India go in to the game as the bookies cricket world cup betting favourites. As the game is on India’s home soil, you can expect nearly all of the 1.2 billion population will be huddled around television sets everywhere, as India try to become the first team ever to win the Cricket World Cup on their own patch.

India overcame a strong Pakistan in the semis but one feels they’ll need to surpass that achievement to beat the bowling prowess of both Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga. It’s no secret that Murali has a hamstring injury but even that will not stop him from appearing in his last ever International match and even with his injury is still considered a dangerous threat to India’s dreams of World Cup victory.

As for Sri Lanka, they have batted enormously well from their opening four. But if India can dispatch Sri Lanka’s strong starters, it’s reckoned that the hardly required middle batting section could collapse if India apply the correct pressure.

No doubt the focus and most pivotal battle of the match will be India’s Sachin Tendulkar batting and the gifted Sri Lankan, Muttiah Muralitharan, bowling skills. This head-to-head will be an enthralling spectacle, one worthy of the World Cup Final. The team that bats first and is capable of scoring 280+ could be the new ICC World Cup champions come saturday evening.

India v Sri Lanka Betting World Cup Final Facts

India have won 14 of their last 16 games when they have hosted Sri Lanka in ODIs
Seven of Sri Lanka’s current team were on the losing side when they lost to Australia in the 2007 World Cup Final.
Mumbai’s previous games in this Cricket World Cup has seen a batting average of 259.

India v Sri Lanka Betting Odds

India to Win : Best Bet of 8/13 from William Hill
Sri Lanka to Win : Best Bet of 8/5 from SportingBet

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The big guns have all made it through to the last eight with India vs Australia without doubt the stand out quarter final tie of the knock-out round. Current champions facing one of the tournament favourites is bound to get a few cricket world cup betting fans sweating as to whom will progress in to the Semis. Below we go into a little more detail about the betting chances of the teams left in the Cricket World Cup Quarter Finals.

West Indies v Pakistan Betting Odds

Pakistan go into this match as clear favourites. It will be hard to bet against them reaching the Semis, however, every team is capable of having an off-day and Pakistan have had a few blips – their group match with New Zealand being the perfect example. The West Indies have both Chris Gayle and Kemar Roach returning for team selection and will be looking to cause an upset but they’ll need to be at at their most inspiring best to book a semi-final place, one feels.

West Indies to Win : best bet of 8/15 with 888 Sport
Pakistan to Win : best odds of 7/4 from Totesport

Australia v India Betting Odds

The most attractive match of the Cricket World Cup Quarter Finals puts the current champs against the host nation. This match or perhaps battle might be a better word, will hopefully live up to its expectations. It will be interesting to see how Ricky Ponting’s team stands up to the impressive array of Indian bowling skills, if brought to the table as they did against the West Indies. Many have predicted this will be a slug-out and individual fielding mistakes will be the difference between these two ODI giants.

Australia to Win : best bet of 6/5 with Paddy Power
India to Win : best odds of 8/11 from Blue Square

New Zealand v South Africa Betting Odds

Group B winners, South Africa, must be confident that they can dismiss the Kiwis and continue their dominant swagger towards the Cricket World Cup crown. Daniel Vettori has been rumoured to return for this Quarter Final match to captain New Zealand. South Africa’s batting has been the talk of the tournament so far and I think they’ll have too much power to for the Kiwi’s to cope with.

New Zealand to Win : best bet of 9/4 with SportingBet
South Africa to Win : best odds of 2/5 from Coral

Sri Lanka v England Betting Odds

From the brink of elimination, England clawed themselves into the Cricket World Cup Quarter Finals. It is difficult to judge the outcome of this game because England’s form has been so inconsistent. No doubt, Sri Lanka will be worried as England have shown they play their best cricket against the bigger teams in this competition. England will no doubt miss the influence of Kevin Pietersen during this match. Sri Lanka are hoping Muttiah Muralitharan will be fit for selection. It’s going to be a tough one to call and concentration will be key as to whom the victors will be come the end of the game.

Sri Lanka to Win : best bet of 4/7 with SkyBet
England to Win : best odds of 13/8 from Betfred

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Canadian pop icon, Bryan Adams, will open the The 2011 Cricket World Cup and he’ll be hoping his name nation Canada wont be left as whipping boys in the Group Stages.

England have been drawn in Group B alongside : Bangladesh, India, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa and finally The West Indies.

Currently the bookies have England as 5th seeds to win the 2011 Cricket World Cup betting. England’s odds have drifted to a best bet of 15/2 from Sporting Bet after beating the Aussies to retain the Ashes, thanks to a disatorous one-day series against Australia where they lost 6-1.

The England team arrived back at Heathrow today after their blistering 3 month long tour down under. Now England have only 3 days to recover before they fly out to India to prepare for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Whoever, agreed to allowing England to spend so much time away after winning The Ashes playing a strength sapping tour programme has completely reversed the momentum England carried after that famous Ashes victory.

The final game of the series showed English players as physically worn. England looked a depleted team running on empty – probably thinking how much they wanted to see that departure gate. Suddenly, realisation has dawned that the World Cup is upon them in a matter of days.

England’s first game in the 2011 Cricket World Cup is against the Netherlands on the 22nd of February. They then face India 5 days later. A crushing defeat at the hands of the host nation could demoralise England even further. Poor decision making from those above have put England’s hopes of winning this World Cup in serious jeopardy before it has even begun.

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The current cricket betting odds for England walking away with the Fourth Test pretty much reinforces the outcome of this Boxing Day Test. England are, at best bet, odds of 1/1000 from Victor Chandler, to finish as victors at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Ricky Ponting, Australia’s Captain, must be wondering where it all went wrong after his team emerged victorious from the Third Test to tie The Ashes series and rekindle Australia’s national love afffair with cricket. However, Perth was soon forgotten as Australia were humbled by superior bowling action from England and were all out for a whimpering 98.

England then showed the stunned Aussies just how to rack up the runs before Ricky Ponting finally lost it and verbally attacked the Umpire – even after Hi-Tec Video replays proved the Umpire was right – that could cost him his Captaincy.

England aren’t quite over the finishing line yet, although it would be some collapse if they were to fail to win this Fourth Test.

Victory would ensure England would regain The Ashes, taking a 2-1 lead in to the Final Test. What a start that would be for English Cricket as we head on in to 2011. As for Australia, the Fifth Test of The Ashes series might be useful to gain some pride back for their weary cricketers. You can get a host of free bets for the Ashes betting and the final Fifth Test in the Ashes series from Free Betting Online.

It seems that the punter is not alone in his thinking as most of the early betting money is being placed on England to come away with The Ashes on Australian soil for the first time since 1986/7.

The first Test gets underway on Thursday the 25th of November 2010. Surprisingly, the bookies fancy Australia to win the opening test. It just goes to show that not everyone is getting hyped under The Ashes fever. The memory of the 5-0 whitewash on Australian soil a few years back is still lingering.

Personally, I think The Ashes will be a much closer contest than some expect. England have grown in International cricket in recent years while Australia’s demise has run a parallel course. Most definetely the elements will play in to Australia’s favour but I still see the series finishing 3-2 for England and regaining The Ashes for the first time in over 3 decades.

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With the Ashes already in the bag, alongside the Twenty20 World Cup, English international cricket looks in very fine form indeed. If England succeed in claiming a 3-0 lead in this Series, then it will have been their first victory over Australia in ODI since 1997.

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On the other hand – some commentators are deliberating over the fact that Aussie cricket is in freefall rather than put any acclaim on England. Perhaps, this might be the case, but we have seen England batting at their strongest for some time.

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It certainly is a comforting feeling seeing the English cricket team in such a confident mood. And one wonders with the Ashes just 153 days away can England keep up this fine form and defend the Ashes on Australian soil, now that would be the perfect way to start 2011 for English cricket.