Live Betting Sites in India 2023

What is live betting?

Live betting, as the name suggests, is when you bet on a match while it is in progress. You are betting on the event as the action unfolds in real-time, right in front of your eyes. It doesn’t matter whether you are at home or in the stadium, you can be a part of the action by making a bet on any of the numerous markets available!

Unlike normal betting (or pre match betting) where you make the predictions well in advance before the start of the game, in live betting, you place your bets depending on how the teams are performing and how the match proceeds.

Live betting also makes it super convenient to bet from your mobile. In many ways, mobile betting and in-play betting are the two sides of the same coin.

You can find this section under the ‘Live’ section of the sports betting site.

Cricket live betting

As you may very well know, live betting on cricket is incredibly popular in India, especially in the underground, unregulated markets. But we condone them and recommend going with the regulated, licensed sites for online cricket betting.

There are plenty of live betting markets available in cricket and you don’t stand the risk of being cheated or duped. What’s more, we offer today’s cricket betting tips with added live betting tips too.

The best part – you can bet on every ball of the match right in front of your eyes. Whether you are on your betting app or on the desktop version, you can easily bet on your favourite Indian Premier League game, live!

Common live betting markets for cricket

1. 1. Over/under 1st Innings Runs – X Over, Y Ball

      This is where you are betting how many runs the batting team will score on every single ball of the match. A market like this would be something like, “Over/under 2.5 runs 1st innings 10th over 5th ball.” Needless to say, this market changes with every delivery.

   2. Over/under 1st Innings Team Runs

      As the name suggests, in this in-play cricket betting market, you bet whether the batting side will go above or below a certain score. In a T20 game between New Zealand and England, if the Kiwis are at 130 runs at the 15th over with just 4 wickets lost, pegging them to go over 160 or 170 runs would not be a bad bet.

   3. 1st Innings Total Sixes and 1st Innings Total Fours

      These markets focus mainly on how many boundaries will be scored in the first innings

   4. 1st Innings X Over Runs

      Predicting the number of runs that can be scored in the given over of the innings. This market changes with every over that is played.

   5. 1st Innings X Over Odd/Even

      Similar to predicting the number of runs that the batsmen will score in the given over, but the trick here is to guess whether the number will be odd or even.

   6. Batsman Runs

      Correctly guessing how far the mentioned batsman will go in the innings by predicting the runs that he will most likely score. It is an over/under market wherein you need to guess whether the batsman will cross or stay under the mentioned score.

Football live betting

In many ways, football live betting may be much more intriguing than its cricket counterpart. All leading live football betting sites offer an exciting selection of markets to bet on. Plus, with the game over in just 90 minutes, the in-play betting action is short and sweet.

Just like cricket, you have the option here to bet live, minute-by-minute, covering markets pertaining to goals, handicap bets, clean sheets, among others.

Common live betting markets for football

1. 1×2

   Straightforward, you bet on either of the two teams to win. If you believe that the game will be a draw, you bet on the draw. For example, in an ISL match between Bengaluru and Jamshedpur, if the score is 2-1 to Jamshedpur at the end of the 70th minute, you can either go with the JFC to win or Bengaluru to stage a draw. Of course, this depends on how the match itself is unfolding and who has the upper hand.

2. Exact Score

   Correctly guessing the exact score of the game when the final whistle is blown. A highly dynamic market where the outcome depends greatly on how the team is performing on the field.

   In line with our previous example, if Jamshedpur are looking primed to win the game with 2-1 and are playing defensively with a lot of ball possession in the final quarter of the game, then making that live bet on the exact score is favourable.

3. 1×2 1st Half/2nd Half

   Similar to the live market mentioned above except here you are betting on the outcome at the end of the 45-minute period rather than the whole match.

4. Total Goals Over/Under

   This is where you predict how many goals the match will see as a factor of over/under. It can be along the lines of ‘Over 2.5 goals’ or ‘Under 3.5 goals’ and so on.

5. Total Goals 1st Half Over/Under

   This is similar to the previous market except it focuses only on the first half/second half. You can choose to bet on either the first half or the second half – or even both!

Live betting features

If you look at it, live betting has many significant advantages over traditional betting. We have highlighted some of them below:

• Make smart bets by analysing the game as it happens
• Access to new bets that are not available in pre-match betting
• The odds are always changing, add more excitement
• Ability to cash out the bets before the event is over
• Some sites off live streaming of the games too

That said, while we do recommend in-play betting for Indians such as yourself, we recommend doing it safely and responsibly. It can be quite easy to lose yourself in the action and fun, but it is important to stay grounded and focused.