IPL Betting: Deccan v Rajasthan

Indian Premier League - IPL / Ed Hawkins / 08 April 2011 / 1

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Pragyan Ojha is a key man for Deccan

"We will say this until we are blue in the face in this tournament, but in a format where only one player need come off, there is no justification for such a gulf."

Ed Hawkins tackles the contest in Hyderabad as Kumar Sangakkara pits his wits against Shane Warne

Deccan
Deccan are without Cameron White, who is away with Australia in Bangladesh. But the Chargers are all about the spin twins of Amit Mishra and Pragyan Ojha, the most lethal twirl combo in the competition in terms of wickets taken in IPL. Deccan are led by the inspirational Kumar Sangakkara

Rajasthan
Whereas White is not a huge loss to Deccan, Shane Watson leaves a big hole for the Royals. He is their blaster at the top of the order and their best allrounder. Shaun Tait should be available, however, after retiring from ODIs. Shane Warne will ensure they are competitive, though.

Match Odds
The Royals have won five of their six meetings with Deccan, not that the statistic means a great deal with so much player movement. But they are still overpriced at [2.38]. We will say this until we are blue in the face in this tournament, but in a format where only one player need come off, there is no justification for such a gulf. Deccan are [1.68]. A truly awful price.

Top Rajasthan batsman
Ross Taylor may be everyone's idea of a shoo-in for top Royals bat at around [4.00] but do not discount pocket battleship Swapnil Asnodkar at around [6.00]. He should open the batting.

Best bet: Rajasthan to beat Deccan @ [2.38]

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Nick | 08 April 2011

Last time I checked Jayawardene didn't play for either of these teams. Isn't he at Kochi? I guess you meant Sangakkara?