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Thursday 16th October
Punters were on the mark in the first Test
between India and Australia when the match ended up drawn.
There was plenty of money to suggest that
would happen before the Test began, with one punter from the UK placing a
total of $12,000 on a draw at an average of 2.30. There had also been
support for India (3.25 into 3.00), but they were all but out of
contention during their first innings chase of Australia.
After that point in time, the possibility
of bad weather as well as a reasonably favourable batting track saw money
continue to come for a draw, including one bet of $8000 at 1.60. That
result has given us some hope however that the Aussies either win or draw
the four Test series and that would be a more than handy result. Several
four figure amounts (largest being $6000) was placed on India to win the
series at 2.25, and while that remains the price, we haven't given up hope
just yet.
The second Test gets under way on Friday,
and it will be the first time that Australia has played India in Mohali.
Only seven Tests have been played at this ground, and while India has only
lost once, there have been four draws. That statistic has seen plenty of
money come for the draw again, and in the first 24 hours of betting, the
price crashed from 2.30 into 2.20.
Anil Kumble has been under fire this week
about his performance in the first Test, but it is worth noting that the
spinner has grabbed 15 wickets at his last two appearances in Mohali. That
may be an opportunity if any bookies are offering a 'most wickets' market,
and of course also points towards the pitch being a spinner's track. We
will be taking on the draw again to try and get some of the first Test
losses back. |
