The Friends Life t20 is a Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) since 2010. Matches are played June until the Final in late August.
The Leicestershire Foxes won by 18 runs over Somerset in the 2011 Friends Life t20 Final.
Previously known as the Friends Provident t20, the Friends Life t20 is composed of the 18 first-class counties teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each called North and South. This forms the Group Stage of the tournament.
In the Group Stage, every club plays the other clubs in their division twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 16 games. Teams receive two points for a win, one point for a tie and one point if the match is abandoned. No points are awarded for a loss.
Teams are ranked by total points, then net run rate. At the end of the Group Stage, the top four teams from the North and South enter the Knockout Stage.
In the Quarterfinals of the Knockout Stage, the Number 1 ranked team from the North plays the Number 4 ranked team from the South. The Number 1 ranked team from the South plays the Number 4 ranked team from the North. The winners of these Quarterfinal matchups advance to the Semi-finals.
Meanwhile, the second-ranked team from the North plays the third-ranked team from the South. The second-ranked team from the South plays the third-ranked team from the North. The winners of these Quarterfinal matchups advance to the Semi-finals.
Winners of the Semi-finals then advance to the single-game Final.
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There are generally four ways to bet on the Friends Life t20, these are:
Outright Friends Life t20 Winner - a bet on which team will win the competition.
Friends Life t20 Division Winner - a bet on which team will win the North or South Division.
Friends Life t20 Fixtures - a bet on the winner of individual CB40 fixtures (e.g. bet on the winner of the match between the Derbyshire Falcons and the Durham Dynamos or the Essex Eagles and the Glamorgan Dragons).
Friends Life t20 Specials - also known as props or propositions, Specials are bets on the outcome of a special event during County Championship fixtures, for example: who would be declared as the top batsman and bowler of a particular match; a bet on the correct score of the match; a bet on which team will win the toss and many others.
In a bet on the Outright Friends Life t20 Winner, sports betting sites list all the 18 competing teams with their corresponding odds.
| Outright Friends Life t20 Winner | |
|---|---|
| Derbyshire Falcons | 5/1 |
| Durham Dynamos | 5/1 |
| Essex Eagles | 5/1 |
| Glamorgan Dragons | 6/1 |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 6/1 |
| Hampshire Royals | 6/1 |
| Kent Spitfires | 13/2 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 13/2 |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 13/2 |
| Middlesex Panthers | 13/2 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 15/2 |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 15/2 |
| Somerset | 15/2 |
| Surrey Lions | 15/2 |
| Sussex Sharks | 15/2 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 15/2 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 15/2 |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 15/2 |
All you have to do is to pick which team has the best chance of winning the Friends Life t20 outright.
For example, you placed a €10.00 bet on the Derbyshire Falcons and they win the Friends Life t20 Final. At odds of 5/1, you get a return of €60.00 (your €10.00 bet plus €50.00 winnings).
Let's say you placed a €20.00 bet on the Sussex Sharks and they win the Friends Life t20 Final. At odds of 15/2, you get a return of €170.00 (your €20.00 bet plus €150.00 winnings).
Meanwhile, in a bet on the Friends Life t20 Division Winner, sports betting sites list the nine competing teams in each division with their corresponding odds.
| North Division Winner | |
|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 5/1 |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 6/1 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 6/1 |
| Durham Dynamos | 13/2 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 13/2 |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 13/2 |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 15/2 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 15/2 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 15/2 |
| South Division Winner | |
|---|---|
| Hampshire Royals | 5/1 |
| Sussex Sharks | 6/1 |
| Kent Spitfires | 6/1 |
| Somerset | 13/2 |
| Surrey Lions | 13/2 |
| Essex Eagles | 13/2 |
| Glamorgan Dragons | 15/2 |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 15/2 |
| Middlesex Panthers | 15/2 |
All you have to do is to pick which team has the best chance of winning the North or South Division.
For example, you placed a €20.00 bet on the Nottinghamshire Outlaws to win the North Division. If Nottinghamshire is ranked number after the Group Stage, at odds of 5/1, you get a return of €120.00 (your €20.00 bet plus €100.00 winnings).
Let's say you placed a €20.00 bet on the Sussex Sharks and they win the South Division. At odds of 6/1, you get a return of €140.00 (your €20.00 bet plus €120.00 winnings).
Meanwhile, in a bet on the Friends Life t20 Division Winner, sports betting sites list the nine competing teams in each division with their corresponding odds.
Meanwhile, betting sites also offer bets on individual Friends Life t20 fixtures. All you have to do pick which team you think will win the fixture.
Sports betting sites list a Friends Life t20 fixture as:
| Warwickshire Bears 8/15 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks 8/1 |
Let's say you placed a €20.00 bet on the Warwickshire Bears. If Warwickshire beats Northamptonshire, at odds of 8/15, your €20.00 bet will win €10.66 for a total return of €30.66.
On the other hand, if you bet €20.00 on the Northamptonshire Steelbacks, and they win over the Warwickshire, at odds of 8/1, you'll get a return of €180.00 (€20.00 original bet plus €160.00 winnings).
Meanwhile, betting sites also offer Special (props or proposition) bets for Friends Life t20 fixtures. These bets include betting on player performances like the top batsman and bowler for each team, the man of the match and many others. Props also include which team will win the toss.
Both new and seasoned sports bettors can earn a lot on Friends Life t20 fixtures. The secret to winning your Friends Life t20 bets is to carefully study all the competing teams and every participating player. You should calmly and impartially mull all the factors of a Friends Life t20 bet and not solely rely on impulse.
More importantly, you should look at betting on the Friends Life t20 for the long-term.
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