Well that’s the regular season over and done with. The Chennai Super Kings are now the first of the teams to qualify for the finals of the 2021 IPL. They have been favorites for a while now, with online sportsbook sites in India like Bet365 tipping them heavily. Just when they’ve needed it the team has stepped up a gear with Captain MS Dhoni leading by example. So are the CSK so obviously going to win? And are they the only sensible bet on the 2021 IPL now?
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“My plan was simple.” Explained MS Dhoni, captain of the Chennai Super Kings. “See the ball, hit the ball.” Evidently, it was a good plan. It worked. They won. The CSK had to chase a total of 173 set by the Delhi Capitals in the first qualifier. Come the final over they need 13 off six balls to win it. At the crease, MS Dhoni decided to close the game out in style. He, and his simple plan, knocked 18 off those six balls and made the CSK the most obvious bet on the 2021 IPL finals.“I’ve not done a lot in the tournament,” Dhoni admitted, “so wanted to look for the ball. But I wasn’t thinking too much.” He smiles lightly, “If you think too much while batting then you mess up your plan.” Of course, he knows the odds on the 2021 IPL now imply the CSK will stroll it. Early on most of theonline betting sites in India like Bet365 gave the Delhi Capitals good odds. However were they the best bet on the 2021 IPL they’d have made more of a fist of it in Q1.
Dhoni Leads The Way With The CSK
“He took the game away from us.” Agreed Prithvi Shaw, Delhi Capitals opening batsman. “He’s definitely a dangerous player whenever he bats.” This suggests that even if the DC’s survive to reach the finals they will have a distinct psychological disadvantage. MS Dhoni sprinkled some magic into Q1 and put just about everyone under his spell. Not that you should ever bet on the 2021 IPL necessarily following the obvious narrative. A final is a final and anything can happen.
2021 IPL Odds
Odds On The KKR – 5/1
Odds On The RCB – 5/1
Odds On The DC – 3/1
Odds On The CSK – 10/11
“I really believe we can do something special in the next match.” Shaw insists. However, there are still two other teams in this race. The KKR and RCB. Whichever of them faces the Capitals next will not go down easily. Either one could easily break the Capitals’ hearts with a good day’s play. Indeed those who like to bet on sports in India at Bet365 and enjoy the odd longshot might want to bet on either the Kolkata Knight Riders or the Royal Challengers Bangalore.MS Dhoni in '11 - Image source: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bet365 Has All You Need To Bet On The 2021 IPL Finals
Online bookies in India currently give a bet on the KKR, or indeed a bet on the RCB, 5/1. That’s fair enough really. Neither side have seemed particularly on form recently, and, if we’re honest, the Capitals should slip by whichever gets to Q2. At least they should all things being equal. Of course, we’ve yet to have that big surprise the contest so often throws up. So perhaps you should bet on the 2021 having a sting in its tail. Even MS Dhoni knows it’s not really over till it’s over.
“My innings was a crucial one.”
MS Dhoni – Captain, Chennai Super Kings
So whilst those of you considering taking advantage of Indian gambling laws to bet on the 2021 IPL will instinctively reach for a bet on the CSK, be careful. They gave the tournament a knockout system for a reason. None of these teams are slouches, on their day each could take the win. Sure, at the moment, MS Dhoni and the Chennai Super Kings are on top, but may slip up in the final. They wouldn’t be the first team to come a cropper at the last hurdle, this is, after all, the IPL.
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