New Zealand vs South Africa Cricket

A mouth-watering semi final is on the cards for Tuesday as joint hosts New Zealand take on the might of South Africa. Will the Proteas choke again or ruin the Kiwis’ party? Let’s take a look at some betting tips:

New Zealand to Win – (11/10) Top New Zealand Bowler –

The bookmakers very rarely get it wrong, but you could certainly argue that they have here. The Kiwis have won all seven of their games in the tournament to date, are playing on home soil and have a number of players who are at the top of their game right now. South Africa are 8/11 on, but that price looks senseless.

The Proteas have already lost twice in the competition, and have this unfortunate tag of ‘chokers’ that will – directly or indirectly – be having an impact on them. Sure they looked dominant in those games against Ireland and the West Indies, but Sri Lanka rather rolled over and asked for their tummies to be tickled in their quarter final clash. When really pushed South Africa have been found wanting.

So far Auckland has been something of a bowlers’ haven – in stark contrast to most other grounds that have hosted games. A whopping 53 wickets have fallen in the trio of games in Auckland, and only 702 runs have been scored – so you’d expect the bowlers to dominate.

The Kiwis have three in the tournament’s top ten, while the Proteas only have one.

And that, friends, is why New Zealand’s price of 11/10 to win this game is very tasty indeed.