Types of cricket betting
While knowledge of the sport, the teams, and the players is vital, it will become harder for a bettor to win if they don’t choose the suitable game event to wager on. Here are the most popular cricket betting types.
Runs per Player
With this wager, you attempt to guess the number of runs scored by an individual player. Many betting sites for cricket usually offer this wager as a variant of an over/under bet.
Example:
A sportsbook may set the following Runs per Player score:
- Rohit Sharma (Pakistan)
- Over 90- 2/1
- Under 90- 3/2
If a bettor wagers on the over the line and Sharma scores over 90 runs, the profit on a £10 wager will be £20. Sharma scoring less than 90 runs will result in the bet being lost.
Total Runs per Team
Here, you try to predict the total number of runs a team will score in a match. The sportsbook also sets a particular number, and then you predict whether the outcome will be over or under.
A sportsbook can set the following total runs per team scores in an England vs India match:
- England:
- Over 200 @ 5/2
- Under 200 @ 4/1
On a wager of £10, an over bet will return a total of £35, and a successful under bet will realise a total of £50.
Wickets
There are multiple ways of betting on wickets at online betting cricket sites. You can predict which player will take the most wickets in a match or how the upcoming wicket will be.
For example, in a Bangladesh vs New Zealand match, a sportsbook may list the following players:
- Mohammad Irfan (Bangladesh) — 2/1
- Neil Wagner (NZ) — 9/1
If a bettor wagers £10 that Mohammad Irfan (Bangladesh) will take the most wickets, and he does, the bettor will see a total return of £30.
Man of the Match
It’s common for a single player to be accorded “Man of the Match”. As a bettor, your goal is to predict which player will earn this title.
For example, in an England vs West Indies match, a sportsbook may list the following player:
- Ben Stokes (England) — Man of the Match 3/1.
A successful £10 bet on Stokes will see a total return of£40.
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