India goes head-to-head with New Zealand in what promises to be an action-packed Cricket World Cup match in Dharamsala, this Sunday the 22nd of October. We will look at the match from a betting point of view.
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INDIA
India currently sits in 2nd place in the World Cup rankings, and they have won all 4 of their matches so far and are 12/10 to win the tournament.
India took on Bangladesh on Thursday in Pune, where Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. The Indian bowlers struggled upfront, and they only took the first wicket after a 93-run partnership from Bangladesh. However, after this the wickets began falling more frequently, and Bangladesh ended up putting a total of 256 runs on the board. Ravindra Jadeja was crowned best Indian bowler, taking 2 wickets for just 38 runs in his 10 over spell.
India hit the pitch with purpose and had no problem chasing down the target that Bangladesh had put up, winning by 7 wickets and with 51 balls remaining. Star batsman on the day was Virat Kholi who scored 103 runs off 97 deliveries.
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand are currently topping the World Cup table, winning all 4 of their matches to date.
New Zealand went head-to-head with Afghanistan on Wednesday in Chennai where Afghanistan won the toss and decided to field first. Afghanistan dismissed the dangerous Devon Conway with 30 runs on the board and applied pressure on New Zealand. At around the 20 over mark, New Zealand lost 3 more wickets in quick succession before stabilising, and they ended their 50 overs on 288 runs. Despite coming into bat at number 6, Glenn Phillips was the highest scorer with 71 runs off 80 balls.
New Zealand were sharp in the field, and they never looked to be in any danger, dismissing the Afghanistan line-up for just 139 runs after 34.4 overs. Lockie Ferguson picked up 3 wickets for just 19 runs in his 7 overs, giving him the best bowling figures.
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India (4/10)
New Zealand (18/10)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The sides met in a  3-game series in January in India with the hosts winning the series 3-0. In 2019/20 New Zealand strung a run of 5 successive wins together over India.
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Suggested Bet: Top NZ Bowler – Trent Boult at 2/1
Boult is always at the batsmen making them play, and he has been on solid form in this world cup so far. He also has a lot of experience in important matches like the one against India and is well capable of getting early wickets and wrapping up the tail.
Suggested Bet: Overs 0-10 – India total over 59.5 at 14/10
India has a strong batting line-up that will look to attack New Zealand early on and I am backing them to score at 6 runs an over or more in the 1st 10 overs.
