by ben
3. June 2010 12:52
Bangladesh batted admirably, bowled like crap and weren't a million miles away from getting a draw at Lords. They're 1st innings batting ruined my call on under 249.5 but their collapse after the start allowed me to add to the bet throughout their innings. Mahmudullah had a solid all round game picking up two wickets and scoring 36 runs to sneak over his line of 70.5. It was slightly torturous watching him come in at eight and see his team mates in a hurry to get back to the comfort of the dressing room but he got Cook LBW in the final session of the test to make the line. I celebrated rather vigorously on the top deck of the pavilion at Lords and drew some looks from the surrounding members. It was my first time in the pavilion at Lords with my new associate member status and it was a brilliant day.
For this next test we're supposedly due a spicier pitch than the 22 yards of concrete that were on display at Lords. Potentially that means an easier victory for England as their bowlers seem to need help from the pitch or overhead conditions at the moment. I haven't seen a runs line yet but if it's close to 250 again for Bangladesh I like the under. For the player performance bets I'm going to stick with Mahmudullah whose line has gone up to 77.5 at CricketBetLive, he almost managed that last test despite not getting a chance to bowl against the England lower order at all. I also like the over on Shakib Al Hasan's line 105.5. He has averaged 158 points per game outside the sub-continent and 134 if you exclude two tests against a lacklustre West Indies outfit. Since his 9th test in October 2008 he has only scored under 100 points in a game twice (1, 2). On top of that at Lords he gave himself more overs than any other Bangaldeshi bowler.
Top pick for the test is over 105.5 for Al Hasan. Good luck.
* 20 points per wicket, 1/run, 10/catch, 25/stumping.
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