Cricket Odds API
Access cricket betting odds from 11 bookmakers through the SockOdds API. Get cricket odds for every match including head to head, lines, totals, player props and more — sportID=CRICKET.
Cricket Odds API Features
Our cricket odds API is fully filterable, so you pull exactly the data you want — matchs, player props, teams or specific markets. Curate the feed to your needs with the same parameters SportsGameOdds developers already know.
202 distinct markets are priced across 1 league right now:
- Head to head / moneylines (2-way and 3-way markets)
- Lines, spreads and handicaps
- Totals (over/under)
- Alternative lines
- Player props and game props
- Period-specific markets (innings and over ranges)
Cricket leagues
| League | leagueID | Events | Markets | Bookmakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL | IPL | 5 | 202 | 11 |
Cricket Player Props
Access 52 cricket player proposition markets — top batter, top bowler, player runs, sixes, fours, wickets and method of dismissal — pre-match across every match the Australian books price. See the player prop odds API for the full market list by sport and how to filter props in a single request.
Cricket API Odds with Results
SockOdds delivers cricket odds and event data in one configuration:
- Upcoming matchs with status flags
- Home and away teams with ids
- Players with production ids where the source carries them
- Cricket odds including lines, totals, head to head, player props and more
- Results and grading flags where the source has them
Quick start: your first Cricket odds API call
https://api.sockodds.com/v2/events?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&oddsAvailable=true&sportID=CRICKET&limit=10Or one league at a time, which is faster:
https://api.sockodds.com/v2/events?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&oddsAvailable=true&leagueID=IPL&limit=10
Stats priced in cricket
| statID | Name | Markets | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
runs | Runs | 1,053 | team, player |
fours | Fours | 395 | team, player |
wickets | Wickets | 366 | player |
sixes | Sixes | 260 | team, player |
playerOfMatch | Player of the match | 194 | player |
wicket | Wicket | 100 | team |
performance | Performance | 96 | player |
dismissal | Method of dismissal | 90 | team |
strikeRate | Strike rate | 32 | player |
firstOut | First out | 24 | team |
partnership | Partnership | 16 | team |
century | Century | 10 | all |
toss | Toss | 8 | team |
superOver | Super over | 8 | all |
halfCentury | Half century | 8 | all |
hatTrick | Hat-trick | 4 | all |
sixSixes | Six sixes | 4 | all |
Cricket Odds API Technical Specifications
API Architecture
- REST API — Simple HTTP endpoints with JSON responses, identical to the SportsGameOdds v2 paths
- Polling, not push — the feed refreshes every ~2 minutes;
/v2/stream/eventsis reserved and answers 501 rather than pretending - Rate limits — per-key, per-minute meters that bind under concurrency; plans sized to your usage
- Authentication — secure API key access via the
x-api-keyheader orapiKeyquery parameter
Data Update Speed
- Odds updates — every ~2 minutes across every bookmaker lane
- Event status —
statusflags andinfo.staletell you exactly how current a price is
Developer Resources
- Interactive documentation — live examples, copy-paste snippets and an AI (vibe coding) context
- SDKs & libraries — the SportsGameOdds SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go and Java work unchanged with the base URL pointed here
- Postman collection — pre-built requests ready to run
- Support — email support on every plan, priority on paid plans
Cricket market coverage by category
| Market category | Example markets | Markets | Availability | Typical bookmakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period markets | Runs O/U, Wicket yes/no, Method of dismissal, Runs, First out | 112 oddIDs | Pre-match | Sportsbet, Ladbrokes, Neds, Unibet, PointsBet, TAB |
| Team & game specials | Hat-trick yes/no | 1 oddIDs | Pre-match | PointsBet |
| Team & innings markets | Runs, Century yes/no, Runs O/U, Fours O/U, Sixes O/U, Toss, Six sixes yes/no | 37 oddIDs | Pre-match | Ladbrokes, Neds, Sportsbet, Unibet, PointsBet, TAB |
| Player props | Runs, Runs yes/no, Runs O/U, Wickets, Fours, Sixes, Fours yes/no | 51 oddIDs | Pre-match | Ladbrokes, Neds, TAB, Unibet, Dabble, PointsBet |
| Scorer props | Player of the match yes/no | 1 oddIDs | Pre-match | betr (sportsbook), Ladbrokes, Neds, PlayUp, PointsBet, Sportsbet |
Use Cases for Cricket API Data
- Arbitrage & +EV tools — compare cricket odds across every Australian bookmaker to uncover arbitrage opportunities and positive expected value angles.
- Odds comparison platforms — display cricket odds from every book side by side for comprehensive line shopping.
- Pricing models & trading — use cricket market data as inputs for proprietary pricing algorithms and betting strategies.
- Sports analytics & research — examine cricket line movements and betting-market patterns, and build predictive models on retained events.
- Betting automation — build systems that monitor cricket lines across bookmakers and trigger actions when your target odds appear.
- Sportsbook & fantasy apps — power your cricket product with reliable odds, status and bet-slip deeplinks.
Cricket Odds API Documentation
Our interactive documentation covers everything you need to integrate Cricket odds into your project:
- Full endpoint reference with parameters and response schemas
- Live request and response examples
- Code snippets in Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Go and Java
- Authentication setup and API key management
- Rate limiting and the
noticefield - Error handling and troubleshooting
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