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Cricket Betting: Can Gayle Blow Sri Lanka Away?

7 October 2012
Cricket Betting: Can Gayle Blow Sri Lanka Away?

William Hill make hosts Sri Lanka their 4/5 favourites to beat the West Indies in the final of the Twenty20 World Cup, the Windies are offered at Evens.

Chris Gayle was simply superb in the semi-final victory over Australia, he is 11/2 to be named man of the match and 4/1 to top score in a West Indies victory. Home favourites Lasith Malinga is 10/1 to be named man of the match with Mahela Jayawardene 8/1.

"We could not have asked for a better final with two excellent sides, which include a number of the most explosive players in the history of the game," said William Hill cricket betting spokesman Rupert Adams.

William Hill T20 World Cup Final: 4/5 Sri Lanka, 1/1 West Indies

4/1 Gayle top score in a West Indies Victory
5/1 Sangakkara top score in a Sri Lanka Victory

Team To Hit Most Sixes: 8/15 West Indies, 2/1 Sri Lanka, 6/1 Tie

Century In Match: 8/1 Yes, 1/20 No

Sri Lanka Highest Scoring Over: 8/11 17 or less, 3/1 18-20, 21 or more

West Indies Highest Scoring Over: 10/11 17 or less, 3/1 18-20, 5/2 21 or more

Man Of Match: 11/2 Gayle, 8/1 Jayawardene, 10/1 Malinga, 11/1 Mendis, 11/1 Narine, 11/1 Dilshan, 12/1 Sangakkara, 14/1 Mathews, 16/1 D Smith, 16/1 Charles, 16/1 Samuels, 16/1 Herath, 18/1 Dananjaya, 18/1 Darren Bravo, 18/1 Dwayne Bravo, 18/1 Pollard, 18/1 Simmons, 18/1 Kulasekara, 20/1 Bar

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