# Cricket Rules, Betting Maths and Indian Law Source: https://cricketin.org/ 18+ Betting money on cricket carries a direct risk of financial loss, and it can become an addiction. Real-money online gaming is banned across India under the PROG Act 2025, which came into force on 1 May 2026. If betting is already costing you money you need, or sleep, or people close to you, the free Tele-MANAS helpline is **14416**, and it runs in 20 languages. Our [page on help for gambling harm](/guides/help-for-gambling-harm-india) lists what else exists. --- What the rules actually say, how a betting price is built, and what the 2026 Act changed. No operator lists, no bonus offers, no download links. ## Live Cricket Scores Upcoming Matches Live Afghanistan Zimbabwe Afghanistan opt to bat Upcoming Zimbabwe India Starts 13:30 IST Upcoming A2 (aus) B3 (sl) Starts 13:30 IST Upcoming B1 (nz) A3 (pak) Starts 13:30 IST Upcoming B2 (rsa) Ab4 (eng) Starts 16:00 IST Upcoming A1 (ind) A2 (aus) Starts 13:30 IST Result Oman 270/7 (50) Nepal Nepal won by 10 runs Result Melbourne Renegades Women 132/2 (17.1) Hobart Hurricanes Women 129/8 (20) Melbourne Renegades Women won by 8 wkts Result England Champions 159/7 (20) West Indies Champions 165/1 (17) West Indies Champions won by 9 wkts Result Austria Women 60/10 (15) Sweden Women 124/9 (20) Sweden Women won by 64 runs Result Pakistan 305/10 (49.5) Sri Lanka 268/10 (48.1) Pakistan won by 37 runs ## Tournaments we cover ### [Caribbean Premier League 2026](/leagues/cpl) 7 Aug — 20 Sep 2026 · 39 matches · 7 teams **Final** Antigua and Barbuda Falcons won by 8 wkts ### [The Hundred Men's Competition 2026](/leagues/the-hundred) 21 Jul — 16 Aug 2026 · 34 matches · 8 teams **Final** Manchester Super Giants won by 5 wkts ## Standings and recent results ### Caribbean Premier League 2026 39 of 39 matches played | POS | TEAMS | P | W | L | NR | NRR | FOR | AGAINST | PTS | RECENT FORM | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | GAW | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | WLWWL | | 2 | ABF | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | LWNWW | | 3 | BR | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | LWWWW | | 4 | JK | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | LWWLL | | 5 | SLK | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | WWLLL | | 6 | SNP | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | NWWLL | | 7 | TKR | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | LLLWL | NRR, FOR and AGAINST need every played match in the open archive. This tournament is still in progress, so those columns stay empty rather than showing a partial figure. ### The Hundred Men's Competition 2026 34 of 34 matches played | POS | TEAMS | P | W | L | NR | NRR | FOR | AGAINST | PTS | RECENT FORM | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | TRE | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.616 | 1356/166.0 | 1352/179.0 | 12 | WWWWL | | 2 | MIL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.241 | 1241/155.6 | 1205/155.8 | 10 | LWWLW | | 3 | MSG | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.773 | 1567/186.8 | 1485/195.0 | 10 | LLWWW | | 4 | SL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.417 | 1561/177.6 | 1425/170.2 | 10 | LWWWL | | 5 | WEF | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -0.900 | 1091/157.8 | 1158/148.2 | 8 | WWLLL | | 6 | LDN | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -0.098 | 1221/154.2 | 1265/157.8 | 6 | LLLWW | | 7 | SOU | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -0.015 | 1098/158.8 | 1099/158.6 | 6 | WWLLW | | 8 | BRM | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -1.318 | 1119/160.0 | 1265/152.2 | 2 | LLLLL | Runs and net run rate computed from [Cricsheet](https://cricsheet.org/), Open Data Commons Attribution License 1.0. ## What this site is for We answer cricket questions in plain English. It is written for readers in India. Every page is built for a phone screen. We cover three things. The sport itself. The maths behind betting prices. The law and the money risk around online play. Nothing here invites you to stake a rupee. The tone is deliberate. Short sentences. Real sources next to real numbers. A tag on anything we could not check. ### [About Cricketin](/about) Who writes here, what we publish and what we refuse to publish ### [How we test](/how-we-test) The method behind every number and every claim on this site ### [Editorial policy](/editorial-policy) The standards we work to, and how we handle mistakes ### [Authors and editors](/authors) The people responsible for each section of the site ## How Cricket Crash Games Actually Work The multiplier curve is not a live market. Each round draws a random number before the first bet is placed, and the house edge sits inside the payout table, not in the shape of the curve. Nothing in the last hundred rounds tells you anything about the next one, and cashing out earlier changes how wildly your results swing, not what they average out to. Real-money online gaming is banned across India under the PROG Act 2025. This page explains mechanics only: no operator links, no demo, no bonus. ## Where to start ### [Law](/legal) The central Act, state Acts, court cases, tax and adverts ### [Guides](/guides) Match rules, odds maths, payments, apps, data and harm ### [About us](/about) Who writes here, how we check facts, how we fix errors ## The pages people open first 27 Aug 2026 ### [Is Online Cricket Betting Legal in India - 2026 Answer](/legal/online-betting-law-india) A clear answer for 2026: no legal route exists for online money games in India. Read the central Act, state laws, offshore apps, tax and penalties. By Ananya Rathi 28 Aug 2026 ### [PROG Act 2025 Explained - Sections and Penalties](/legal/prog-act-2025-explained) A section-by-section read of the PROG Act 2025: key dates, the bans in Sections 5 to 7, Section 9 penalties, the new Authority and what stays legal. By Ananya Rathi 31 Aug 2026 ### [TDS on Online Gaming Winnings - Section 194BA](/legal/tds-on-winnings-india) How Section 194BA takes 30% from online gaming winnings, the Rule 133 net winnings formula, two worked examples and why no small-amount threshold exists. By Farhan Qureshi 30 Aug 2026 ### [Supreme Court on Online Gaming - Case Tracker 2026](/legal/supreme-court-online-gaming-cases) A dated tracker of India's online gaming cases: the three judgments of 27 May 2026, the GST ruling and the pending challenge to the PROG Act 2025. By Ananya Rathi 29 Aug 2026 ### [How Cricket Odds Work - Read Any Price in Minutes](/guides/how-cricket-odds-work) Learn to read decimal, fractional and American cricket odds, turn any price into a percentage, and see the fee hidden inside the numbers. By Nikhil Varma 28 Aug 2026 ### [What Is Overround - The Fee Hidden in the Odds](/guides/what-is-overround) Overround is the fee inside betting odds. See the formula built step by step, the rupee cost on turnover, and how it stacks up over many bets. By Nikhil Varma ## Online betting law in India Many readers arrive with one question. Here is the reply, without a detour. Online money gaming is banned in India. The rule is Act No. 32 of 2025 (the Act on India Code). Enforcement began on 1 May 2026 (Supreme Court Observer). A cash bet on cricket sits inside the ban, and so does an app based abroad. Punishment is not light. Offering such a game can bring up to three years in jail, plus a fine up to one crore rupees (PRS Legislative Research). A court challenge to the Act is still pending (Supreme Court Observer). Pending is not paused. ## Questions people ask Short answers to what readers ask most often. The long versions live in the guides and the legal hub. ### Is online cricket betting legal in India? No. There is no lawful way to stake money on cricket online in India. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 banned online money games across the country, and the ban started on 1 May 2026. Our full read of the statute is on [the betting law page](/legal/online-betting-law-india). ### Why is cricket betting illegal in India? Because the Act bans the activity outright. It does not ask whether cricket betting is a game of skill: on 27 May 2026 the Supreme Court held that a bet on a game of skill is not protected trade under Article 19(1)(g). Details sit on [the case tracker](/legal/supreme-court-online-gaming-cases). ### Which betting apps are banned in India? The Act bans the activity, so there is no official list of named apps. A foreign licence changes nothing for you: Section 1(2) reaches money games run from outside India. We name no platform either way. What the offshore rule means is on [the offshore apps page](/legal/offshore-betting-apps-india). ### Will cricket betting become legal in India? Nothing currently before us points that way. On 27 May 2026 the Supreme Court upheld state gaming laws, and a fourth ruling the same day upheld GST on gaming stakes. We do not forecast outcomes: when a dated ruling or amendment lands, we date it on [the case tracker](/legal/supreme-court-online-gaming-cases). ### Do you tell me where to place a bet? No. We name no platform and link to none. Promotion of a money game is an offence under the Act ([the Act text](https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/view-casepdf?type=act&id=AC_CEN_45_0_00004_2025-32_1778133559220)). ### Are your betting maths examples real offers? They are our own worked figures. We state each input, so you can put your own numbers into the same steps.