IPL Betting on ReddyBook - Your Ultimate Guide for 2026

Published: 19 July 2026 | Category: Cricket Betting

The IPL is about 70 league matches and a playoff week packed into two months, with a game almost every evening and two on weekends. That volume is exactly why people lose money on it. There is always another match tonight, so there is always a reason to bet again. This guide explains how IPL betting on ReddyBook works, which markets suit a beginner, and how to get through a full season without emptying your balance by week three.

What is different about betting the IPL on an exchange

On a fixed-odds site you take a price and wait three and a half hours for the result. On an exchange you can back a team to win or lay it to lose, and you can do the opposite later in the same match. T20 swings hard. A side that is 1.50 at the innings break can be 2.40 after two wickets in the powerplay, so the option to get out of a position halfway is worth a lot. The exchange takes a small commission on your net winnings in a market, so ask your agent what the percentage is before the season starts.

If back and lay are new to you, read the worked examples on the beginner betting tips page first. It will save you from an expensive first week.

What the auction tells you, and what it does not

Every year people study the auction and decide who will win the trophy. It helps less than you would think. What is worth noting from the squads is simple: who has two dependable death bowlers, who has batting down to number seven, and which overseas players are likely to leave early for national duty. A team that looks strong on paper in March can look very different in May when two overseas names have flown home. Use the auction for background, and then trust what you see in the first three or four matches more than any pre-season prediction.

Placing an IPL bet, start to finish

1. Check your balance before the toss. Deposits go through your agent by UPI (GPay, PhonePe, Paytm) and usually show within minutes, but on a big match evening agents are busy. Top up in the afternoon, not at 7.25 pm. The minimum deposit is ₹500.
2. Open the match in the cricket section. IPL games are listed with Match Odds at the top, followed by bookmaker and fancy (session) markets.
3. Tap a blue price to back or a pink price to lay. Enter the stake. The slip shows your profit if you win and, for a lay, your liability if you lose. Read both numbers.
4. Confirm once. Live bets are held for a few seconds before they are matched. Do not tap again while it is processing.
5. Decide your exit early. Either let the bet run to the result or plan the price at which you will trade out. Deciding this in the 19th over is too late.

IPL markets you will see on ReddyBook

• Match Odds. Back or lay either team to win. The most liquid market and the right place for a beginner to start.
• Bookmaker. Also on the match winner, but priced by the panel in a simpler format. Usually no commission, slightly worse prices.
• Session or fancy markets. Runs in the first 6 overs, runs in 10 overs, total for the innings. You bet "yes" (over the line) or "no" (under it). These settle quickly, which is also why they eat a balance quickly.
• Player runs and wickets. How many runs a named batter scores, or which bowler takes the most wickets. Fun, but heavily dependent on batting order and match situation.
• Toss and other specials. The toss is a coin flip. No amount of research changes that. Treat it as such.

The exact list changes from match to match. The cricket betting page explains each market type in more detail.

A worked example

Say Chennai are playing Mumbai at Chepauk and Chennai are 1.90 before the toss. You back them for ₹1,000. If you leave it alone and they win, you make ₹900 before commission. If they lose, you are down ₹1,000.

Now suppose Chennai bat first and reach 62 for 0 after the powerplay. Their price shortens to 1.50. You lay them for ₹1,267 at 1.50. If Chennai win, you collect ₹900 from the back bet and pay out ₹633 on the lay, so you are up about ₹267. If Chennai lose, you lose the ₹1,000 back stake and win ₹1,267 on the lay, again up about ₹267. You have a small profit either way and you can watch the rest of the match in peace.

It does not always go that way. If Chennai had been 30 for 3 after six overs, their price would have drifted to 2.80 or more, and trading out would mean accepting a loss of a few hundred rupees. That is still often the right call. A controlled small loss is better than hoping.

Things that actually move IPL matches

• The ground. Chinnaswamy in Bengaluru and Wankhede in Mumbai are small, flat and high scoring. Chepauk and Lucknow are slower and help spinners. A 180 total means very different things at these venues.
• Dew in night games. At several venues the ball gets wet in the second innings and bowlers struggle to grip it. Captains who win the toss usually chase for this reason, and the market already knows it. You will not get a bargain price just because you also know about dew.
• Team news at the toss. Playing elevens and impact substitutes are confirmed at the toss. A key bowler missing matters more than most pre-match analysis. Wait for the eleven before you bet.
• Afternoon versus evening. Day games in April and May are played in heavy heat on drier pitches. Scores and chasing patterns differ from the 7.30 pm games.
• Dead rubbers in the last week. Teams already out of the playoff race rest players and try youngsters. Form goes out of the window.

Surviving a two-month season

Set one budget for the whole tournament, not per match. If that number is ₹10,000, a sensible stake is ₹200 to ₹500 a game, which is 2 to 5 percent. At that size, even a run of eight losing bets leaves you with most of your money and a clear head.

You do not have to bet every match. Pick the teams you actually follow and skip the rest. Most people who do well over a season bet on fewer than half the games. And be careful with heavy favourites. Backing a side at 1.30 feels safe, but you are risking ₹1,000 to win ₹300, and T20 favourites lose often enough to make that a poor habit.

Deposits and withdrawals during the season

Payments work the same in IPL season as the rest of the year, only slower at peak times. Deposits are by UPI or bank transfer through your agent. Withdrawals usually reach your UPI or bank account in 6 to 12 hours, and requests made late at night after a match are generally handled the next morning. One good habit is to withdraw part of any decent win the next day, so it does not quietly get recycled into the next fixture. The withdrawal guide has the full steps.

Keep it in proportion

Betting is for adults aged 18 and over, and the law on it differs by state in India, so check what applies where you live. Treat the IPL budget as money spent on entertainment, the same as a stadium ticket. If you catch yourself topping up mid-match to recover a loss, or betting on games you are not even watching, take a few days off. Your agent can also block your ID for a period if you ask. Our responsible gaming page has more on spotting the warning signs.

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