India draws heavy favoritism as cricket market tops combined trading board
DeFi Rate reports the New Zealand vs India cricket match is the most-traded sports market on its combined board, with 1.9 million dollars traded in 24 hours across two venues. India leads at 94 cents on Kalshi and 88.9 cents on Polymarket, with New Zealand at 7 cents.
India is the clear favorite in prediction-market trading for the New Zealand vs India cricket match, according to DeFi Rate. Its combined board shows the match as the most-traded sports market, with 1.9 million dollars traded in 24 hours across two venues.
India prices differ across venues
DeFi Rate puts India at 94 cents on Kalshi and 88.9 cents on Polymarket. Both prices indicate strong favoritism, though the two venues assign different prices to the same team.
New Zealand is priced at 7 cents, according to the summary. The material does not identify which venue carries that price.
Trading snapshot
The report was published on Nov 4, 2026, at 4:15 AM ET. Its volume figure covers both venues together; the supplied material does not break down trading by platform or explain the difference in India’s prices.
What it means for prediction markets
- Strong favoritism, not certainty: India’s prices place it well ahead of New Zealand in the reported snapshot, without establishing the match’s outcome.
- Venue differences matter: Kalshi’s 94-cent India price is higher than Polymarket’s 88.9-cent price. The summary provides no explanation for that gap.
- Volume has a defined scope: The 1.9 million dollars represents 24-hour trading across two venues, and the most-traded ranking applies to DeFi Rate’s combined sports board.
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