Indian market
Lambi is the Indian name for a runs line on a team's full innings total. It works like a session bet, with a No and a Yes number, but it covers the whole innings. You bet No if you think the total will finish at or below the lower figure, or Yes if it will reach the higher one.
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Before the match the line is built from the venue's recent scores, the pitch report and both line-ups. During the innings it moves with every ball, so the lambi at over 10 already includes the runs on the board and the wickets lost.
A session ends at a set over, so a fast start can win it even if the team collapses later. A lambi only settles on the final innings total, so you need a view on the whole innings, including the death overs.
It does, but the target caps the total. Once a chasing side wins, the innings ends, so a lambi line close to the target behaves very differently from one in the first innings. Check whether the line is above or below what the team needs.
Settlement
These are the usual rules at the sites we review. Each operator writes its own house rules, so check the market rules before you bet.
| Situation | Usual outcome |
|---|---|
| Innings completes | Settled on the final innings total |
| Team bowled out | Settled on the total at the fall of the last wicket |
| Rain reduces overs (DLS) | Usually void if the innings is shortened |
| Match abandoned mid-innings | Usually void |
Quick answers about the lambi market.
A runs line on a team's full innings total, shown as a No and a Yes number.
Yes, it's the same idea. Lambi is the name Indian sites and exchanges use for it.
Most sites void the bet when the innings is reduced, because the original line no longer applies.
Rarely. It's mostly offered on T20s and ODIs.
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