The best bets ahead of a swashbuckling set of IPL 2021 fixtures leading us into weekend.
It all starts with the Mumbai Indians hosting David Warner and his Sunrisers Hyderabad squad.
Kings XI Punjab vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore
May 1st 12:00am
The Punjab XI Kings play in a must win match if it is to keep the heart beating on its IPL 2021 campaign when it hosts the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday morning.
The Kings seemingly turned their fortunes around with a brilliant upset victory over the reigning IPL champion Mumbai but came crashing back to earth after a five-wicket loss to the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Lokesh Rahul has been stunning with the willow all season for the Kings but could only managed 19 runs in the loss and he will be relied upon again if they are to make it a third victory this season.
Bangalore, meanwhile, slotted itself back up into third place on the table after a holding on for a pulsating one-run victory over Delhi on Wednesday.
AB De Villiers top-scored with 75 runs to cement his spot as the best batsman in the IPL with a 68-run average and a strike rate of 174.35.
Suggested Bets:
Royal Challengers Bangalore head to head at $1.70
AB De Villiers top batsman at $7.5
Suggested Same Game Multi:
Leg 1: V. Kohli 20+ Runs
Leg 2: AB De Villiers top Challengers Runs
Leg 3: Challengers Win
Combined Odds: $13
Mumbai Indians vs. Chennai Super kings
May 2nd 12:00am
Reigning IPL champion Mumbai Indians take on the table-toppers Chennai on Sunday morning.
Mumbai have been uncharacteristically inconsistent this season and this was highlighted none more so tham over its last two fixtures.
The Indians coughed up a nine-wicket loss to the battling Kings XI Punjab but then rebounded in impressive fashion to easily account for the Rajasthan Royals.
Quinton De Kock slammed 70 runs off 50 deliveries in the seven-wicket defeat of the Royals, while Rahul Chahar did the damage with the ball taking two for 33 off his four overs.
A match against Chennai will prove the ultimate early season examination as to where the Indians truly sit in the grand scheme.
After losing its opening contest of IPL 2021, the Super Kings have defeated all before them to charge to the top of the table with five wins from six games.
Led by the second-highest run-scorer of the competition thus far in Faf Du Plessis (270 runs), the Super Kings momentum is palpable at the moment.
Surprised to see the Indians comes up the $1.70 favourite.
The value lies with the Super Kings.
Suggested Bets: Chennai Super Kings head to head at $2.10
Rajasthan Royals vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad
May 2nd 8:00pm
The battle of the bottom ensues when the last-placed Sunrisers Hyderbad face the seventh-placed Rajasthan Royals.
It’s been a wretched year thus far for the Sunrisers who have barely given a yelp bar the nine-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab last Wednesday and a super over loss against Delhi.
David Warner has struggled to make a huge impact with the bat and ranks 12th for runs scored in this IPL campaign.
He will need a big performance if the Sunrisers are to find victory against the Royals who, despite a seven-wicket loss against last year’s champion on Thursday, have shown signs of improvement.
Record signing Chris Morris proved his worth for the Royals in the win against Kolkata last weekend by taking four wickets for 23 runs off his four overs.
He, like Warner, are going to be the men that need to stand up for their respective teams.
Suggested Bets:
Rajasthan Royals head to head at $1.94
Chris Morris top Rajasthan Royal bowler at $3.80
