ICC World Cup 2023 fantasy league
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:53 pmIt's that time again.... World cup time. Last year's finalists will get us under way, so it's time to get our selectors hats on. Dr Cricket is the defending champion, but in his absence, second placed DiligentDefence is the guy with the target on his back. 22 teams were entered last year, but that was a different world, of course and something we probably shouldn't dwell on for too long
Rules
pick 11 players, then sit back and relax. But before you do, make sure they are all actually in the appropriate squads, because sometimes England like to bow to media pressure and drop some of their players to include some different players that the media think ought to be playing. Unlike the world champions you cannot make any substitutions once the competition has started, so don't try including any travelling reserves in your team just in case.
Scoring
Batting
1 point for every run scored
A batsman scoring 50 will receive a 20pt bonus, with another 10pts for every further 50 runs scored
(ie. 50 = 20pts, 100 = 30pts, 150 = 40pts, 200+= 50pts)
A batsman scoring at least 20 runs, will receive.....
10 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 80-99
20 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 100-149
30 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 150-199
40 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 200+
Bowling
20pts per wicket
20 bonus pts for a 3fer
30 bonus pts for a 5fer
5 bonus pts per maiden over
A bowler who has bowled at least 3 overs will receive.....
10 bonus pts for an economy rate of <=6.0
20 bonus pts for an economy rate of <=5.0
30 bonus pts for an economy rate of <=4.0
(ie. an ER of 4.25 scores 20pts)
Fielding
10 points per catch or stumping
20 points per run out, or 10 points each, if two players share the responsibility
10 bonus points for 3 contributions with catches, stumpings or run outs.
Squads
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc ... 856/squads
Teams do sometimes change their squads, so be careful
First match starts on 5th October at 0930 Blighty time, which I think is either 1500 or 1600 in Ahmedabad, but could be anything in Australia with its 87 time zones, so teams are to be in before the toss........ don't be the ninny who forgets to put a team in...... 4 years is a very long time to sit on the naughty step
Rules
pick 11 players, then sit back and relax. But before you do, make sure they are all actually in the appropriate squads, because sometimes England like to bow to media pressure and drop some of their players to include some different players that the media think ought to be playing. Unlike the world champions you cannot make any substitutions once the competition has started, so don't try including any travelling reserves in your team just in case.
Scoring
Batting
1 point for every run scored
A batsman scoring 50 will receive a 20pt bonus, with another 10pts for every further 50 runs scored
(ie. 50 = 20pts, 100 = 30pts, 150 = 40pts, 200+= 50pts)
A batsman scoring at least 20 runs, will receive.....
10 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 80-99
20 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 100-149
30 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 150-199
40 bonus pts for scoring at a strike rate of 200+
Bowling
20pts per wicket
20 bonus pts for a 3fer
30 bonus pts for a 5fer
5 bonus pts per maiden over
A bowler who has bowled at least 3 overs will receive.....
10 bonus pts for an economy rate of <=6.0
20 bonus pts for an economy rate of <=5.0
30 bonus pts for an economy rate of <=4.0
(ie. an ER of 4.25 scores 20pts)
Fielding
10 points per catch or stumping
20 points per run out, or 10 points each, if two players share the responsibility
10 bonus points for 3 contributions with catches, stumpings or run outs.
Squads
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc ... 856/squads
Teams do sometimes change their squads, so be careful
First match starts on 5th October at 0930 Blighty time, which I think is either 1500 or 1600 in Ahmedabad, but could be anything in Australia with its 87 time zones, so teams are to be in before the toss........ don't be the ninny who forgets to put a team in...... 4 years is a very long time to sit on the naughty step