ENGLAND’S odds have been slashed to win the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup with sportsbet.com.au after crushing New Zealand in the semi-final on Wednesday.
The English were the enigmas of the tournament given their indifferent form leading in, and despite nearly falling to both Afghanistan and South Africa, they are $2.25 with Crownbet.com.au to win the World Cup.
25-year-old opener Jason Roy did the damage for the English, smashing 78 runs off just 44 balls to help guide his side to their first T20 World Cup final since winning the tournament back in 2010.
Yuvraj Singh ruled out for India’s crunch semi-final match up against the West Indies
INDIA remain the $2.10 favourites to win the T20 World Cup despite losing one of their key contributors ahead of their pivotal semi-final clash with the West Indies.
India veteran Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of the rest of the World T20 with an ankle injury, leaving the home nation down one of their key players going into the pivotal clash against the West Indies.
India team director Ravi Shastri believes his team as a collective unit need to stand up and stop relying on individual brilliance.
“It will have an impact, he’s had his moments,” Shastri said.
“You can’t depend on one or two players, you need six or seven players to step up to the plate, it’s not happened really in this tournament so far, let’s hope tomorrow is the start,”
“We have played 70 per cent to our ability in this tournament, so there’s still 30 per cent of areas where we can improve, let’s hope it happens tomorrow because in a semifinal you’ve got to get your A game,”
Even though there was an external call for the team to stand up, the Indians will be hoping their super striker Virat Kohli can continue his stellar tournament.
The 27-year-old firebrand has top scored for his team twice en route to the semi-final, and Sportsbet.com.au has Kohli at $3.30 to again top the scoring sheet for the Indians.
Manish Pandey has been named as Youvraj’s replacement in India’s 15-man squad.
Pandey has not been seen at the international level since he hit a century against the Australians during India’s One Day International series loss earlier this year.
WilliamHill is still expecting the Indians to be too strong for the West Indians in their semi-final match up.
The English bookmaking giants have the home nation at $1.43 to make it through to the final, while the West Indies are $2.80 outsiders to make it through to the final for the first time since winning the tournament in 2012.
Aussie ladies short priced favourites to win the World Cup
THE Australian women’s Twenty20 side will go into the final as $1.65 favourites to win their fourth World Cup title in a row after overcoming England in the semi-final.
The Southern Stars were behind the eight ball for much of the second innings but key wickets at vital moments ensured the Aussies will keep their unblemished record of never missing a World Cup T20 final intact.
The Aussies will now meet the winner of the semi-final matchup between the overwhelming favourites New Zealand ($1.63) and the West Indies ($2.85).
