus Kenya. Brendan McCullum is similarly 7/2 to be the best batsman, being the other opener, while lower order batsman Nathan McCullum is 33/1 with Skybet and BetVictor to be top scorer for the Kiwis, despite his top score of 52 against Australia.

Kamran Akmal top scored in both the Kenya win (with 71) and the Canada win (48), and he is 5/1 to be top Pakistani batsman with Paddy Power and BetVictor. Misbah-ul-Haq is 6/1 with Ladbrokes his top score of 83 with Sri Lanka, and 65 against Kenya.

The match starts at 0900 GMT on Tuesday morning.

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