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The Betfair Trader keeps the profits ticking over as Pakistan beat South Africa

Pakistan beat South Africa

Yesterday's Result: £353.66

Really not too much to say about this one. It was the 3rd ODI in the series but given the planned Betfair downtime during the match I didn't bother getting up early for it and just got on with some normal work. Consequently I didn't really have a chance to tune in until Pakistan were well into their successful run chase.

When I did the Pakistan price at 1.3x just seemed too big. South Africa had obvioulsy found batting on the track tough though so I watched a little, read about the game and then decided to back them. I got in and out a couple of times and the price did move against me once or twice on the fall of wickets but never by very much and certainly not enough to make me take a loss on any position.

While they didn't make quick work of chasing the 198 victory target the required run rate was always in hand and Pakistan eventually won by 6 wickets with nearly 2 overs to spare.

So that was that really. Not the most interesting of games to trade. Or at least the part of it I saw. But that doesn't matter. The bottom line isn't about how interesting a game is and I like being involved in matches that pan out pretty straightforward like this one did.

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