IPL 2018: How to watch cricket matches and earn money

IPL 2018 is happening in full swing. It is the time when the cricket fans watch the nail-biting matches of the league. Unlike the previous years, wherein you would sit in front of the TV and watch every action unfold, this year has some interesting benefits. This IPL season, the partners and apps provide you with more options that let you win exciting prizes.

There are apps those let you take part in prediction games, fantasy leagues and quizzes. Hotstar and JioTV, the two most popular apps to watch the matches online are hosting contests to let you win prizes. Apart from these, there are other dedicated apps to create your own fantasy team and earn a lot of money as well.

Here are some apps that let you earn money as you watch the IPL 2018. Get to know how you can earn money from these apps.

Jio Cricket Play Along

The Jio Cricket Play Along is a live mobile game. It can be played through the MyJio app. This game supports 11 languages and is free to play. What's more interesting is that you need not even require a Jio SIM to play the Jio Cricket Play Along game. This adds to the IPL 2018 tariff plan from Jio.

It is a prediction game, which lets you predict what will happen in the next ball or over. It will ask you questions based on predictions. If you provide the correct answer, then you will earn points. The Power Play mode will let you earn extra points. You can redeem these points to win prizes. Jio is yet to announce how you can redeem points and win prizes but promises to give away a premium house in Mumbai, cash prize, 25 cars, and additional data as well.

Hotstar Watch n Play

If you use Hotstar to watch the matches, then there is a prediction-based game in this streaming platform too. It lets you guess the result of the next ball. If you answer correctly, you can win prizes and coupons. You can unlock new levels on playing the game for a considerable time period. Unlocking new levels will give you more coupons. There are coupons from Phone Pe, Oyo Rooms, Yatra.com, and Paytm offers.

Dream 11

Dream 11 is one of the popular fantasy league apps in India. There are over 2 crore players and it offers prizes worth crores. You can build your fantasy team with your expertise. If your players perform well, you will earn points. The winners will get prizes at the end of the season. Notably, this app gives you a joining bonus of Rs. 100.

IPL Fantasy League

This is the official app, which has a Fantasy league. It rewards you with points those can be redeemed later to win prizes. It is similar to Dream 11 but you will not get any joining bonus. It just creates a gaming field for all interested viewers.

Brainbaazi

This is a new quiz-based game. It hosts a trivia-based quiz at 9 PM every day. Those who survive till quiz till the end of the league will get the prize money credited to their Paytm wallets.