Cricket Betting Guide

Cricket is now big business with the likes of the IPL and 20/20 now involved the sport is at new heights and as a result punters are having a bet on the game like never before. Cricket is now an all year round sport with a Test Series, ODI's or 20/20's taking place in all the big cricket nations meaning it is one of the most popular Sports Bets out there.

Cricket Bets

International Cricket is where the majority of activity and when a Test Series comes around such as The Ashes there is always loads of different markets. Punters can have a bet on the Series Winner Outright the Correct Series Score as well as the outcome of the Individual Test Matches that are played through a Series. Top Run Scorer and Top Wicket Taker are also a good way of getting involved in a Series such as the Ashes as it will offer good value and more often than not keep you interested for most of the Series.

It is also possible to have a punt on the amount of runs scored and that is a bet available in most forms of the game. Bookies will offer odds on the total amount of runs scored in a game by both sides using bands for example 100+ runs, 200+ runs and on like that.

When it comes to  shorter format of the game like a Twenty20 Match then there are a whole host of markets that open up for cricket punters. Punters can have a bet on the Number of Sixes that will be hit during an innings which is always a fun bet to keep an eye on.

Big Cricket Betting Events

Alongside the Ashes there are now a couple of Global tournaments that attract a lot of Betting attention and they are the Cricket World Cup and the Twenty20 World Cup which has been introduced more recently. These global tournaments are give punters several chances with the likes of Group Betting as well as the normal Match Betting throughout the event.