Cricket Betting Markets Explained: What Each One Asks and How It Settles
A reference for every market you will commonly see on a cricket match in the panel, written from the questions players send the ID desk.
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Open a cricket match on the panel and you see Match Odds at the top, a Bookmaker box underneath, then a long list of "Fancy" lines with Yes and No buttons flashing "Suspended". New players bet on whichever one is moving, then message us asking why it settled the way it did.
Almost every one of those messages comes down to not knowing exactly what the market measured, or when it would settle. This page is the reference we send them: what each market is, how its price is shown and when it is decided.
The reference table
Names vary slightly from panel to panel, but these are the markets you will see on most Indian exchange panels, including 99exch.
| Market | What you are betting on | How the price looks | When and how it settles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match Odds | Which team wins the match | Decimal back/lay, e.g. 1.90 / 1.92 | On the official result. Players set the prices against each other. |
| Bookmaker | Which team wins the match | A rate, e.g. 45 (₹45 profit per ₹100) | On the official result, at a rate fixed by the panel. |
| Fancy / Session (6, 10, 15, 20 overs) | Team runs at the end of a set over | Two run lines, e.g. No 48 / Yes 49, or one number with two rates | On the team score at the end of that over. Usually void if the session cannot be completed. |
| Over runs (single over) | Runs scored in one named over, e.g. the 7th | Run line, e.g. No 8 / Yes 9 | On runs added in that over, normally including extras. |
| Fall of wicket (FOW) | Team score when a given wicket falls | Run line on the team total | On the score at the moment that wicket falls. |
| Partnership runs | Runs the current pair add before they are separated | Run line | When the partnership ends or the innings ends. |
| Player runs | A named batter's individual score | Run line | When the batter is out, or on their score at the end of the innings. |
| Odd-even | Whether a figure at a set point ends in an odd or even digit | Two near-equal rates | On the last digit of that figure, e.g. the team score after 6 overs. |
| Lambi / innings runs | A team's full innings total | Run line | At the end of the innings, all out or overs completed. |
Edge cases (rain, a batter retiring hurt, an innings ending early) are decided by the panel's rules, shown behind the small rules or "i" icon on each market. Read them once.
Match Odds and Bookmaker: same question, different pricing
Both markets ask who wins. The difference is who sets the price.
Match Odds is the true exchange market. Every price in the blue (back) and pink (lay) columns is an offer from another player. If you back India at 1.90 for ₹1,000 and India win, you get ₹1,900 back, which is ₹900 profit. If you lay India at 1.92 for ₹1,000, you take on a liability of ₹920 that you pay if India win. Our guide to how a betting exchange works goes through the back and lay mechanics in full.
Bookmaker shows the same match as a rate. A back rate of 45 means ₹45 profit for every ₹100 you stake, the same as decimal odds of 1.45. On the lay side, a rate of 47 means that for every ₹100 you win if the team does not win, you pay ₹47 if it does. Bookmaker bets are usually accepted instantly, but the market is suspended often around wickets and reviews.
Fancy and session markets
"Fancy" is the panel's name for run-line markets. The most common are sessions: team runs at the end of the 6th, 10th, 15th and 20th over in a T20, with longer steps in an ODI. They come in two formats.
- Line gap: No 48 and Yes 49, both at rate 100. Yes 49 for ₹500 wins ₹500 if the team has 49 or more at the end of the 6th over. No 48 for ₹500 wins ₹500 if the team has 47 or fewer. If the score is exactly 48, both lose.
- Rate gap: one number, say 50, with Yes at a rate of 90 and No at a rate of 110. Here the line is the same on both sides and the margin is in the payout. The bet slip shows your exact profit and liability before you confirm, and that figure is the one to trust.
Sessions are suspended after almost every ball and for longer after a wicket, a review or a rain break. A bet sent a moment before a suspension may be rejected. Always check your bet list for "matched" before you assume you are on.
Over runs
An over-runs market is a session that lasts six legal balls. "7th over runs: No 8 / Yes 9" is decided by the runs added in the 7th over. On most panels that includes wides, no-balls, byes and leg-byes, because they all go on the team score. One boundary changes the result, so these are the most random markets on the screen, and the ones where players place the most bets without noticing.
Wicket, partnership and player lines
These three look similar but measure different things, and mixing them up is a common mistake.
- Fall of wicket uses the team score. "Fall of 2nd wicket: No 61 / Yes 62" settles on the team total when the second wicket goes down.
- Partnership runs uses only the runs the current pair add together. If the team was 40 for 1 when the pair came together and is 95 for 2 when one of them is out, the partnership was 55.
- Player runs uses one batter's personal score. If the batter is not out at the end of the innings, it normally settles on the score they finished on.
Odd-even
Odd-even asks whether a figure, usually the team score at a set over, ends in an odd or even digit. Both sides are priced a little below even money, and cricket knowledge barely helps. Treat it as a coin flip with a fee.
Lambi: the full innings total
Lambi (sometimes "lambi pari") is the line on a team's whole innings. In a T20 it settles after 20 overs or when the side is bowled out. The line opens around what the panel expects for the conditions and then moves with every boundary and wicket, so the number you see in the 3rd over can be a long way from the number in the 14th. How the pitch and dew move these lines is covered in our pitch, toss and conditions guide.
Why a bet settled the way it did
| What the player saw | Usual cause | What to check next time |
|---|---|---|
| Session bet "voided" | Overs were lost to rain, so the session could not be completed | The market rules for reduced-over matches |
| Both Yes and No lost | The score landed exactly in the line gap | The gap between the two numbers before you bet both sides |
| Over-runs bet lost by one run | A wide or no-ball counted in the total | Whether extras are included in that market |
| Player-runs bet settled early | The innings ended with the batter not out | How the panel settles a not-out batter |
| Bet never appeared | It was rejected during a suspension | "Matched" status in your bet list |
Choosing a market
Pick the market that matches the opinion you actually have. A view on who wins belongs in Match Odds; a view on how the pitch will play suits a session or lambi line. If you are new, stay with Match Odds and one session line until settling no longer surprises you. The full list of what the panel offers on cricket is on our cricket betting page.
Questions we get about markets
What is the difference between Match Odds and Bookmaker?
Both ask who wins the match and both settle on the official result. Match Odds prices are set by players backing and laying against each other and shown as decimals like 1.90. Bookmaker prices are fixed by the panel and shown as a rate like 45, which means ₹45 profit for every ₹100 backed.
What happens to my session bet if it rains?
If the session cannot be completed because overs are lost, most panels void it and return the stake. If the session had already been completed before the rain, it stands. The exact wording sits in the market rules on the panel, so open them for any match where rain is forecast.
Do wides and no-balls count in over runs and session markets?
On most panels they do, because they are runs added to the team score in that over. A few markets are worded differently, so check the rules icon on the market before you rely on it.