It’s 5/2 for South Africa to bounce back and win the remaining three ODI’s and 5/4 that the series finishes as a 2-2 draw.
After his man-of-the-match performance in the 2nd ODI, scoring an unbeaten 105, England’s Paul Collingwood is 9/2 to be England’s top batsman in the 3rd ODI. It’s 5/6 for Collingwood to outscore Jean-Paul Duminy (5/6) in Cape Town and 10/11 for the England captain Strauss to outscore Graeme Smith (4/5). Jonathan Trott, who gave England the perfect start scoring 87 runs, is 8/11 to outscore Hashim Amla (evens) and Kevin Pietersen is 5/6 to outscore Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (5/6).
England are 11/8 to take a 2-0 lead when the 3rd ODI gets underway this Friday (4/7 South Africa) and it’s 5/4 for England to have the highest first 15 overs score (4/7 South Africa & 33/1 Tie).
Sky Bet’s Tim Reynolds said: “England have now won the last six completed one day internationals against South Africa but have so far been friendless in the betting ahead of the 3rd ODI. There are lots of positives to take from the 2nd ODI but as South Africa proved in the second Twenty20 match, they are capable of destroying any side on their day.”
South Africa v England ODI Series
Outright
South Africa 5/2
Drawn Series 5/4
England 13/8
Correct Score
South Africa 3-1 5/2 Drawn Series 2-2 5/4 England 4-0 12/1
England 3-1 9/4
South Africa v England - 3rd ODI
Smith G v Strauss A - 3rd ODI - Most Runs
Smith G 4/5
Strauss A 10/11
Amla H v Trott J - 3rd ODI - Most Runs
Trott J 8/11
Amla H evens
de Villiers AB v Pietersen K - 3rd ODI - Most Runs
de Villiers AB 5/6
Pietersen K 5/6
Duminy JP v Collingwood P - 3rd ODI - Most Runs
Duminy JP 5/6
Collingwood P 5/6
Match Betting
South Africa 4/7
England 11/8
South Africa Most Runs
Smith G 11/4 McLaren R 25/1
de Villers A 7/2 Parnell W 50/1
Amla H 4/1 Botha J 50/1
Duminy J 9/2 van der Merwe R 50/1
Petersen A 6/1 Langeveldt C 100/1
Morkel A 12/1 Steyn D 100/1
Boucher M 12/1 Tsotsobe L 100/1
England Most Runs
Pietersen K 10/3 Wright L 16/1
Trott J 10/3 Bresnan T 20/1
Strauss A 7/2 Broad S 25/1
Denly J 9/2 Rashid A 50/1
Collingwood P 9/2 Swann G 50/1
Cook A 5/1 Onions G 100/1
Morgan E 11/2 Mahmood S 100/1
Prior M 10/1 Anderson J 100/1
Highest Opening Partnership
South Africa 4/5
England 10/11
Tie 25/1
Highest 1st 15 Overs
South Africa 4/7
England 5/4
Tie 33/1
Total Run Outs
Under 1.5 Run Outs 8/11
Over 1.5 Run Outs evens
Most Run Outs
England 15/8
Tie 11/8
South Africa 15/8