| Millions of US adults play fantasy sports, centered | | | | points but to win matches. |
| around the NFL, the NBA and the MLB, and an equally | | | | Over a period of 5 years using feedback from users |
| large number play fantasy soccer all over the world. | | | | all over the world, Fantasy Cricket Matches TM has |
| Fantasy sports are online games that allow users to | | | | evolved into a highly addictive online game, |
| select real players for a fictional (fantasy) team, the | | | | encapsulating all aspects of a cricket match, giving |
| real-life statistics of those players are then used to | | | | users unprecedented control and interactivity in a |
| determine which fantasy team is doing the best. The | | | | fantasy game. |
| most common variant converts statistical | | | | Batting and bowling orders are a much debated |
| performance of players into points , the accumulation | | | | aspect of cricket strategy often having huge impacts |
| of these points over the period of the competition | | | | on the outcome of match. Cricket commentators |
| determines which user wins. However this concept | | | | love to second guess captains, usually with the luxury |
| has still struggled to captivate cricket audiences. | | | | of hindsight, on who should open the bowling, when |
| The relatively small pool of international cricketers to | | | | should key batsmen come out to bat. With Fantasy |
| choose from, the unequal number of matches played | | | | Cricket Matches TM they can put their money where |
| by international cricket teams in a season, all | | | | their mouth is before the match starts, as assigning |
| contribute to making fantasy cricket a marketing | | | | orders is a key aspect of this fantasy cricket game |
| gimmick more than a passion. Until now. | | | | and as with the real thing, these decisions have a |
| Fantasy Cricket Matches TM was developed to | | | | huge impact on the outcome of the fantasy match. |
| overcome the limitations inherent in international | | | | Declaration scores are also required in the Test |
| cricket. Using the detailed nature of a cricket | | | | Match version of this fantasy game giving the user |
| scorecard it was possible to determine the result of | | | | even more control. Perhaps the most playable aspect |
| any cricket match using the scores and bowling | | | | is the use of substitutes after the results are in to |
| figures of just one of the participating teams - | | | | aid in winning the match or improving the margin of |
| Totaling up the batsmen's runs gives u the team's | | | | victory, post match control is another first for this |
| score, totaling up the bowlers runs conceded gives | | | | game in the Fantasy Sports Industry. |
| you the opposition score, the higher score | | | | As with any Cricket Tournament, teams playing this |
| determines the result of the match! | | | | fantasy cricket game compete to win the most |
| From this it became possible to create a concept | | | | number of matches with the highest net run rate, an |
| unique in the fantasy sports industry, one where | | | | international cricket standard that measures the |
| users created fantasy teams not to accumulate | | | | margin of victory. |