Indian Premier League - IPL 
/ Ed Hawkins / 11 May 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Chris Gayle is going through a real purple patch at the moment but if he goes early Bangalore may struggle
"There is very little faith in the Royals at a massive [2.78]. It looks
huge and we have to try to understand why. Bangalore are as short as
1.53.It is almost certainly the Gayle factor. He has been largely
responsible for a streak that has seen Bangalore win five consecutive
matches."
He may be one of the most explosive batsmen in the world and he's in pretty good nick at the moment but the Betfair market seems to be expecting a whole lot from Chris Gayle today. If he fails, Rajasthan may prove to be a cracking bet, says Ed Hawkins.
Rajasthan
Beaten last time out by Chennai, Rajasthan could shuffle their pack and hand a recall to Stuart Binny. Ross Taylor, with 168 runs in 10 games, is vulnerable. The Royals also need Shane Watson to turn up. He has only 187 runs so far.
Bangalore
This will be Tillakaratne Dilshan's last game before leaving to prepare for Sri Lanka's tour of England. Although Chris Gayle has taken the plaudits for his astonishing hitting, don't forget the work of Aravind, who has outshone Zaheer Khan.
Match odds
There is very little faith in the Royals at a massive [2.78]. It looks huge and we have to try to understand why. Bangalore are as short as [1.53].
It is almost certainly the Gayle factor. He has been largely responsible for a streak that has seen Bangalore win five consecutive matches. Yet the Royals are only one spot behind them in the table and need a win, otherwise their finals hopes look slim.
Certainly we think Royals can hang in there and they are a great trading option. The surface at Jaipur is a controversial one - Shane Warne claimed they were told which strip to use versus Chennai - and it can be a great leveller.
Top Bangalore batsman
Gayle has an incredible 328 runs in just five matches with two centuries. So it will be hardly surprising to see him go off at no better than [3.50] for top bat. It will shorten rapidly in-running, too.
Best bet: Back-to-lay Rajasthan @ [2.76]
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