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Cricket is a not a sport with a big following in every country but there are places where it enjoys huge levels of popularity.<\/p>\nCricket is a not a sport with a big following in every country but there are places where it enjoys huge levels of popularity.<\/p>\n
Indeed, thanks to its support on the Indian sub-continent, it is possibly the second-most popular sport in the world (behind football).<\/p>\n
Thanks to its legions of fans in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, cricket has become one of the most watched sports on the planet and subsequently, betting sites take it very seriously.<\/p>\n
This means providing odds for many fixtures, globally, and giving customers a range of markets to select from.<\/p>\n
Anything less and betting sites would risk losing customers to rival brands.<\/p>\n
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Cricket today comes in various formats whether it is your traditional Test match cricket, one-day international (ODI) action, the hugely popular T20 format, or even the extremely fast-paced creation of the 100-ball competition in England, The Hundred.<\/p>\n
No matter what the chosen format though, finding odds on the action should be an extremely easy task. Bookmakers provide odds for the whole breadth of the sport, ensuring they cover all forms and all major competitions from county cricket or an international clash.<\/p>\n
While coverage is good, typically featuring any notable action from both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s game, the number of available markets will vary.<\/p>\n
As with most sports, largely the number correlates with how popular the event is. Extremely well-followed matches may have over 50 betting options, while smaller events might have fewer than 20, for example.<\/p>\n
The range will also depend on what bookmaker you use, so it is important to shop around if you are really into your cricket betting.<\/p>\n
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When it comes to deciding on a market, you will find that there are two major types of bets within cricket.<\/p>\n
You can either select from match betting, these being selections that relate to the entire match totals.<\/p>\n
Alternatively, you can focus on individual player betting which ignores the bigger picture and looks at the performance of a specified individual.<\/p>\n
As you can see from the list above, there are lots of betting possibilities when it comes to cricket. These are only some of the main options too, rather than a complete list, so you will find additional options available, even on things such as \u2018to win the toss\u2019, though this is a market where it is impossible to obtain value, so one we recommend avoiding.<\/p>\n
You can also expand your betting experience even more by trying out some of the other types of bets. Rather than pre-match singles, you can bet on live action and\/or combine multiple betting selections.<\/p>\n
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As well as betting on cricket before the action begins, you can also have a punt on the action live, thanks to the creation of in-play betting.<\/p>\n
One thing you will notice when betting live, is that markets are always updating and reacting to what is in play.<\/p>\n
You can often, for example, place a bet on the method of the next wicket, next batsmen to fall, number of runs from the next over and so on.<\/p>\n
Due to this, it does not matter what time you tune in, you can still make your predictions for what will happen next.<\/p>\n
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A lot of cricket involves action from a league or tournament. Rather than betting on individual matches within the competition, bookmakers also enable you to bet on the event as whole. The most common market to find within outright betting is \u2018to win outright\u2019, this simply being the team that will win the tournament\/league. Other popular options include \u2018to reach the final\u2019, \u2018name the finalists\u2019 and \u2018to finish bottom\u2019; as well as outrights on who will be the leading runscorer, or take the most wickets, either for their specific team, or across the whole event.<\/p>\n
You can also find some outright markets for a series that is not part of a league or tournament. Take the Ashes for example, here you will always be able to bet on the team you think will win the five-Test series. The other main outright market within big series is to bet on the exact score, for example, England 3 \u2013 2 Australia. For major cricket events, such as this, or the T20 World Cup, outright betting becomes available months before the event starts, even if it may only include one or two markets.<\/p>\n
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Although not specific to cricket, it is worth mentioning accumulators in case you are not familiar with what they are.<\/p>\n
An accumulator, or acca, for short, is a single bet that contains multiple legs (selections). You may for example put a bet on India, England, Australia and New Zealand to win their respective matches at the World Cup.<\/p>\n
You can mix and match your markets and events though, as long as they aren\u2019t directly related to each other.<\/p>\n
So, for example in India\u2019s fixture, you could bet on them to score over 205.5 runs instead. You can even add options from other sports as accas do not have to be sport-specific. The most important part of an acca though is that all selections must be correct, otherwise you do not have a winning bet.<\/p>\n
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Cricket is a sport that does face its fair share of disruption, usually from the weather, and this can create confusion for bettors.<\/p>\n
To help save you from potential uncertainty, we have included some of the most important rules surrounding cricket betting.<\/p>\n
Just be aware that each betting site does have its own policies, so rules can vary.<\/p>\n
Generally speaking though, most will follow the rules outlined below.<\/p>\n
There are a lot of aspects that can trip you up when betting on cricket. A player who shines in one format, for example, might not be so effective in another, so you really have to know your onions if you want your cricket bets to come in.<\/p>\n
Upsets and big odds are more common here than in other sports and it pays to know as much about the weather and the pitch as it does about the players and in which continent they tend to perform at their strongest. There is a lot of information below that will increase your knowledge, and therefore your chances of betting on cricket successfully.<\/p>\n
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