Cricket World Cup 2023 Betting

2023 Cricket World Cup Odds

Understanding Cricket World Cup Betting

Outright odds, ie. backing the overall winner, are up for several months before the event with most of the best bookies. Each-way betting (half the odds in some cases for reaching the final) is available.

Nearer the time as more squads are announced, a number of special markets will comes out. These include the likes of tournament top batsman and top bowler, team top batsman and top bowler, odds to reach the knockout stages, odds to reach the final, and to finish bottom. And, of course, there are odds for individual matches.

If matches are interrupted by rain, the number of overs may be reduced in length with the Duckworth-Lewis method possibly coming into operation. This calculates a required score for the chasing side, but both sides need to face a minimum of 20 overs apiece for there to be a result.

Death bowling is vital in ODIs with teams usually keeping back their best pacemen for the closing overs. Expect to see plenty of slower balls and yorkers in the dying stages as the bowling side tries to prevent a match-changing cavalcade of boundaries. The batting side will almost always try to make sure the better ball-striker faces more deliveries, especially when chasing a target.

Betting on One-Day Cricket

Since the advent of T20 cricket - which we created a handy betting strategy guide for - there have been several tweaks to the 50-over format to make it more exciting. Powerplays, periods when fielding restrictions are in place, were previously chosen by the bowling or batting side but these have now become fixed as follows:

• First 10 overs: a maximum of two fielders permitted outside the 30-yard fielding circle
• Overs 11-40: four fielders permitted outside the circle
• Last 10 overs: five fielders permitted outside the circle

This combined with more batter-friendly pitches has led to a sizeable shift in strategy with hard-hitters often opening to take advantage of the lack of fielders on the boundaries. One popular market is which team will score the most sixes. You can bet under or over on the number of runs a team scores in a set number of overs, like the 10 overs of the opening powerplay. That figure will change in play.

Run rates have risen dramatically in recent years. All of the top 20 team scores in ODI history have come since 2006 with half of these made in the last five years. It is still vital for a team to play out their overs with all but one of those totals coming from 50 overs. The exception was one ball shy of the full allocation.

Types of Cricket Bets

• Match Winner - This is a straightforward bet on which team will win the match. In test matches, there's also the option to bet on a draw.
• Top Batsman - This bet is about predicting which batsman will score the most runs in a match or an innings. You can bet on the top batsman from either team or the overall top batsman in the match.
• Top Bowler - Similar to the top batsman bet, but in this case, you're predicting which bowler will take the most wickets in a match or an innings.
• Toss Winner - This is a bet on which team will win the coin toss at the beginning of the match. It's a 50/50 bet, as there are only two possible outcomes.
• Player of the Match - This is a bet on which player will be declared the "Player of the Match" or "Man of the Match." This award is usually given to the most outstanding player in the game, considering both batting and bowling performances.
• Dismissal Method - This bet involves predicting the method by which a batsman will be dismissed. The options typically include caught, bowled, run out, LBW (leg before wicket), stumped, and others.
• Series Winner - In cricket, teams often play a series of matches against each other (like a 3-match or 5-match series). This bet is on which team will win the majority of the matches and hence, the series.
• Future - This type of bet involves predicting outcomes that will happen in the distant future. For instance, you could place a bet on which team will win the next World Cup, even if it's years away. It's a longer-term bet as opposed to betting on immediate or individual matches.

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