To Reach The Final
To reach the final is the bet for when you fancy a side but don’t want to commit to them winning the whole thing. Each team gets a simple Yes or No price, and Yes pays the moment they make the final — what happens in the final itself doesn’t matter. That makes it a shorter, safer play than the outright winner, and a clean way to express confidence in a team’s run without needing the trophy.
It also doubles as a hedge. If you already hold an outright on one nation, taking another side to reach the final can soften the blow if your main pick comes unstuck before the showpiece. The prices tell the story plainly: Australia Yes at 1.20 is the market saying they are all but certain to get there, while Sri Lanka No at 1.01 is it saying the opposite about an outsider.
For the bigger swing of backing a team all the way, the outright winner pays far more, and the bet-types page shows how to balance the two across a tournament.
Place it on Scorebet, step by step
- 1Open the tournament outright page
Go to Outrights, then Cricket, and open the ICC T20 World Cup Women 2026.
- 2Select To Reach The Final
Tap the dropdown and choose To Reach The Final to see a Yes/No market for every team.
- 3Pick Yes or No
Tap Yes if you back the team to make the final, or No if you don't.
- 4Stake and confirm
Add it to the slip, set your stake, then place the bet.
Example: ICC T20 World Cup Women 2026 — To Reach The Final
| Selection | Odds | R100 returns | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Yes | 1.20 | R120.00 | Near certain to make it |
| Australia No | 4.40 | R440.00 | Upset price |
| England Yes | 1.79 | R179.00 | Strong chance |
| England No | 1.99 | R199.00 | Roughly a coin-flip |
| Sri Lanka Yes | 12.00 | R1200.00 | Long shot to make it |
| Sri Lanka No | 1.01 | R101.00 | Near certain to miss out |
The safest play sits with the favourites. Australia Yes at 1.20 is about as solid as a tournament bet gets, while Sri Lanka No at 1.01 offers tiny but near-certain returns.
Use it as a hedge. If you have an outright on a side, backing a rival to reach the final can protect the bet if your pick slips up in the knockouts.
Frequently asked
How is to reach the final different from the outright winner?
The outright needs your team to win the whole tournament. To reach the final only needs them to get to the final, win or lose it. That makes it a shorter price and a softer way to back a fancied side, and a handy hedge against an outright pick.
What do the Yes and No options mean?
Each team gets a two-way market. Yes pays if they reach the final, No pays if they don't. Australia Yes at 1.20 is near-certain to make it, while Sri Lanka No at 1.01 means the market expects them out well before the final.
How do I work out if to-reach-the-final is fairer value than the outright?
Take the side's outright price and their reach-the-final price and compare the implied jumps. If a team is, say, 3.00 to win it but only 1.50 to make the final, the market is saying they're roughly twice as likely just to get there. When you rate a side's run but doubt them in a one-off final against a stronger opponent, the reach-the-final price often carries the better risk-to-reward because it strips out the single hardest game.
Can backing two different sides to reach the final both win?
Yes — a final has two slots, so two of your Yes bets can land in the same tournament, one from each half of the draw. That's what makes it a clean hedge: pair a Yes on your fancied side with a Yes on the likely opponent from the other bracket, and you can collect on both while your outright on either is still alive.