{"id":1478785,"date":"2021-10-29T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T09:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betting.betfair.com\/cricket\/20-twenty-cricket\/twenty20-world-cup\/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-t20-world-cup-tips-sri-lanka-have-six-appeal-291021-194.html"},"modified":"2021-10-29T09:44:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T09:44:00","slug":"south-africa-v-sri-lanka-t20-world-cup-tips-sri-lanka-have-six-appeal","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-t20-world-cup-tips-sri-lanka-have-six-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa v Sri Lanka T20 World Cup Tips: Sri Lanka have six appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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South Africa v Sri Lanka<\/a>
Saturday 29 October, 15:00
TV: live on Sky Sports<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Africa steady<\/strong><\/h2>\n

South Africa are one win from two and are not looking too shabby. They also appear to have solved an internal crisis after Quinton de Kock<\/strong> refused to play in the success against West Indies for being asked to ‘take a knee’ for racial equality.<\/p>\n

De Kock has apologised and, presumably, comes straight back into the side. Reeza Hendricks will have to make way. A win would put them in a strong position to chal-lenge England and Australia for qualification.<\/p>\n

Given the toss bias in the tournament they may not be the worst outright bet<\/a> in the world at 19.0<\/span>18\/1<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Probable XI<\/strong> De Kock, Bavuma, Markram, Van der Dussen, Klaasen, Miller, Pretorius, Ra-bada, Maharaj, Shamsi, Nortje<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka intent<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sri Lanka, on the face of it, looked to have been well-beaten by Australia on Thursday. But there was a lot to like about their batting performance.<\/p>\n

They really took it to Australia, the No 1 bowling-ranked team, to post a competitive 154<\/strong>. Showing batting intent has been a major factor so far in the tournament and the likes of Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa can give it a fearful tonk.<\/p>\n

Yes, they have issues with the ball and in the field. They were disappointing against Aus-tralia in that regard. It might be time for them to deploy an extra spinner – Dhananjaya de Silva or Akila Dananjaya – in place of Chamika Karunaratne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Possible XI<\/strong> Kusal, Nissanka, Asalanka, Avishka, Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya, Wanindu, Sha-naka, Chameera, Theekshana, Lahiru.<\/p>\n

Pitch report<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The average total from games (five) at Sharjah is just 133. There’s an 80% toss bias for the chaser. In The IPL there were ten games. The toss bias was 72% and the average score was 137.<\/strong> With the runs par line expected to be in the late 140s if Sri Lanka bat first and mid-150s if South Africa do so, both look a short.<\/p>\n

Like Lanka hitting<\/strong><\/h2>\n

South Africa won 3-0 in Sri Lanka before the tournament began so it is something of a leap to reckon this will be tight. Even so, with the toss bias and team characteristics displayed so far, a case can be made for the outsiders.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka are 2.66<\/span>13\/8<\/span><\/strong>.<\/a> With the toss in their favour (batting second) they will probably go off at 2.40<\/span>7\/5<\/span><\/strong><\/strong>. There are worse bets.<\/p>\n

As we said, what we like about Sri Lanka is intent. The have an in-tournament boundary percentage of 16% while South Africa manage only 10%. Two-year form have them ranked at fourth and eighth respectively. To that end, 13\/8 about Sri Lanka hitting most sixes is possibly the bet of the day.<\/a><\/p>\n

Tops value<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Aiden Markram<\/strong> is the most reliable top-bat bet in the tournament<\/a> with a hit rate of 50% in the qualification period. Sportsbook’s 9\/2 is a big one<\/a>. De Kock is 15\/8 which may seem short but gives up six points on win rate.<\/p>\n

For Sri Lanka Rajapaksa is 13\/2.<\/a> He batted at No 3 for Sri Lanka in the previous series and did okay. So he is one to watch.<\/p>\n

With the ball Lungi Ngidi<\/strong> is the most potent bowler in the world in this market<\/a>. He won’t play but at a whopping 10\/3 you get your money back.<\/p>\n

There’s been a bias for man of the match awards going to bowlers this tournament, possibly because the commentary team has more ex-bowlers than bats. A rarity. So we note Kagiso Rabada’s 12\/1 for man of the match<\/strong>, likewise Anrich Nortje at the same. Ngidi is 14s.<\/a><\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

The T20 World Cup betting bonanza continues on Cricket…Only Bettor<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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