Cricket World Cup Betting

Cricket is one of the fastest growing betting sports in the world. The game format used for One Day Internationals makes the sport ideal for live betting, and top bookmakers routinely offer dozens of live and ante-post betting markets for matches featuring the top national cricket teams.

The 2011 Cricket World Cup is likely to boost the popularity of cricket as a betting sport even further.

With cricket betting a popular pastime in the emerging Asian superpower, India, cricket fans can expect bookmakers in the United Kingdom to go all out in terms of betting coverage, as they seek to cater for the massive interest in the event.

Cricket World Cup Betting Options

If you’ve never put your knowledge of cricket to the test in the cricket betting markets, you may want to consider exploring some of these great cricket-betting opportunities that will be available during the 2011 Cricket World Cup:

Match Betting: Betting on a cricket match is identical to match betting in other sports. The bookmaker prices both teams playing in the match, leaving you with the task of picking the winning team. Successful selections are paid out at the odds on offer at the time the bet was placed.

Handicap Betting: Handicap betting is similar to match betting, with cricket fans required to pick the winning team in a cricket match. The only difference is that either team is awarded a run advantage or run handicap to balance out any difference in strength between the two teams. The odds on offer usually pay out close to evens, and allow fans of the smaller cricketing nations to back their teams against the likes of Australia and India.

Next Batsmen Out: Betting on which batsman will be out in a cricket match is one of the most popular live betting options. This betting market allows fans to first review which of the two batsmen on strike looks more vulnerable, and then place their bets accordingly.

Highest Run Scorer: Betting on the highest run scorer can pay out excellent odds. To make use of this market, cricket fans must pick which batsman they think has the form and talent to achieve the highest score for his team in an innings.

Ante Post Betting: There’s no need to wait for the Cricket World Cup before placing bets on the teams competing in the tournament. Outright betting markets for the Cricket World Cup are open during the 4-year period between tournaments, allowing cricket supporters to place money on the team they think will win the 2011 Cricket World Cup.