Cricket is not yet a globally popular sport, but it is already showing impressive growth in terms of audience reach, and in some countries it already ranks among the top sports, featuring on the shortlist of the most popular sporting disciplines. As a company operating in dozens of countries around the world, Megapari Bangladesh cannot ignore the rapid rise in cricket’s popularity – here, bets are accepted on all major tournaments in this sport.
Cricket betting at Megapari Bangladesh
Cricket tournaments and formats on Megapari
A distinctive feature of cricket is that it is still relatively unstandardised – various formats for matches are practised, and in every country where cricket is popular, different approaches are taken to how and between which teams tournaments are organised. Megapari focuses on the popularity of competitions: if a particular tournament is in high demand amongst the local (or, even more so, the international) public, then the bookmaker will certainly accept bets on such matches.
International and club competitions
If a Megapari user isn’t a supporter of just one ‘home’ team, but is interested in cricket as a sport in general, then they’ll be keen to place a bet on matches in one of these tournaments:
The ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI World Cup) – the pinnacle of the sport in Bangladesh, a global showcase for the best national teams, held every four years, and the highlight of every player’s career;
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is a spectacular and fast-paced tournament for national teams, held every two years; it features shorter but more aggressive matches, with players giving their all rather than conserving energy for the long haul;
The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) – a Test cricket championship, held over a two-year period due to the immense length of matches between national teams, which can last up to five days;
The Indian Premier League (IPL) – rightly regarded as the world’s most popular and wealthiest domestic (national, club-based) league – is played in the T20 format and attracts a significant number of the sport’s stars;
The Big Bash League (BBL) – Australia’s national T20 league, characterised by a high standard of organisation and impressive levels of local public interest;
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) – one of the strongest national leagues, with fierce competition between teams, and regarded as a breeding ground for young talent.
The list of leagues available for betting on at Megapari doesn’t end there: the bookmaker also accepts bets on, for example, the ICC Champions Trophy, the Asia Cup, the SA20, the International League T20 (ILT20), the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the Lanka Premier League (LPL), Global T20 Canada, Major League Cricket (MLC), Super Smash, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and other competitions.
Match formats: Test, ODI, T20 — betting considerations
It is no secret to cricket fans that there are three fundamentally different formats of competition in this sport. The format chosen by the tournament organiser determines both the teams’ tactics and the logic behind placing bets.
Friendly matches are very slow-paced; they can stretch out over several days, which is why there are so many statistical markets available for them, including predictions on specific parts of the match, such as the leading team after each day. Bettors have plenty of time to analyse the action, and there are no sudden spikes in live odds in this format; however, the weather can have an impact, and a bet on a Test match will ‘tie up’ your money for several days – until the match is over.
ODI is regarded as an intermediate format of cricket in Bangladesh: with matches lasting around 7–8 hours over a single day, it is not as slow as Test matches, but nor is it too fast. Bettors value such matches for the chance to find out the result on the day they place their bet, as well as for the relative predictability of the outcome (the element of chance has relatively little influence on the result); however, a side that falls behind early on will struggle to mount a comeback.
T20 is the shortest and most popular format, with matches lasting approximately up to three hours; it is highly prized precisely because it is so entertaining: teams cannot put off deciding the winner until later. For punters, this format is attractive due to the wide range of bets available and the relatively quick settlement of wagers, whilst the high element of chance (a single mistake can affect the outcome of the entire match) can be seen as both an advantage and a disadvantage.
Megapari accepts bets on most matches in the T20 format, as this is the most common format, but Test and ODI matches are not overlooked either.
Main types of cricket bets at Megapari
The exact range of cricket bets available at Megapari Bangladesh depends on the format of the specific match, but generally speaking, for top-tier fixtures, the selection of markets runs to hundreds of options. Here are some examples of the most popular options:
- match winner;
- total runs and wickets;
- winner of the first innings (where there is more than one), leader after each day (for Test matches), result after the first 10 overs and other intervals;
- number of runs in the next over and other ‘numerical’ statistics;
- individual statistics – top batsman and top bowler.
Given the variety of cricket formats, bettors must ensure they fully understand the rules governing a particular match before placing a bet.
Live cricket betting at Megapari
Megapari accepts bets not only on upcoming cricket matches, but also on those that have already started – this allows you to jump into the action at any stage of the game. Another advantage of live betting is that it doesn’t require a detailed analysis of pre-match statistics – it’s much easier to assess the balance of power in the here and now. To keep customers up to date with what’s happening, Megapari’s management team provides detailed and regularly updated match statistics; sometimes the bookmaker also broadcasts live video streams directly on the website and in the app, and if there’s no video feed, you can rely on ShowZone’s graphical coverage.