27%2020 Indian Premier League Cricket betting odds
The Indian Premier League is one of the biggest cricket competitions and there are eight prestigious clubs competing against each other throughout the season, with the 2020 season having been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic although we are all set to go when it comes to the action starting.
It has been agreed that all 2020 IPL cricket matches will take place in the United Arab Emirates, with the season taking place between 19 September and running through to 10 November. There are going to be games coming thick and fast, with the leading bookies pricing up every match.
On Saturday 19 September, the Indian Premier League cricket season starts with Mumbai Indians facing Chennai Super Kings and there will be a stack of available pre-match and In-Play betting markets when it comes to each game.
Punters can choose to bet on the team that wins the match, the top team batsman for each side, the total runs that each side scores along with Top Team Bowler and Total Match Sixes.
The format of the Indian Premier League is interesting, with the top two teams in the regular standings going through to Qualifier 1, while third and fourth-placed sides in the IPL go through to play in the Eliminator. The winner of the Eliminator then goes through to play the Qualifier 1 loser and the winner of that match then plays in the final with the Qualifier 1 winner.
Who Are Favourites to Win 2020 Indian Premier League?
It's hard to be exactly sure of how the 2020 IPL season is going to pan out, although Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians look to have the strongest teams, while Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunriders Hyderabad are the other teams competing.
The History of the Indian Premier League Cricket
The Indian Premier League cricket has been running for several years, with the first edition of the IPL launching in 2008 and this is a T20 format where eight leading teams in India compete through a double round-robin league before there are play-offs to determine the overall winner.
The Mumbai Indians are the most successful team since the launch of this popular cricket betting league, with Virat Kohli the most prolific run scorer and the Indian player has amassed over 5,000 runs since the inception of the IPL.
The Deccan Chargers, Pune Warriors India and Rising Pune Supergiant are just some of the teams that have been and gone in the Indian Premier League, with the Rajasthan Royals winning the first ever Indian Premier League season when beating the Chennai Super Kings in the 2008 final.
The Indian Premier League (or IPL as it is often shortened to) is a franchise-based Twenty20 cricket tournament based in India that started in 2008 and has been growing in popularity ever since. With the franchise teams bidding for the best players in world cricket as well as the top talent from India itself, the cricket on show is often of an excellent standard, making the games highly competitive and great fun to watch. And even more so if you have a bet or two on them; in which case be sure to check our live betting odds comparison to make sure you get the best possible prices every time.
At the time of writing there are eight teams involved in the Indian Premier League, while five teams have been crowned champions in the league's short history: Chennai Super Kings (the only side to have won the IPL twice), Deccan Chargers (now defunct), Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals.
Popular bets on the tournament include simple match betting (that is, which team will win a particular game) and the outright winner of the IPL, which is decided after play-offs and then a grand final. We compare the betting odds from all the top bookmakers for those markets so you don't have to go trawling round the bookies looking for decent prices.
So if you fancy betting on this exciting, exhilarating and sometimes unpredictable Twenty20 cricket league, always be sure to check this site first. And then sit back and enjoy some of the best cricket you are ever likely to witness.