India come into Sunday’s T20 World Cup final as heavy betting favorites over New Zealand. The odds should come as no surprise. Not only is India the defending T20 World Cup champion with a chance Sunday to win a record third title in the tournament, but less than two months ago, India finished off a 4-1 bilateral series win over New Zealand in the T20 format.
The Sunday, March 8, final is set for 7 p.m. India Standard Time at Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad — the world’s largest cricket stadium with a seating capacity of 132,000. In the United States, where Daylight Saving Time begins early Sunday morning, that start time will be 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, 6:30 a.m. Pacific. In New Zealand, the match gets underway at 2:30 p.m. New Zealand Daylight Time.
With the caveat that all odds listed are presented for informational purposes only and are expressly not recommendations on how to bet — on FanDuel Sportsbook, India is listed as the moneyline favorite at -250. That means a bet of $250 earns a profit of $100 if India wins the T20 World Cup final match.
New Zealand has been installed by FanDuel at +205. That means a wager of $100 earns a $250 profit. Again, the odds are what would be expected. In 30 T20 matches since 2007, when the two countries first squared off in the short format of cricket, India has won 16 while New Zealand has won 11, with three matches tied.
What are the Odds at Other Sportsbooks?
It may also be worth noting that of New Zealand’s 11 wins in bilateral T20 competition with India, only three have come since 2020, and only two in the last three years, a period when the two rivals have met eight times. Factor in the fact that India will be playing in front of a massive crowd of their own fans, and the surprise may be that India are not even more heavily favored.
The Black Caps will need to pull off a major upset to take the T20 World Cup trophy with them back to New Zealand. The Bovada sportsbook also lists India as -250 favorites, but gives New Zealand slightly more favorable odds at +200.
At bet365, India are listed as 2/5 favorites, though in the latest odds as posted by OddsChecker.com, bet365 has India favored at -270. New Zealand get 2/1 which is the same as +200, as posted by OddsChecker.
That site also lists the latest DraftKings odds as of Saturday afternoon as -260 for India and +200 for New Zealand. But Caesars Sportsbook sees a somewhat closer match, giving India odds of -240 while New Zealand gets odds of +175.
What Are Some Prop Bets Available For India vs. New Zealand?
Of course, fans who want to place a wager on the T20 World Cup final have other options besides betting on the outright result of the match. FanDuel offers over-under odds on several of the game’s opening overs. In their first over, India has an over-under of 7.5 runs, according to FanDuel. The odds are listed at -140 for the over, -115 for the under.
In other words, if India scores eight runs in the first over, a bet of $140 earns a $100 profit. But if New Zealand holds India to seven runs or fewer, bettors need to wager only $115 to win $100.
India vs New Zealand T20 World Cup: Latest Betting Odds For Sunday Final