Overtime Choice Over: Shots, Bank and Exact Pricing

Four balls, wickets and the once-only extension

A round begins with four legal balls and two wickets. Choose a target of 8, 12, 18 or 24 runs before staking. Select a shot for each delivery; the outcome may be a dot, runs or a wicket under that shot's fixed probability chart. Reaching the target ends the round immediately with its fixed target-winning return. Losing both wickets ends it without a return.

If the fourth ball ends with the target still unmet and both wickets remaining, choose Bank or Extend. Bank credits the exact continuation value now. Extend spends one wicket allowance and gives two additional balls, once only, with no extra coin stake. There is no repeat extension. With only one wicket remaining, spending it would leave none: extension and continuation value are zero and the round ends.

Optimal probabilities and the Bank quote

Let P be the optimal probability of reaching the selected target from the initial state, including the extension decision and subsequent shots. The fixed target-winning gross return is stake times 0.96 divided by P. At the fourth-ball decision, let Q be the optimal success probability during the remaining two balls after spending one wicket. The Bank credit is stake times 0.96 times Q divided by P.

Bank and Extend have equal expected value when the later shots are optimal. Bank settles that value immediately; extending exchanges it for possible outcomes. The quote is not the current run count, a refund, a full target win or an additional reward on top of the win. A state whose continuation probability is zero has a zero quote.

The 96% figure is expected gross virtual return under optimal shot decisions. Suboptimal shots can lower expected return. It is not a 96% winning chance, guaranteed wallet balance or statement about every arbitrary strategy. Short sessions need not match expectation. No exact target probability is claimed without the game's calculation.

Four fixed shot distributions

All shots use the outcome order dot, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, wicket. Defend has probabilities 44, 40, 10, 0, 4, 0, 2 percent. Drive uses 26, 30, 16, 0, 19, 3, 6 percent. Cut uses 22, 14, 9, 8, 24, 8, 15 percent. Slog uses 24, 4, 3, 0, 17, 30, 22 percent. Each chart sums to 100.

A shot changes the outcome distribution for that delivery; it does not guarantee its most attractive outcome. The suitable shot can depend on runs needed, balls left and wickets. Hidden uniform draws are sampled for the round and the selected shot maps the next draw to its chart. Animation timing and previous outcomes do not expose the hidden draw. There is no dot-pressure bonus or added scoring mechanic.

One stake, optional refill and carried fractions

A new browser wallet starts with 1,000 free virtual coins. Balance and fractional-credit carry persist locally. Refresh does not replenish settled funds. Free refill is optional, available only with balance below 10 outside an active round, and sets balance to 1,000 while preserving fractional carry.

One stake starts the round. Extending uses a wicket allowance instead of another coin stake. Buttons guard against applying two shots to one delivery, and an animation does not create another outcome. Coins have no cash value, transfer facility, prize or withdrawal service. The fourth-ball Bank button settles the quoted virtual continuation value, not a cash transaction.

Adult use and chosen stopping time

This guide and its simulator are for adults aged 18 or older under the site rule. That does not establish the legal age, authorisation or availability of any service in Pakistan or elsewhere. A cricket theme and free virtual coins do not authenticate an operator.

Choose a stopping time outside the game and take breaks. An optional refill does not require more play, and lost virtual coins do not need recovery. If use interferes with other activities or causes distress, pause and seek qualified local support. No clinical diagnosis, behavioural threshold, treatment promise or authenticated local contact is supplied.