Nellberg1 Cricket Tips

Would be one of the few players who can have a strong chance of winning regardless of whether they bat first or second. With the bat he opens; a quickfire start puts Pakistan in the ascendancy and the game is all but won. And if they bowl first, he's often taken the new ball. A few early wickets and, again, he's shaped the game from the outset.

Looks the right favourite here. Has the most runs for Pakistan in the last 12 months. Usually a big advantage opening the batting versus the minnows. Can rack up a big score batting first or in a chase. Often the middle-order guys don't get an opportunity.

Looks likely to have got the opener spot, 3 at worst. In great form, batting top order a huge advantage in these mismatches.

Similar to some of the other bets, openers for the big team vs. small team have a big edge. Buttler is a class act. Salt would be slightly more high variance. Buttler feels the safer choice.

Form man. Again, as an opener for a big team vs a smaller team, they have a bigger advantage than the market seems to think.