How to Play Fantasy Cricket
To play fantasy cricket, you choose a real upcoming match, build a team of 11 players inside a 100-credit budget, nominate a captain and vice-captain, and join a contest. Your fantasy cricket team scores points from the real performance of your players.
Step-by-step: how to create a fantasy cricket team
- Choose a match. Open fantasy cricket matches and select a T20, ODI or Test fixture.
- Pick 11 players. Select wicket-keepers, batsmen, all-rounders and bowlers within the team rules below.
- Name a captain and vice-captain. The captain earns 2x points and the vice-captain 1.5x points.
- Join a contest. Contests group players who compete on the same match.
- Track your rank. Points update as the match progresses; see the fantasy cricket points system.
Fantasy cricket team rules
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Team size | 11 players |
| Credit budget | 100 credits |
| Wicket-keepers | 1 to 4 |
| Batsmen | 1 to 6 |
| All-rounders | 1 to 6 |
| Bowlers | 1 to 8 |
| Maximum from one real team | 7 players |
Fantasy cricket for different formats
The same rules apply to T20, ODI and Test matches, but shorter formats reward strike rate while longer formats reward consistent batting and wicket-taking. Read our fantasy cricket tips and tricks for format-specific strategy and the fantasy cricket rules for the full policy.