Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has priced Australian opener Phil Hughes at just $1.37 to be caught behind the wicket in the first innings of the Second Test against New Zealand in Hobart.
$2.90 is available on Hughes being dismissed in any manner other than caught by the wicket keeper, slips or gully(s).
“Hughes just keeps getting himself into trouble and to the Kiwis’ credit they bowled very well to him in the First Test,” sportsbet.com.au’s Haydn Lane said.
“Hopefully he makes a pile of runs first, but it seems almost a certainty he’ll continue his nicking ways and give the Black Caps some more catching practice.”
In other specials, sportsbet.com.au has installed Ricky Ponting at $4.00 to mark a welcome return to his home city by scoring a century in any innings of the Second Test, while David Warner is priced at $8.00 and $11 respectively to score the fastest 50 and 100 in Test match history at the Bellerive Oval.
Australia ($1.75) are expected to continue their winning way against New Zealand ($8.00), while the Draw ($2.80) may come into contention with showers forecast for the weekend in Hobart.
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Second Test – Australia vs New Zealand Betting Markets @ sportsbet.com.au
$1.75 Australia
$2.80 Draw
$8.00 New Zealand
Phil Hughes’ mode of dismissal – first innings of Second Test Betting Markets @ sportsbet.com.au
$1.37 Caught behind the wicket
$2.90 Any other method of dismissal
Wicket keeper, slips and gully(s) only count as being caught behind the wicket for this market
Will Ricky Ponting score a century in the Second Test? Betting Markets @ sportsbet.com.au
$1.24 No
$4.00 Yes
Will David Warner hit the fastest 50 in Test history? Betting Markets @ sportsbet.com.au
(Jacques Kallis 24 balls)
Yes $8.00 No $1.07
Will David Warner hit the fastest 100 in Test history? Betting Markets @ sportsbet.com.au
(Viv Richards 56 balls)
Yes $11 No $1.03