IPL Betting: Kolkata Knight Riders v Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Indian Premier League - IPL / Tobias Gourlay / 19 April 2011 /

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Kochi's Brendon McCullum is in excellent form with the bat

"On Monday, Kochi became the 14th team in 18 IPL 2011 matches to chase down their target"

Tobias Gourlay wonders whether Brendon McCullum can help Kochi Tuskers Kerala beat his old team, Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders

The talk in Kolkata is more about pitch selection than team selection at the moment. The Eden Gardens surface has been criticised after Rajasthan Royals were knocked over for 81 in the last game there.

Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Kochi are on a roll, recovering from a pair of opening defeats to beat bookies' favourites Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in their most recent games. The upturn in performance might keep big names like Muttiah Muralidaran and VVS Laxman on the bench.

Match Odds

On Monday, Kochi became the 14th team in 18 IPL 2011 matches to chase down their target. Another couple of wins for the sides who bat second on Tuesday and it will be interesting to see how much notice the market starts to take of the toss.

The value at this stage is with Kochi, the [2.30] outsiders. Get them onside now and their clever opening bowlers and international-class opening bats should ensure you get opportunities to lay them off for profit whether they bat or bowl first.

Top Kochi Batsman

Brendon McCullum comes up against the team for whom he scored his record 158* in IPL's first-ever match. The New Zealander is Kochi's leading run-scorer in this year's competition and fourth overall with 173 from four innings. He has won the Top Kochi Batsman market in three of the team's four matches so far.

Best Bet: Back-to-lay Kochi Tuskers Kerala @ [2.30] to beat Kolkata Knight Riders

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