Introduction
One of the biggest myths in Indian cricket betting is the idea that the season ends when IPL ends.
The reality is very different. Cricket betting markets are available 365 days a year — and for a bettor who knows when each tournament runs, what IST timing it plays at, and what betting markets are available, there is not a single month of the year without high-quality T20 betting action.
This pillar page is the definitive Year Round Cricket Betting Calendar India bettors in 2026-27. It covers every major T20 league — IPL, PSL, SA20, BBL, ILT20, MLC, The Hundred, CPL, LPL, The Hundred Women’s — plus ICC international tournaments including the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 (June 12 – July 5) and the Men’s T20 World Cup. Each tournament entry includes dates, IST timings, number of matches, key betting markets, and the specific edge opportunities unique to that competition.
Use this page as your permanent annual betting planning reference — bookmark it and return before every new tournament window opens.
Why a Cricket Betting Calendar Matters
Most Indian bettors react to tournaments as they happen — they see IPL on TV, open the exchange app, and start betting without any pre-season preparation. The bettors who consistently perform better over a full year take the opposite approach:
- Pre-season outright value — tournament winner, top run scorer, and top wicket taker markets always offer best odds before the first match. By the time most bettors notice a tournament has started, the best outright prices are gone
- Budget planning — knowing the full tournament calendar allows you to allocate a separate budget for each competition rather than depleting your balance on one tournament and missing the next
- Overlap awareness — PSL and IPL run simultaneously (March-May). SA20 and BBL both run in December-January. Understanding overlaps prevents reactive, fragmented betting
- Off-season opportunities — bettors who only bet on IPL miss SA20 (December-January), BBL (December-January), ILT20 (January), and The Hundred (July-August) — all of which offer excellent value betting markets with less competition from Indian bettors
Complete Year Round Cricket Betting Calendar India 2026-27
🗓️ JANUARY 2026
SA20 Season 4 — South Africa (December 27, 2025 – January 25, 2026)
- Matches: 30 league + playoffs
- IST Timing: 9:00 PM IST (evening), 4:30 PM IST (weekend day matches)
- Champion: Sunrisers Eastern Cape (3rd title)
- Key Betting Markets: Match winner, Top batter (Quinton de Kock), Session over/under, Tournament outright
- Betting Edge: No dew factor. Venue-specific pitch knowledge drives edge — Wanderers Over, Gqeberha.
BBL 2025-26 — Australia (December 14, 2025 – January 25, 2026)
- Matches: 44 matches
- IST Timing: 8:15 AM – 2:10 PM IST (morning viewing)
- Champion: Perth Scorchers (6th title)
- Key Betting Markets: Top batter (Finn Allen), Match winner, Powerplay session over
- Betting Edge: Morning IST timing — undistracted betting window. No dew factor. Fast bouncy pitches favour powerplay over.
ILT20 2026 — UAE (January, UAE)
- Matches: ~34 T20 matches
- IST Timing: 6:30 PM IST and 10:00 PM IST
- Key Betting Markets: Match winner, Session markets, Top batter
- Betting Edge: UAE pitches are flat and batting-friendly — over on session totals is the default lean. Low media coverage means exchange lines are less efficiently set — research edge persists longer
🗓️ FEBRUARY – MARCH 2026
WPL 2026 — India (Women’s Premier League) (February-March)
- Matches: 22 matches (5 teams)
- IST Timing: 7:30 PM IST (same slot as IPL)
- Key Betting Markets: Top batter (Smriti Mandhana), Match winner, Session over/under, Tournament outright
- Betting Edge: Mandhana top batter at Chinnaswamy (RCB Women home) is consistently underpriced given her dominant WPL batting stats. Indian pitches for Women’s cricket tend to play flatter than equivalent men’s matches — over on sessions at flat venues
🗓️ MARCH – MAY 2026
IPL 2026 — India (March 15 – May 31, 2026)
- Matches: 84 T20 matches — largest franchise tournament in the world
- IST Timing: 7:30 PM IST (standard), some 3:30 PM IST afternoon matches
- Key Betting Markets: All markets available — session, match winner, top batter, top wicket taker, player props, tournament outright
- Betting Edge: Dew factor at Wankhede, Delhi, Eden Gardens — post-toss live betting on chasing team. Venue pitch knowledge is primary edge driveriplprediction2026+1
PSL 2026 — Pakistan (March 26 – May 3, 2026)
- Matches: 44 T20 matches (8 teams)
- IST Timing: 7:30 PM IST (evening), 3:00 PM IST (afternoon)
- PSL 2026 Champion: Hyderabad Kingsmen
- Key Betting Markets: Top batter (Babar Azam), Match winner, Session under in middle overs
- Betting Edge: PSL runs parallel to IPL — separate budget essential. Pace-friendly Pakistani pitches make middle overs under more reliable than at flat IPL venuescricket
🗓️ JUNE – JULY 2026
🔴 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 — England (June 12 – July 5, 2026)
- Matches: 33 matches (12 teams — largest field in tournament history)
- IST Timing: BST 10:30 = 3:00 PM IST | BST 14:30 = 7:00 PM IST | BST 18:30 = 11:00 PM IST
- Defending Champion: New Zealand
- India’s first match: India vs Pakistan, June 14, Edgbaston, Birminghamindianexpress+1
- Final: Lord’s Cricket Ground, London — July 5
Full India Group Stage Schedule (IST):
| Date | Match | Venue | IST Time |
| June 14 | 🇮🇳 India vs Pakistan 🇵🇰 | Edgbaston | 7:00 PM IST |
| June 17 | 🇮🇳 India vs Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Headingley | 7:00 PM IST |
| June 21 | 🇮🇳 South Africa vs India 🇮🇳 | Old Trafford | 7:00 PM IST |
| June 25 | 🇮🇳 India vs Bangladesh 🇧🇩 | Old Trafford | 7:00 PM IST |
| June 28 | 🇦🇺 Australia vs India 🇮🇳 | Lord’s | 7:00 PM IST |
| June 30 | Semi Final 1 | The Oval | 7:00 PM IST |
| July 2 | Semi Final 2 | The Oval | 11:00 PM IST |
| July 5 | 🏆 FINAL | Lord’s | 7:00 PM IST |
Key Betting Markets: Tournament outright winner, Top run scorer (Mandhana), Top wicket taker (Deepti Sharma), India vs Pakistan match winner, Session markets- Betting Edge: Outright markets before June 12 offer maximum value. England pitch conditions require downward adjustment of all session lines by 8-12 runs from IPL equivalents.
MLC 2026 — USA (Major League Cricket) (June 18 – July 18, 2026)
- Matches: 34 T20 matches
- IST Timing: 1:00 AM – 4:00 AM IST (overnight — USA Eastern time)
- Key Betting Markets: Match winner, Top batter, Session markets
- Betting Edge: MLC’s overnight IST timing means fewer Indian bettors are active — exchange lines are less efficiently set. Research edge persists significantly longer than IPL. Low awareness = underpriced correct bets
India Tour of England 2026 (July 2026)
- Matches: 5 T20Is + 3 ODIs
- Key Betting Markets: Series winner, Individual match winner, Player performance props
- Betting Edge: India T20I squad post-Women’s WC momentum will influence individual match markets
The Hundred 2026 — England (July 21 – August 16, 2026)ecal+1
- Matches: League stage + Finals Day (August 16 at Lord’s)
- IST Timing: BST 14:30 = 7:00 PM IST | BST 18:30 = 11:00 PM IST
- Finals Day: Lord’s Cricket Ground — August 16
- Key Betting Markets: Match winner, Top batter, Tournament outright, Session markets
- Betting Edge: The Hundred’s 100-ball format creates unique session markets — sets of 10 balls (equivalent to 10 overs) rather than standard 6-over powerplay. Flat English summer pitches at Lord’s, The Oval, Edgbaston produce high scores — over on sets is the default lean at these venues
🗓️ AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2026
T20 Blast 2026 — England (May 22 – July 12, 2026)
- Matches: County T20 competition — 18 counties
- IST Timing: BST 14:00 = 6:30 PM IST | BST 18:30 = 11:00 PM IST
- Key Betting Markets: Match winner, Session markets
- Betting Edge: T20 Blast is the world’s oldest T20 franchise competition — pitch data across all 18 county grounds is extensive. English county grounds in May-June produce seam-friendly conditions; July grounds play flatter as pitches dry out
LPL 2026 — Sri Lanka (Lanka Premier League) (September-October 2026)
- Matches: ~25 T20 matches
- IST Timing: 7:30 PM IST (Sri Lanka time is IST +0:30 — minimal adjustment)
- Key Betting Markets: Match winner, Session markets, Top batter
- Betting Edge: Sri Lankan pitches are generally spin-friendly. Middle overs under with quality spinners bowling is the most reliable LPL session market
🗓️ OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2026
CPL 2026 — Caribbean (Caribbean Premier League) (September-October 2026)
- Matches: ~34 T20 matches (6 Caribbean franchises)
- IST Timing: 11:30 PM IST – 2:00 AM IST (late night/overnight)
- Key Betting Markets: Match winner, Top batter, Session markets
- Betting Edge: Caribbean pitches are flat and batting-friendly — over on sessions is the standard lean. CPL’s late-night IST timing means exchange lines are less competitive — well-researched bets retain value longer
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (Every 2 years — check ICC calendar for next edition)
- When active: The biggest T20 betting event of the year globally. India vs Pakistan match winner is the highest-liquidity single cricket betting market in the world
🗓️ DECEMBER 2026 – JANUARY 2027
ILT20 2026-27 — UAE (December 2026)
- Matches: ~34 T20 matches
- IST Timing: 6:30 PM and 10:00 PM IST
- Key Betting Markets: Match winner, Session markets
- Betting Edge: Same as ILT20 2026 — flat UAE pitches, low media attention, research edge available
SA20 Season 5 — South Africa (December 2026 – January 2027)
- Matches: ~30 league + playoffs
- IST Timing: 9:00 PM IST (evening)
- Watch: Will Sunrisers Eastern Cape win their 4th consecutive title? Pre-season outright in December is the best entry point
- Key Betting Markets: Tournament outright, Top batter (de Kock), Venue session markets
BBL 2026-27 — Australia (December 2026 – January 2027)
- Matches: 44 T20 matches
- IST Timing: 8:15 AM – 2:10 PM IST (morning)
- Watch: Perth Scorchers chasing 7th BBL title. Finn Allen top batter markets from match 1
The Complete 2026-27 Betting Calendar At a Glance
| Month | Tournament | Country | IST Timing | Matches |
| Jan 2026 | SA20 Season 4 | South Africa | 9:00 PM | 30+ |
| Jan 2026 | BBL 2025-26 | Australia | 8 AM–2 PM | 44 |
| Jan 2026 | ILT20 | UAE | 6:30/10 PM | ~34 |
| Feb-Mar | WPL 2026 | India | 7:30 PM | 22 |
| Mar-May | IPL 2026 | India | 7:30 PM | 84 |
| Mar-May | PSL 2026 | Pakistan | 7:30 PM | 44 |
| Jun 12–Jul 5 | Women’s T20 WC | England | 3/7/11 PM | 33 |
| Jun-Jul | MLC 2026 | USA | 1–4 AM | 34 |
| Jul-Aug | T20 Blast | England | 6:30/11 PM | 130+ |
| Jul 21–Aug 16 | The Hundred | England | 7/11 PM | 34 |
| Sep-Oct | LPL 2026 | Sri Lanka | 7:30 PM | ~25 |
| Sep-Oct | CPL 2026 | Caribbean | 11 PM–2 AM | ~34 |
| Dec 2026 | ILT20 2026-27 | UAE | 6:30/10 PM | ~34 |
| Dec-Jan | SA20 Season 5 | South Africa | 9:00 PM | 30+ |
| Dec-Jan | BBL 2026-27 | Australia | 8 AM–2 PM | 44 |
Month-by-Month Betting Strategy Guide
January — SA20 + BBL Double Window
January is the most underutilised month in Indian cricket betting. SA20 at 9:00 PM IST and BBL at 8:00-2:00 PM IST run simultaneously — providing morning AND evening betting action without any conflict. Budget allocation: split January budget 50/50 between SA20 and BBL. Focus on venue-specific session markets (SA20) and top batter markets (BBL Finn Allen).
February-March — WPL Outright Before Season
WPL outright markets (tournament winner, top run scorer) open 2-3 weeks before the first match. Back Mandhana top run scorer before WPL round 1 for maximum odds. Mumbai Indians Women tournament winner is the most statistically backed WPL outright.
March-May — IPL + PSL Overlap Management
The biggest betting calendar overlap of the year. Allocate separate budgets for IPL and PSL before March 15 — do not let one fund the other. IPL is highest liquidity but most competitive. PSL offers lower competition from Indian bettors, meaning research edges persist longer in PSL markets.
June — Women’s T20 WC Pre-Tournament Rush
The single most important outright market window of the year for value. Back tournament winner, Mandhana top run scorer, and Deepti Sharma top wicket taker before June 12 when the opening match reduces available odds significantly. India vs Pakistan (June 14) is the most-bet single match of the Women’s WC.
July-August — The Hundred + T20 Blast
English summer cricket provides the most consistent July-August cricket betting action. The Hundred’s 11:00 PM IST late matches are ideal for Indian night-owl bettors. T20 Blast’s sprawling county cricket format offers 130+ matches — research-intensive but rewarding for bettors who track county form.crex+1
September-October — LPL + CPL Off-Season Window
The quietest Indian cricket betting months — but LPL and CPL both deliver quality T20 action. LPL’s 7:30 PM IST timing is perfect for Indian viewing. CPL’s late-night IST timing suits overnight bettors. Both tournaments offer excellent pre-season outright value due to lower awareness among Indian bettors.
December — Get Ready for the Full Restart
December is setup month. SA20 Season 5 and BBL 2026-27 both open in mid-December. Pre-season outright markets open 1-2 weeks before the first match — this is the highest-value entry window for both tournaments. Back Sunrisers Eastern Cape SA20 outright in the first week of December before their dominance is fully priced.
How to Manage Your Annual Cricket Betting Budget
The year-round calendar reveals a key challenge for Indian bettors: there is always something to bet on. Without a structured annual budget, it is easy to over-bet during IPL, have nothing left for Women’s T20 WC, miss The Hundred value entirely, and re-enter impulsively during BBL/SA20.
A simple structure:
Annual Budget Allocation (example ₹12,000 total):
- IPL (84 matches, 3 months): ₹4,000 — 33%
- Women’s T20 WC (33 matches, 3 weeks): ₹1,500 — 13%
- SA20 + BBL (December-January): ₹2,000 — 17%
- PSL (44 matches, March-May): ₹1,500 — 13%
- WPL (22 matches, February-March): ₹1,000 — 8%
- The Hundred + T20 Blast (July-August): ₹1,000 — 8%
- LPL + CPL + ILT20: ₹1,000 — 8%
This structure ensures you are never completely out of budget during any tournament and always have allocation ready for pre-season outright markets.
Outright Markets — When to Back Them in the Annual Calendar
Pre-tournament outright bets — tournament winner, top run scorer, top wicket taker — are always available at widest odds 1-3 weeks before the first match. The optimal window for each major tournament:
| Tournament | Best Outright Entry Window |
| SA20 Season 5 | 1st week of December 2026 |
| BBL 2026-27 | 1st week of December 2026 |
| IPL 2027 | 2nd week of March 2027 |
| PSL 2027 | 3rd week of March 2027 |
| Women’s T20 WC 2026 | Before June 12, 2026 |
| The Hundred 2026 | Before July 21, 2026 |
| WPL 2027 | 2nd week of February 2027 |
Responsible Betting — Annual Perspective
A year-round betting calendar is a planning tool — not a commitment to bet on everything all year. The best bettors pick their highest-value tournaments based on their knowledge and focus, then bet selectively within those tournaments.
No single month requires you to bet. If your budget is exhausted after IPL, take June as a research-only month before committing to Women’s T20 WC markets.
For free, confidential support at any point during the year, contact the iCall helpline: 9152987821 — available in Hindi and English.
Please bet responsibly. Only wager what you can comfortably afford.
Frequently Asked Questions – Year Round Cricket Betting Calendar India
Q1. Which months have the most cricket betting markets in India?
March-May is the peak cricket betting window — IPL (84 matches) and PSL (44 matches) run simultaneously, providing daily T20 action across Indian and Pakistani leagues. December-January is the second-busiest window with SA20 and BBL running concurrently.
Q2. What time do Women’s T20 WC 2026 matches start in India?
Three daily slots: BST 10:30 = 3:00 PM IST, BST 14:30 = 7:00 PM IST, BST 18:30 = 11:00 PM IST. India’s group stage matches begin at 7:00 PM IST, including India vs Pakistan on June 14.
Q3. When is India vs Pakistan in Women’s T20 WC 2026?
India vs Pakistan is on Sunday, June 14, 2026 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. BST 14:30 start — 7:00 PM IST.indianexpress+1
Q4. When is the Women’s T20 WC 2026 Final?
The final is on Sunday, July 5, 2026 at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London. BST 14:30 start — 7:00 PM IST.
Q5. What is The Hundred and when does it happen in 2026?
The Hundred is England’s 100-ball franchise tournament featuring 8 city-based teams. It runs from July 21 to August 16, 2026 with Finals Day at Lord’s on August 16. Matches start at 7:00 PM or 11:00 PM IST.
Q6. Is there cricket to bet on during July and August when IPL is over?
Yes — Women’s T20 WC runs until July 5, The Hundred runs July 21 – August 16, and T20 Blast runs May 22 – July 12. All three offer active betting markets in the Indian off-sesons.
Q7. When should I place pre-tournament outright bets for best value?
Always 1-3 weeks before the first match of any tournament. For Women’s T20 WC 2026, the best outright odds are available now — before June 12. For SA20 and BBL, back outrights in the first week of December 2026.
This article is for informational purposes only. Betting involves financial risk. Please bet responsibly.