South Africa v New Zealand betting tips and prediction
Welcome to our South Africa v New Zealand betting tips and winner prediction for their T20 World Cup semi-final at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
The South Africans are unbeaten at the T20 World Cup and have justly been installed a 1.60 favourite with betting sites to defeat the Kiwis (2.30) and advance through to the final against either England or host’s India.
The Proteas won their final Super 8 clash against Zimbabwe, after chasing down their 7/153 with five wickets in hand. Dewald Brevis’s 42 off 18 deliveries was the top-score the chase.
New Zealand lost their final Super 8 clash against England after they chased down the Kiwis 7/159 with three deliveries remaining, despite Rachin Ravindra jagging 3/19 from his four overs.
The Kiwis are the lucky semi finalists after sneaking in despite Pakistan defeating Sri Lanka, which could have tipped them out, if the winning margin was greater.
Neither team are likely to make any changes to their line-ups for this clash.
South Africa v New Zealand betting tips
Our cricket betting expert has assessed the markets and found some value South Africa v New Zealand tips:
Aiden Markrkam to top score for South Africa
The Proteas best T20 bat has been a cashcow for us at this World Cup and we’ll stick with him here. He is paying around the 4.00 quote to top score. If we’re picking a roughie we’ll roll with David Miller at 7.00, while last-up top-scorer Brevis is also juicy at 5.25.
Rachin Ravindra man of the match
We like someone who can win a match with both bat and ball and Ravindra has shown this ability at the T20 World Cup. He is also paying 11.50 with South African betting sites, which is too tempting for us.
Over/Under run totals
South Africa’s run total is set at 182.5, with the Kiwis at 177.5. Given the conditions, disciplined bowling attacks and both teams not hitting this mark regularly, we’re willing to take the unders on both.
South Africa v New Zealand prediction
South Africa has more talent than the Kiwis right now and we think they will advance through to the final, with their greater depth in the batting department the catalyst. New Zealand are a team you can never write off in this format, which will leave us probably sticking to the over/under and player markets. Our final South Africa v New Zealand prediction? Proteas in a close one.
