IPL semi-finals betting odds

Despite Kolkata`s gutsy performance yesterday, in seeing off the Tendulkar-less Mumbai Indians, they did not manage to boost their net run rate enough to qualify for the semi-finals, and we now have our four teams who will fight it out for the trophy.

Mumbai still go through top, despite their loss, with the Deccan Chargers` five successive wins taking them to second place. The Chennai Super Kings and the Royal Challengers Bangalore came in third and fourth place.

Bangalore face the unenviable task of trying to contain Mumbai, who won ten of their fourteen games in the regular season. Bangalore eventually finished with seven wins and seven losses. The Indians are the favourites for this match, priced at 5/6 on Betfair (bet $60 to make $50 profit), while the Challengers are at 6/5 with Betfred.

This match is also a battle between Sachin Tendulkar and Jacques Kallis, who have been fighting it out for the Orange cap all season. Tendulkar currently leads, with 561 runs, compared to 542 from Kallis. The South African is the 11/4 favourite to be top batsman for Bangalore, followed by Kevin Pietersen, who is at 9/2. Tendulkar is priced at 21/10 to make the top score for Mumbai, with Sanath Jayasuriya and JP Duminy at 9/2 and 5/1 respectively.

The match between Chennai and Deccan is very finely poised, with Chennai slight favourites at 10/11. The Chargers are at 11/10 with Bet365.

Super Kings openers Matthew Hayden and Murali Vijay are joint favourites to top-score for Chennai, priced at 10/3, while Suresh Raina, who has scored 461 runs at an average of 46.10 this season, is at 7/2 with Ladbrokes. MS Dhoni is at 5/1.

Deccan captain Adam Gilchrist is their favourite to be top batsman at 10/3, followed by Herschelle Gibbs and Andrew Symonds, who are both at 9/2. Tiramasaletti Suman is a 5/1 shot, while Monish Mishra is at 11/2.

Mumbai are the favourites for the tournament, priced at 21/10, with the Super Kings next at 3/1. The Challengers are at 10/3 with Coral, while Deccan are best priced at 7/2.

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