Online bookmaker sportsbet has installed the Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers at $8.00 and $9.00 respectively to take out the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 tournament in South Africa.
The top four spots in the market are held by Indian sides, with the Chennai Super Kings the $5.50 favourites followed by the Delhi Daredevils ($6.00), Mumbai Indians ($6.50) and Kolkata Knight Riders ($6.50).
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“The two Aussie sides have attracted a fair amount of patriotic money with the Sixers the best backed side so far with the Scorchers the next best supported team,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.
“The market suggests the Indian sides are set to dominate the tournament, and there has been money for the Super Kings at $5.50, but at this stage the punters think the Aussie sides are up for it.”
Auckland are the $51 outsiders for the $2.5 million winner’s cheque.
Shaun Marsh ($3.60) and Shane Watson ($3.20) have been opened favourites to be the Scorchers and Sixers leading run scorers at the tournament.
Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Champions League T20 winner
$5.50 Chennai Super Kings
$6.00 Delhi Daredevils
$6.50 Mumbai Indians
$6.50 Kolkata Knight Riders
$8.00 Sydney Sixers
$9.00 Perth Scorchers
$10 Titans
$13 Lions
$26 Trinidad & Tobago
$26 Yorkshire
$26 Hampshire
$34 Sialkot Stallions
$34 Uva Next
$51 Auckland
Perth Scorchers Leading Run Scorer
$3.60 Shaun Marsh
$4.20 Herschelle Gibbs
$5.00 Marcus North
$6.00 Mitchell Marsh
$7.50 Paul Collingwood
$8.00 Simon Katich
$13 Luke Ronchi
Others quoted
Sydney Sixers Leading Run Scorer
$3.20 Shane Watson
$4.00 Brad Haddin
$5.50 Michael Lumb, Nic Maddinson
$7.00 Steve Smith
$8.00 Moises Henriques
$13 Peter Nevill
Others quoted