Cricket Glossary: T20, Odds and Match Terms

Plain-language cricket terms for readers new to T20 match analysis. These are educational definitions, not betting recommendations.

Match terms

Powerplay: The early overs of a limited-overs innings with fielding restrictions.
Run rate: Runs scored per over.
Required run rate: Runs needed per remaining over to reach a target.
Net run rate: A competition metric comparing a team's scoring rate with the rate conceded.
Death overs: The closing overs of a limited-overs innings.
Playing XI: The eleven players selected for a match.
Match odds: A market's quoted prices; odds are not a prediction or guarantee.
Implied probability: For decimal odds, approximately 100 divided by the decimal price, before accounting for bookmaker margin.
Market margin: The amount by which summed implied probabilities exceed 100% in a two-way market.