South Africa vs Sri Lanka
Check out our South Africa vs Sri Lanka cricket odds and betting tips for the ICC Champions Trophy 2009. South Africa are the tournament favorites and currently priced at 4.0 on Betfair.com, which is 3/1. Sri Lanka are priced at 6.8 which is close to 6/1.
South Africa will obviously start the game as favorites and playing on home soil it's hard to see a way past them for Sri Lanka. However as runners up in this years twenty twenty competition you can't rule them out just yet.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Odds:
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South Africa vs Sri Lanka Betting Tips
South Africa vs Sri Lanka betting tips. By the looks of things South Africa are going to start the match pretty heavy favorites. Given that they are playing at home and are the in-form team it really is hard to look past them. The Sri Lanka line up is by no means weak and with Dilshan likely to be their first name on the team sheet you can't write them off completly.
Head To Head:
South Africa won - 20
Sri Lanka won - 18
Tie - 1
The head to head records when it comes to South Africa vs Sri Lanka are pretty even on the surface however in South Africa it's a totally different ball game. South Africa have won 10 out of the last 12 matches played on their home soil since 2001.
Batsman:
I see this one as a battle of the batsman so lets take a look at the top 5 batsman from each side in 2009:
South Africa Top 5 Batsman 2009 - Averages:
| Name | Matches | Average | Strike Rate |
| AB de Villiers | 9 | 61.57 | 91.12 |
| JH Kallis | 8 | 46.00 | 81.77 |
| M Boucher | 8 | 44.66 | 100.75 |
| HM Amla | 6 | 41.22 | 74.90 |
| H Gibbs | 10 | 40.30 | 85.92 |
Sri Lanka Top 5 Batsman 2009 - Averages:
| Name | Matches | Average | Strike Rate |
| TM Dilshan | 11 | 52.22 | 93.25 |
| SHT Kandamby | 13 | 49.11 | 78.23 |
| KC Sangakkara | 19 | 35.41 | 72.79 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 17 | 32.62 | 94.90 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | 19 | 23.77 | 78.38 |
Looking at the batting averages for this year it becomes very clear that South Africa's top order is firmly on form. Sri Lanka on the hand have spent much of 2009 relying on Dilshan and Kandamby. So, if South Africa can get the two danger men early then it could be game over for the Sri Lankans pretty quickly! One thing to note is that Sri Lanka have played more one day cricket than South Africa in 2009 but I don't see that as a major concern for the South Africans.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Prediction
South Africa vs Sri Lanka betting tips - South Africa will have t0o much for Sri Lanka and I'll be putting my money on South Africa to win outright.
Other Possibilities:
South Africa Vs Sri Lanka Probable Teams:
South Africa:
Graeme Smith (captin), AB de Villiers, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel, Mark Boucher (wicket keeper), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, JP Duminy, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn / Makhaya Ntini.
Sri Lanka:
Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (Captin/Wicket Keeper), Chamara Kapugedera, Thilina Kandamby, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis
