Welcome to the best Cricket World Cup Betting Guide!
First held in 1975, the Cricket World Cup is the pinnacle of the limited-overs version of the sport. Every four years, the top nations battle it out over the course of six weeks to decide the world champions of one-day cricket.
With no fewer than 48 matches in this year’s edition, at a rate of at least one game per day, it’s a veritable feast of cricket betting opportunities with a huge range of markets to get stuck into.
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Teams | Odds |
---|---|
India | 12/5 |
England | 3/1 |
Australia | 4/1 |
New Zealand | 7/1 |
South Africa | 8/1 |
Pakistan | 9/1 |
West Indies | 12/1 |
Sri Lanka | 14/1 |
Bangladesh | 25/1 |
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.
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:
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.
Brand | In-Play Sports | Cash Out - In-Play | In-Play Parlays | Mobile Live Streaming | Visit Site |
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Established 1997 | 10+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Play Now |
Established 2018 | 26 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Play Now |
Established 2013 | 14 | Yes | Yes | No | Play Now |
Match betting: This can change in an instant thanks to a big over for the batting or bowling side. Markets are suspended at the fall of a wicket in order to give traders time to update score ranges and match odds and provide new markets for the incoming batter.
Betting on exchanges: It is very possible to lock in a profit by backing a team at one price and then laying them at a shorter price as the match progresses. Alternatively, if you've placed a bet with a sportsbook which offers Cash Out, you may be able to lock in your profit that way.
Brand | In-Play Sports | Cash Out - In-Play | In-Play Parlays | Mobile Live Streaming | Visit Site |
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Established 1997 | 10+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Play Now |
Established 2018 | 26 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Play Now |
Established 2013 | 14 | Yes | Yes | No | Play Now |
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.
The Cricket World Cup 2023 will take place in March/February 2023, although the date for the first official fixture has yet to be announced.
The quadrennial tournament will take place at stadiums across India where three previous tournaments have been held.
Yes, all of the top cricket betting sites will be offering odds for the Cricket World Cup, with multiple markets available across on games and outright winners. Punters can also bet on individual players in areas such as the Top Batsman market.
Currently, home country India head the betting at around 3/1 across online bookmakers. They are followed closely by England, with multiple World Cup winners Australia completing the top-three favourites list.
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