Everything you need to know about Cricket betting formats in India. Get the overview information on the cricket betting sector in India, currently exciting formats of online cricket, an overview of crucial cricket betting tips as well as professional recommendations on how to bet successfully.

Cricket Betting Formats in India

Betting and gambling have always been a part of the sports industry for a very long time and with the advent of the Internet and its outreach to billions of users worldwide, the world of online sports betting is booming in the present time.

Cricket is played all over the country, watched and loved by millions, and our national cricket team is looked up to as heroes by kids of all ages. Cricket betting has already reached a strong presence among Indian players since the game is included in the short-list of each online betting platform. Plus, cricket betting in India is the most popular sport during international competitions, such as the Indian Premier League, The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, and many others.  

Cricket Betting Formats

To make it easier for you, below we will discover the most popular cricket betting formats currently existing. 

Test Cricket

Test cricket is the real test of skills. It is possible to win a one-day or 20-over game with a few overs of sheer brilliance but the longer format demands more. You need to play consistently for long durations. You have to be better than your opponent for almost the whole while. You need to be patient, calm, and composed.

Seeing the new swinging ball in the early overs tremble the batsmen, runs flowing in the latter part of the day when the fielding team is tired, bowlers picking up fivers, batsmen surviving insane spells of fast bowling, the pitch suddenly turning into a rank turner on the fourth-fifth day, and of course, the passion involved in the game, with a little bit of sledding and spats, make you fall in love with the game. The twists involved in test cricket are far too many.

T20 Internationals 

T20 format doesn’t change the game. It is the same game played for a shorter duration. On the other hand, T20 has been able to gain the attraction of people after franchises were involved, star players were bought and sold on auction, IPL involved the Indian movie stars as well as the very nature of the T20 contest (hard-hitting from batsmen, cheerleaders dancing for the teams, etc.) 

T-20 is taking cricket to the next level by making it playable by all countries, as new entrants instead of the elite club of 9-10 nations under the commonwealth. It is reaching there but it has not achieved the pedestal of football. Football is global. Everyone understands it. Though both games came from England, Football was seen as a game of masses, while cricket was a game of the elite. And it still is to some extent. 

100-ball cricket

100-ball cricket is a form of limited-overs cricket, each team plays a single innings consisting of 15 traditional six-ball overs, and a 10-ball over, a 20-delivery shortfall on traditional twenty matches. 100-ball cricket is quite similar to the T20 cricket format, however, small changes occurred. 

• An over consists of either 5 balls or 10 balls decided by the bowler, the bowler can bowl a maximum of 20 Legal deliveries. Summing up 4 overs are just like any other normal T-20 match. 
• Compared to T20, the matches that used to happen in one day cricket used to have 7 balls being bowled. 
• One more bowler can bowl 10 deliveries at once.
• A bowler can bowl up to four ‘fives’.
• The first 25 balls in each innings will be a Power Play, where only two fielders are allowed to be stationed outside the inner ring.
• No-balls are worth two runs, followed by a free-hit.
• A fielding captain can station a maximum of up to five fielders on the leg-side.
• If a fielding team doesn’t finish its quota within the allotted time, they will have to bring an extra fielder inside the ring till the time they end the innings.
• Unlike in a T20 game, the non-striker does not take strike even if he has crossed during a dismissal.
• An amended Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, which will look at the number of balls and not overs during rain-hit games.
• In case of a tie in the group stage, both teams will earn one point each.
• If it’s a tie in the knockout stage, a ‘Super Five’ tie-breaker will be used. If the second Super Five is also tied, the team that finished higher on the ladder during the group stage will progress. 

To sum up, there is nothing much new in it, but ECB has managed to make it look updated using the following: the t-shirts color, the led stumps, the toss rituals, the new scoreboard. This all keeps you engaged and the crowd there makes it more joyful. 

Various groups have come up with different positives and negatives of this type of cricket betting format.

Pros	Cons
The loss of 20 balls per innings, vis-a-vis a T20 match, will help to ensure that the competition fits comfortably into a three-hour window.	The proposed 10-ball final over may require buy-in from MCC’s law-makers, seeing as Law 17.1 that currently states: “The ball shall be bowled from each end alternately in overs of 6 balls each.”

One Day International (ODI)

ODI cricket is a well-known form of cricket among the younger generation since it came from the 1990s. Watching a fast start followed by a doze through the middle overs and a hustle in the slog overs was great entertainment. The game ebbs and flows and also tests the temperament of players under pressure. Close finishes, colored clothing and the white ball swinging under lights are all part of the spectacle. The ODI game has given us several great matches and players. The world cup remains the pinnacle for every cricketer and fan.

Unfortunately, the ODI format is under threat now and needs some rejuvenation through rule changes and wise scheduling/planning.

Options of online cricket betting 

Here is more about types and formats.

Matched betting 

Matched betting is a form of betting in which a player benefits from free bets, offered by bookmakers. The bets are placed on the match’s possible outcomes. Matched betting is based on mathematical prediction as well as the team’s experience. So in case you are good at math – this format of cricket betting is for you!  

How to profit from matched betting? 

Earnings vary depending on how much time you put in. The signups offers are quite generous, and after that, you move on to the reload offers. These are offers that bookmakers give out to keep customers’ loyalty. We have INR 300 and INR 1000 a month threads on our forum that are updated daily which you can follow

Can matched betting be played as a part-time job?

One of the good things about matched betting is that you can do it in your own time. The more time you put in, the more offers you can do and the more money you will make. On average, for the INR 300 a month thread, for example, our members spend about 5 hours a week matched betting. That works out at INR 15 per hour.

Live Cricket Betting 

Live betting appeals to people watching the action via television or link or people actually at the event itself. For a lot of people, it adds a second dimension and is a fun addition to being at an event or watching the action unfold from afar!

Pros	Overlook
Real-time results	Live cricket betting allows players to judge events in real time. If a side is playing well, or underperforming a person may feel they have an edge over the bookie.
FOMO	When you live bet you see a ton of high payout options. When you see other people going from INR 1000 to INR 1,000,000 – you might feel tempted to try your luck.
Instant satisfaction	It’s the reason that scratch cards are so popular. People want to get joy NOW. Many times people who are engaging in this just got home from work. From a job they likely didn’t like. And they are looking for a sense of pleasure.

Fantasy Cricket betting 

Daily Fantasy Sports is a form of gambling, where you enter a lineup to compete against other users using the players from the league of choice that is actively playing that day.

So, based on the current scenario in India, there are many fantasy sports available, however, that depends on the popular sports of that particular region or country.

Types of Fantasy cricket betting
Daily Fantasy sports (DFS)	Regular Fantasy Sports.
Overlook
This type of betting requires you to place sports bets daily during the current sport season. For example you place your bet in the morning and by the afternoon when the match ends – you’ll find out whether your bet has won or not.	Regular Fantasy Sports, compared to DFS, regular sports betting requires you to play annually – just like the sport season, which is held annually.
Pros
Daily Fantasy Sports offers numerous competitions, which provide instant winnings to you	Despite this type of betting being considered to be long-term, you’ll have an option to bet with your close friends, who take part in Regular Fantasy Sports.
Cons
You’re playing with complete strangers from which you can expect any possible cheating since you won’t be able to have a trust-based deal with them.	In Regular betting, you’ll be obliged to wait till the end of the season to become a winner.

Cricket Betting Tips 

Some tips for bettors:

• Strategy myth. No strategy will guarantee that you will win every time. However, by doing research and betting carefully, you can maximize your chances of winning.
• Learn as much as possible to make more profitable trades and less losing trades.
• Stay tuned with the latest live streams on cricket betting and sports betting overall. Sports observers often notify their subscribers of the upcoming streams in Telegram channels, Instagram, and private chats.  

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