General Rules
If an event is affected by external factors (such as bad weather) and is not declared as a 'no result' then Midnite will settle markets based on the official competition rules according to the events governing body. Please note that this includes events where the result is determined by the Duckworth-Lewis method and where the scheduled number of overs is reduced. Please note the 48 hour rule postponement rule under the General Sports Betting Rules does not apply to Cricket.
Match Winner (2 way)
Matches affected by adverse weather will pay on the official match result. If a match is decided by a super over then the result of the super over will determine the winner for betting purposes. Where there is a tie (as determined by the official governing body) bets will be settled according to the official match result determining the winning side/side to progress. In matches abandoned, decided by a coin toss or a bowl out all bets will be void. In matches abandoned due to outside interference (not including inclement weather) all bets will be void unless the official competition rules determine a winner. In cancelled matches not replayed within 48 hours of the originally scheduled start time all bets will be void. If there is a change of teams from originally advertised, then all bets will be void. If the official result is a win by forfeit, or something similar, then all bets on Match Winner will be voided.
Match Winner (3 way)
Matches affected by adverse weather will pay on the official match result. Where there is a tie (as determined by the official governing body) this will be settled as a Dead Heat between the two named sides and NOT as a Draw. In matches abandoned, decided by a coin toss or a bowl out, where there has been no balls bowled, all bets will be void. In matches abandoned due to outside interference (not including inclement weather) all bets will be void unless the official competition rules determine a winner. In cancelled matches not replayed within 48 hours of the originally scheduled start time all bets will be void. If there is a change of teams from originally advertised then all bets will be void. If the official result is a win by forfeit, or something similar, then all bets on Match Winner will be voided.
Team With The Most Run Outs
This market is settled based on the team that has had the most amount of players 'run out'. This market is resulted at the end of the match. If the event is declared a ‘no result’ then this market will be resulted as void. Run Outs in a super over do not count.
Most Sixes
Only sixes scored from the bat will count towards the total sixes. Overthrows and extras do not count. Sixes scored in a super over do not count. In First Class games and Test Matches, only the first innings’ Sixes will count. If there is no more play after the bet is struck then bets are void.
Most Fours
Only fours scored from the bat will count towards the total sixes. Overthrows and extras do not count. Fours scored in a super over do not count. In First Class games and Test Matches, only the first innings’ Fours will count. If there is no more play after the bet is struck then bets are void.
First Innings Lead
This market is resulted at the end of the first Inning. In the event that the teams are tied at the end of the first Inning then this market will be treated as a Dead-heat and Midnite will result both tied selections as winners.
Highest Opening Partnership
Bets will be settled on the score at the fall of the first wicket for each side regardless of any players retiring hurt. For settlement purposes, a batsman retiring hurt does not count as a wicket. If a side does not lose a wicket by the end of their allotted overs then their final score will be taken for settlement purposes. If there is no more play after a bet is struck then that bet will be void. In the event of a tie, where the market is offered as a two-way option only, bets will be void.
Top Match/Team Batsman
Players must be in the starting XI, or come on as a concussion replacement, or bets on that selection will be voided. Players need not bat for bets on that selection to stand. In the case of two or more batsmen winning with the same total the winner shall be the one who has faced the fewest deliveries, if that is the same the winner shall be who has hit the most boundaries, if there is still no clear winner then bets will be void. For First Class or Test Matches bets stand for the 1st innings of the match only, unless expressly stated and a minimum of 60 overs must be bowled in the innings unless the team is all out or declares. Bets stand on impact players who replace a player in the named starting XI if it was possible for them to bat/bowl after they got subbed in.
Top Match/Team Bowler
Players need not bowl for bets on that selection to stand. If the leading wicket takers for the innings end on the same number of wickets, then whichever bowler with the most wickets concedes the fewest runs will be deemed the winner, if there still isn't a clear winner then the bowler who bowls the most dot balls will be deemed the winner, otherwise bets will be void. If there are no wickets assigned to any bowlers, this market will be void. For First Class or Test Matches bets stand for the 1st innings of the match only, unless expressly stated and a minimum of 60 overs must be bowled in the innings unless the team is all out or declares. Bets stand on impact players who replace a player in the named starting XI if it was possible for them to bat/bowl after they got subbed in.
Top Home Team Batsman
This market is resulted based on the first Inning only. If the match is abandoned before completion of the first Inning then the market will be resulted as void. Players who are in the starting 11 but do not bat will be settled as losers. Please note that Dead-heat rules apply.
Top Home Team Bowler
This market is resulted based on the first Inning only. If the match is abandoned before completion of the first Inning then the market will be resulted as void. Players who are in the starting 11 but do not bowl will be settled as losers. Please note that Dead-heat rules apply.
Top Away Team Batsman
This market is resulted based on the first Inning only. If the match is abandoned before completion of the first Inning then the market will be resulted as void. Players who are in the starting 11 but do not bat will be settled as losers. Please note that Dead-heat rules apply.
Top Away Team Bowler
This market is resulted based on the first Inning only. If the match is abandoned before completion of the first Inning then the market will be resulted as void. Players who are in the starting 11 but do not bowl will be settled as losers. Please note that Dead-heat rules apply.
Extra Innings/ Super Overs/ One-Over Eliminations
Bet builders placed on cricket matches are not inclusive of any extra innings, Super Overs, One-Over Eliminators, or equivalent methods for determining winners of tied matches. Match winner selections, along with all other markets, will be settled inclusive only of the regular match innings (i.e. 20 overs per team for Twenty20 games – if a match is tied and goes to a Super Over, the match will be settled as a tie, regardless of the outcome of the Super Over).
Reduced / Limited Overs
Limited overs matches (General). For limited overs markets (T20, 1-Day, The Hundred and other single-innings competitions) markets shall stand only where at least 80% of the originally scheduled overs in the relevant innings (or per team where market is team-specific) have been bowled, unless settlement has already been determined prior to the reduction. If an innings is shortened to less than 80% of the originally scheduled overs, the affected markets (see market-specific rules below) will be void unless otherwise stated. Runs, fours, sixes and wickets scored in Super Overs do not count for settlement of statistical markets.
First Class / Test matches (Innings). For innings-level markets in First Class and Test matches (e.g., Innings Runs, Innings Fours, Innings Sixes, Innings Wickets), at least 60 overs must be bowled in the named innings unless the named team is all out or declares (in which case the innings is deemed complete).
First Class / Test matches (Match-level). For match-level markets in First Class/Test matches (e.g., Match Total Runs, Most Fours in Match, Most Sixes in Match), at least 200 overs must be bowled in the match in order for bets to stand, unless settlement has already been determined.
Player-specific markets. For player-specific markets, Pre-Match or Post-match, in limited-overs matches (Top Batsman / Top Bowler), at least 40% of the originally allotted overs in that team’s innings must be bowled for bets to stand, unless the team is all out or reaches its target before this amount, or settlement has already been determined. Players must be in the starting XI (or a permitted concussion replacement/impact player) for bets to stand.
Extras and Penalty runs. Extras (wides, no-balls, byes, leg-byes) and penalty runs will be included in the final totals only if they have been officially attributed to the score at the time the innings is deemed complete. Extras or penalty runs added retrospectively after the official close of the innings will not be included for settlement. Certain markets (where explicitly stated) exclude penalty runs — those exclusions remain effective.
Bets placed after curtailed innings / after final delivery. In the event of a curtailed innings, any bets placed after the final delivery of the curtailed innings has been bowled will be void. For clarity, bets struck before the final delivery that already achieved settlement are treated according to whether they have already won or lost.
Other market-specific rules. Markets that require specific portions of play (first over, first session, highest in x overs, etc.) will only stand where the required delivery/session/overs have been bowled in their entirety unless settlement has already been determined. For example, where a market requires the first over to be completed, both sides must have their first overs bowled in their entirety (subject to the market’s own 20% session exceptions where applicable).
Player-Specific Markets
All player selections will be considered active if a player participates as an active player at any point of the relevant match, regardless of whether the selection in question references a specific phase of the match (i.e. batting/fielding/bowling) that the player may not have participated in.
If a player never participates in the match at any point as an active player, selections specific to that player will be void. For instance, a selection on a certain player to hit a six or take a wicket would be active (and therefore settled as a loser) if that player only participated in the game as a substitute fielder, and did not bat or bowl in the match. However, if that player was injured shortly before the game commenced, was withdrawn from the team and never took the field, or was an unused substitute, the selection and therefore bet would be void.
Specific Market Rulings
Retired batsman – in the event of a batsman retiring for any reason, all relevant batting markets for the batsman will be settled on his or her runs scored at the time of their retirement (as if they had been dismissed by the fielding team).
2. Total team runs – all team total run markets stand regardless of the outcome of the toss. For example, in a Twenty20 match, ‘Team A to score 150+ runs’ is settled (as a loser) even when Team B bats first and scores a total of 140 runs.3. Who will take a wicket? – These markets concern bowlers taking wickets. Run outs will not be classified as wickets for either the relevant bowler or for the player who ran the batsman out. ‘Mankad’ run outs, whereby the bowler runs out the non-striking batsman prior to a delivery, do not count as wickets for the bowler.
4. Who will hit a four/six? – A four or six is any individual ball which the batsman scores four or six runs from, whether via boundaries or by running between the wickets. These runs must be attributed to the batsman (i.e. extras are not included).
5. A hat-trick to be taken in a match – A hat-trick is defined as a bowler successfully dismissing three batsmen with consecutive deliveries (with run outs not counting as dismissals for this purpose). The deliveries may be separated across different overs from the same bowler (e.g. wickets on the 5th and 6th balls of a bowler’s over, and another on the 1st ball of his very next over), but must be three consecutive deliveries by the same player.
Bet Builder Rules
Bet builders void if they include at least one selection involving a player who has not
yet entered the match as an active player.
If every selection within a bet builder on the game is already a winner where the fact of abandonment had no impact on the outcome of each selection, will be treated as a winner. For example, a 2-leg bet builder containing an over total runs selection and a certain player to hit a six, where that runs total has been reached and the player in question did hit a six before the game was subsequently abandoned, will be treated as a winner. In this case, the abandonment had no impact on either selection. The same would not apply to an under total runs selection where a game is abandoned while the total score is still under the chosen number, as the abandonment would impact that outcome.
If a single selection of an bet builder has lost and a match is then abandoned, the bet builder will be treated as a loser, where regardless of the fact of abandonment, the selection(s) in question had been irrevocably concluded. For example, a bet builder including a team to win the toss selection, where the other team won it and the match was subsequently then abandoned, will be treated as a loser. In this case, the bet had already lost, and this outcome could not be affected in any way by whether the game was subsequently abandoned or not.
3. If there are no losing selections within a bet builder and at least one void selection at the
time of a match abandonment, the bet builder will be treated as void.
4. The parameters for betslips in abandoned matches also apply to matches where total overs are reduced (refer to Reduced/Limited Overs). As such, at the time of confirmation of the reduction, bets where every selection has already won or at least one selection has irrevocably lost will be resulted as winners or losers respectively, and all other bets will be voided.