Bet on Australian T20 Cricket Final

January 26 - The final of the The KFC Big Bash, which is the Australian T20, will take place this Saturday (January 28) at the famous WACA ground in Perth. The match starts at 7:00am (SA time), and South Africans are welcome to bet on this match at Sportingbet SA.

T20 is the latest and fastest paced format of cricket. Restricted to 20 overs a side, the match lasts about four hours. It's characterised by hard hitting and high scoring rates on the field and fireworks and cheerleaders outside the boundary. Each cricket playing country has its own T20 tournament, but usually a galaxy of international stars participate.

The teams to reach the Australian T20 cricket final are Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers. True to form, the Perth Scorchers beat the Melbourne Stars in their KFC Big Bash semi final encounter thanks to a scintillating innings from veteran South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs. Gibbs and Englishman Paul Collingwood will have to shoulder more responsibility in the final because some Australian players from the Perth Scorchers team are on national duty in the Test Match against India. They are Michael Hussey and Shaun Marsh.

In the other Australian T20 semi-final the Sydney Sixers registered an upset win over the favourites the Hobart Hurricanes. The question is can they do it again? South African born Michael Lumb and West Indian Dwayne Bravo are the overseas players for the Sydney Sixers. Ed Cowan and Brad Haddin will be unavailable for the KFC Big Bash final. However, the hard hitting batsman Shane Watson and the pace bowler Brett Lee will very much be there for the Sydney Sixers on Saturday.

T20 Final Odds at Sportingbet

The KFC Big Bash has a following in South Africa as well and many punters place bets on these matches. The leading online betting site from South Africa Sportingbet SA has many markets open for the Australian T20 final. Most bets will be placed on the outcome of the match and the Perth Scorchers playing at their home ground are favourites. Sportingbet SA online offers odds:

8/11 for the Scorchers

11/10 for the Sixers

T20 is a zany format of cricket, far removed from the conservative Test cricket. The atmosphere on the ground is mercurial and Sportingbet SA offers a number of equally zany markets. Players can bet on the total number or run outs, ducks and stumpings in the match.

They can wager on what will happen in the first ball. A popular market is which team will score the most runs in the first six overs. Punters can visit the Sportingbet SA web site to check out the odds for these markets. 

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