India vs England – 5th T20I Betting Tips

India and England will face off in the fifth and final T20I of the series in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

The series is nicely poised for a finale after both teams have managed to secure two wins each in the first four matches.

The visitors secured victories in the first and third T20Is by eight wickets each whereas the home team managed to make a grand comeback by winning the second and fourth T20Is by seven wickets and eight runs.

Therefore, both team managements will be hoping that their players will turn up for the final game and produce a kind of performance which will be enough for their respective teams to secure a positive result on Saturday.

India Form and Team news:

India will go in the match high-on-confidence after securing a much-needed win in the fourth T20I on Thursday.

The most pleasing thing for the team management will be the performance of the young bowlers who helped the home side in becoming the first to defend a total in the series.

After a near-perfect performance from the Men in Blue, the chances of any significant changes in the playing XI remains slim.

However, it will be interesting to see if the captain and coach will bring back the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal in place of youngster Rahul Chahar who had a really good outing in the fourth match despite bowling in difficult conditions.

In the batting department, the hosts will be relying on the likes of captain Virat Kohli, vice-captain Rohit Sharma, in-form Shreyas Iyer and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant to score bulk of the runs.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya and Chahar to produce timely breakthroughs.

England Form and Team News:

England will come in the match disappointed after letting go the chance of securing the series win on Thursday where they were pretty much in the chase till the 16^th over as they needed just 45 runs off last four overs with six wickets in hand.

The most concerning aspect for the team management will be the performance of the lower middle-order where there is clearly a lack of firepower.

The performance of Dawid Malan will also be a concerning one for the team management as he only managed to score 14 off 17 balls in a chase of 186.

With that performance, the left-hander has only managed to score 80 runs in the series at an average of 26.66 and with a disappointing strike-rate of 103.89, the lowest by any England batsman who has faced more than 10 deliveries.

On the batting front, the visiting team will be relying on the likes of Jason Roy, captain Eoin Morgan and star all-rounder Ben Stokes to score bulk of the runs whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be once again on the pace-trio of Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Chris Jordan to produce timely breakthroughs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host India will be favorites to win the fifth and final game of the T20I series to be played at Ahmedabad. For the series decider, India are placed at 1.75 odds, while England at 2.08 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

The series is nicely poised at 2-2 and the final game is expected to be an exciting one. The home team, against all odds, managed to stay alive in the series with a thrilling eight-run win on Thursday.

However, in a pressure match, the expectation is that the English team, who are far more experienced compared to the hosts, will produce a much better display.

Therefore, the prediction is for England to win the match and clinch the series as well.

Tip 1: Jofra Archer to shine with the ball in the series finale

The 25-year old has been England’s best bowler in this T20I series. He has delivered brilliant spells with the new-ball and picked up crucial wickets for the side.

With 7 wickets in four matches at an economy rate of 7.00 so far in this series, we are backing Jofra Archer to take two wickets or [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect England to overcome India in this series decider and clinch the five-match T20I series.

Jofra Archer to take two wickets or more- [email protected].

 

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