Double Chance Cricket Betting

How Does Double Chance Cricket Betting Work?

You🌊 are effectively covering two of the three match ♛scenarios with one wager.

Not all bookmakers will offer double chance on cricket, and you find that the odd🅠s are often very short on this♚ market, particularly if one team is a heavy favourite.

Why is this? Wel🌺l, if India are playing Afghanistan in a Test, it is fair to assume India will be heavy favourites.

If double chance betting was꧙ offered on this match and you wanted to cover an India win or a draw, then the odds are going to be even shorter to reflect this.

If you bet just on India, th𒉰en the bookmakers have two ways to thwart your🌞 bet - the draw or the Afghanistan win. But if you take the draw as well, then only an unlikely Afghanistan win will save them from paying out.

Occasionally you will also be able to cove🌳r either team winning, leaving the draw as the only way to lose.

Often double chance won't be offered 🐽on both teams, and ไthe market usually represents poor betting value.

When Should You Bet on Double Chance?

Double chance betting in cricket is not something we would advise betting on regularly. But ther✱e will be circumstances whe💛re it is worth considering.

Test cricket is really the only format whe🅰re draws occur. And we are referring to draws where one or both teams have not completed their innings by the scheduled end﷽ of play.

A tie - when both teams are exactly level after all sides have completed their inni😼ngs🥀 - has happened just twice in Test history in over 2,000 Tests!

In 1997, almost half of all Tests played ended in a draw - 21 out of 44. That number has plummeted since - by 2016 only a sixth of Tests ended in a draw.

With tactics and techniques from the super-fast T20 format increasin🥃gly bullying their way past the slower way of play that defined Test 𒆙cricket, draws are becoming increasingly rarer.

However, if you believe a surprise result or a draw is possible, then backing an outsider in the double chance market can be rewarding.

But before you place this wager, you must consider whether a draw could really happen. You must have a strong belief that circumstances could conspire to enable a draw to happen 🤪- otherwise the double chanജce wager doesn't make sense.

Similarly, if you don't fancy the outsider at all, then betting on the draw is going to be a much better wager.

The number one factor leading to a draw is surely the weather. If rain is forecast during a ꦑTest match, then it's possible del❀ays will mean a side can't complete their innings and a draw could happen.

And remember, teams can avoid defeat in a deciding Test by avoiding getting alꦇl-out. The actual scores 🙈won't matter in this scenario.

Pitch conditions are another to consider. If they strongly favour batsman, then it's reasonable to assume bowlers willꦍ struggle. If the team is on the way to a big total with the loss of very few wickets, then the captain of the batting side will now have a dilemma.

If a captain de𝔍cides to declare on a score - end the innings despite not all batsman being out - this is a calculated risk. They need to be confident they have a winning total that🎃 won't be surpassed.

And secondly, they need to give themselves enough time to bowl out the opposinﷺg team. If the team 🦩declare too late, then they can make it easier for their rivals to play out for a draw.

Here's an example. Team A are playing Team B in a best-of-three Test match. Team A a✨re a far superior team and are the right favourites, but Team B are improving with some decent batsman🐼. Team B have also gained a reputation for pulling off shock results against the game's big names.

For this argument, let's say al🐼l Test🎉s will take place at the same cricket ground and wet pitch conditions are set to favour batsman. Much rain is forecast during the series.

The betting is like this. Team A 1.11 | Draw 11.00 | Team B 26.00

Wܫith all that we know, is there value in betting 🦩on Team B in the double chance market at 7.50?

Potentially. Bowlers could struggle and forecasts rain delays could lead to a𓃲 disjointed game. We also know Team B 🎃has solid batters who have the talent to take a stand.

And the benefit of betting on a scenario like this where the odds are relatively big is that we don't need to stake much to take a stab at a decent payout.

We also can possibly take a good position early that we may be able to trade out during the match as the odds shift.

Double Chance Betting Conclusions

While double cha𒈔nce betting on cricket is not a market you will play on regularl💃y, it's always worth learning about new ones.

Being a solid cricket bettor is knowing when to take a risk at a juicy price. Most 𓂃cricket bettors will always want to play on the favourite and in most cases their odds will be shorter than they should be as a result.

The main criteria for betting on double chance is: 1) Can I truly see this team winning the match? 2) Is a draw a real runner?

Remember, you will get better odds on a draw than you will on double chance. So double chance betting doesn't make sense if the side you are covering has no chance ꦚof winnin༒g.

If you think they 🐼wi🤡ll play for a draw, then back the draw!