I was too late to take a screenshot of the market but there is not much to report from a trading point of view.
The Aussies batted first and posted a good total of 304 with Bailey and Finch producing good knocks. As is often (always!) the case with games involving India – and thanks to Bossman for pointing this out in his comment – the market rarely gave Aus the credit they deserved. Anyone would think that betting was legal in India!
India started off slowly trying to see off the most dangerous of the Aus bowlers and really never got into the chase. The run rate kept climbing and was in the 9s when Dhoni and Jadeja came together. The market was in the mid-1.1x range at the time and knowing the market love for India it was not going to take much to be able to cover liability and hope Dhoni could perform his magic.
I was able to take my liability out but good bowling from Faulkner in particular meant that India could not make use of the batting power play – how often does that happen?! – and that was pretty much that. I ended up with decent green on India and no loss on Aus. Shame there was no chance to start balancing my book.
Incidentally, if you do not follow Bossman’s blog you should do. He provides in running commentary on most games and it is well worth a look. You can find his link on the right.
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