Match previews, captain differential guides, points-system deep dives, venue analysis, and team-news reports. Updated after every fixture.
Match previews, captain differential guides, points-system deep dives, venue analysis, and team-news reports. Updated after every fixture.
A retrospective read of the day-before-the-tournament picture, treating each of the five franchises as a separate roster reset - CSK's Samson trade and uncapped-fee depth chart, Delhi's ownership handover and seam-bowling discovery, Gujarat's top-three carry from 2025, KKR's overseas-ceiling rebuild around Cameron Green, and Lucknow's record-fee captain with Shami and Rathi around him.
A dated look back at Cricket Winner's 28 March 2026 fantasy read for the TATA IPL 2026 opener at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium - role picks, captain pairs, suggested XI, and transfers left open until after the toss.
A retrospective on the original Cricket Addictor preview of the 19 May 2026 fixture at Sawai Mansingh Stadium - the form read, the Jaipur surface, the likely XIs, and the SL and GL captaincy calls.
Hindustan Times cricket writer Amrit Mathur's verdict on a 100-ball format whose franchise names, jerseys and owner profiles all echo the IPL.
Lucknow Super Giants head coach moves to the top of the ECB's shortlist. The IPL role is the open question - and a familiar one.
Wankhede evening fixture. Captain pick: Suryakumar Yadav. Differential: Ravindra Jadeja. Avoid: Trent Boult.
When to back the low-ownership pick. Three match conditions that justify differential captaincy, and recent case studies from the 2025 season.
Every batting, bowling and fielding point. Why strike-rate bonuses matter more than boundary bonuses, and how the captaincy multiplier swings the leaderboard.
Six seasons of Chinnaswamy data. Why the chase rate has flipped three times in four years - and what that means for captain picks.
Trent Boult returns to the XI. Hardik Pandya retains the captaincy. Likely XI for tonight's fixture against CSK.
Ruturaj Gaikwad returns from a one-match absence. Devon Conway opens. Pathirana holds the death-overs slot.
Match-by-match player points, venue splits, role splits, phase-wise economy and strike rates, ownership projections, and seasonal patterns from grand-prize winners.
We don't publish ownership-leak screenshots. We don't run paid promotion of any specific fantasy app. We don't invent legal, ownership, or bonus claims we cannot verify.
Every match preview is rewritten 30 minutes before toss once likely-XI is confirmed. Every player profile is updated within 24 hours of the player finishing a match.
A short weekly email summarising the desk's key captain picks, differential captains, and team news for the upcoming matchday. One email per matchday, no marketing.
One email per matchday with the desk's top captain pick, top differential captain, and one key team-news note. No marketing, no third-party trackers.
No daily digests, no paid promotion, no third-party trackers. The desk does not sell or share email addresses.
When the desk makes an error, we correct it transparently. Every significant correction is logged with the original text, the correction, and the date.
Readers can report errors via the contact page or by replying to the matchday email. The desk reviews every report within 24 hours.
Each report is verified against the original source. If the report is correct, the desk drafts a correction.
The correction is published on the same article within 48 hours, with a dated note at the top of the article explaining the change.
If the correction is significant - one that would have changed a reader's decision - the desk emails matchday subscribers to flag the correction.
A short roll-up of the editor's picks for the week. The matchday previews lead the desk, with coaching news and squad updates close behind.
Lucknow's head coach moves to the top of the ECB's shortlist. The LSG reset and the IPL trade-off, in plain terms.
Read →Wankhede evening fixture. Captain pick: Suryakumar Yadav. Differential: Ravindra Jadeja.
Read →Trent Boult returns to the XI. Hardik Pandya retains the captaincy.
Read →A short weekly email summarising the desk's key captain picks, differential captains, and team news for the upcoming matchday. One email per matchday, no marketing.
One email per matchday with the desk's top captain pick, top differential captain, and one key team-news note. No marketing, no third-party trackers.
No daily digests, no paid promotion, no third-party trackers. The desk does not sell or share email addresses.
When the desk makes an error, we correct it transparently. Every significant correction is logged with the original text, the correction, and the date.
Readers can report errors via the contact page or by replying to the matchday email. The desk reviews every report within 24 hours.
Each report is verified against the original source. If the report is correct, the desk drafts a correction.
The correction is published on the same article within 48 hours, with a dated note at the top of the article explaining the change.
If the correction is significant - one that would have changed a reader's decision - the desk emails matchday subscribers to flag the correction.
A short read on when the desk publishes what kind of content. Useful for regular readers who want to plan their week around the desk's output.
Weekly wrap-up of the previous matchday's captain picks and team-news developments. Published by noon.
Match previews for the upcoming fixtures. Captain pick, differential captain, bowler to watch, avoid pick, and likely-XI for each match. Published 24 hours before toss.
Live match coverage, post-match analysis, and updated player profiles. Squad updates as they happen.
The desk publishes a small number of longer-form features and venue reports alongside the daily match coverage.
The comprehensive guide to differential captaincy: ownership brackets, match conditions that justify it, and recent case studies.
Every batting, bowling, fielding and captaincy point explained, with worked examples and edge cases.
Six seasons of data for each of the 13 IPL 2026 venues - dew factor, boundary dimensions, captain pick template.
The desk's coverage is organised around three editorial pillars: match-day analysis, player profiles, and venue reports. Each pillar has its own cadence and content types.
Captain pick, differential captain, bowler to watch, avoid pick, full fantasy XI, and likely-XI for every fixture of the season. Published 24 hours before toss and revised within 30 minutes of the toss once likely-XI is confirmed.
Form tracker, venue record, role clarity, recent fantasy points, and the player's place in the squad. Updated within 24 hours of the player completing a match.
Six seasons of venue data, dew factor, boundary dimensions, and captain pick templates for each of the 13 IPL 2026 venues.
A short note on the editorial principles that guide the desk's coverage.
The desk tracks public scorecards, official league publications, and operator-published terms of service. Every statistic on the desk is sourced.
Player profiles are updated within 24 hours of the player completing a match. Match previews are revised within 30 minutes of the toss once likely-XI is confirmed.
The desk does not publish ownership-leak screenshots, insider tips, or unverified rumours. Every claim is sourced to public data or operator-published terms.
The desk does not run paid promotion of any specific fantasy app. Reviews are based on first-hand testing by the desk team, not affiliate prioritisation.
A short guide to help new readers get the most out of the desk's coverage. The desk writes for serious fantasy cricket players who want editorial reasoning they can apply to their own team selection.
Start with the homepage. The homepage is the entry point for the desk's coverage and gives a snapshot of the day's key content. From the homepage, navigate to the predictions desk for tonight's match preview, the fantasy tips desk for captaincy guidance, the team profiles for squad-by-squad analysis, and the player profiles for form trackers and venue records. The news desk is where the desk's daily editorial lives, with squad updates, captain differential guides, points-system deep dives, and venue pitch reports published throughout the week.
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