How To Play Fantasy Cricket, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Kabaddi & Fantasy Basketball
Introduction
Fantasy cricket, football, kabaddi and basketball are skilled based games which are popular among people in India. Here is a delighting opportunity for all fantasy game lovers to use their knowledge on sports like fantasy cricket, football, kabaddi and basketball to showcase their skills. Create your own team and compete with other players. One of the best ways to become a skilled player is to learn the rules, strategies, and point system of the game. So, pick your game and show your gaming skills at My11Circle.
Objective of Fantasy Cricket, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Kabaddi & Fantasy Basketball
Fantasy cricket, fantasy football, fantasy kabaddi & fantasy basketball all hold the same objective where you have to create a team of 11 players from any upcoming match and join a practice (free) contest and based on your team players’ LIVE performance you will score points based on which you can get higher ranks on the leaderboard.
Basic understanding of the game and a little bit of research will help you get the necessary inputs to beat the odds and win the game of Fantasy Cricket, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Kabaddi and Fantasy Basketball. Also, your ability to spot the players who might perform well during that season will help your team to score more points.
How to play Fantasy Sports on My11Circle?
Step 1. Register:
Go to the Registration page on My11Circle.com website or download My11Circle Fantasy Cricket App and register via Facebook or your Email ID & Mobile.
Step 2. Pick a match:
Select a match from any upcoming tournament. There are a number of tournaments throughout the year.
Step 3. Manage your team:
Then select 11 players (Cricket & Football) or 7 Players (Kabaddi) to form your fantasy team with 100 credit points. But you can only pick a maximum of 10 players (Cricket), 7 players (Football) or 6 Players (Kabaddi) from one team.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Line-up is public information. Although we display it from the best sources possible, we suggest you verify from your sources as well.
Step 4. Contests:
There are multiple contests running on My11Circle. You can choose from Practice, Cash, and Private contests.
Practice contest: If you are new to fantasy sports, you can start with the free practice contest to improve your skills before moving to the cash contests. You can play practice contest for unlimited times.
Cash contest: If you are an experienced player and want to win prize money, go to cash contest. Choose from the various contests listed on the platform.
Private contest: If you are playing on the My11Circle app, you can also create your own private contest and play with your friends or family.
Step 5. Monitor your players:
Once the game begins, check the players’ performance in the live match section. As the live match progresses, see your team’s score increase based on the points system.
Step 6. Understand how to manage your team and calculate the points:
Cricket
football
Kabaddi
basketball
The 11 players should include batters, wicketkeeper, bowlers, and all-rounders. Pick two players to be the captain and vice-captain of your team. Choose them wisely - they can multiply your points, increasing your score.
What are the rules to create a playing 11?
You need to create your fantasy team using 100 credit points only
You cannot choose more than 10 players from a team
You have to pick all the skills (batters, all-rounder, bowler) for a team
After selecting a team of 11, you have to choose a Captain and Vice-Captain
What is the importance of a captain and vice-captain?
Choose the best players as the captain and vice-captain for your team. While the captain bags 2X score (twice the points earned) of his performance, the vice-captain earns 1.5X score (one and a half times the points earned). Select players you think will perform well and gain you bonus points.
How to calculate the points in Fantasy Cricket
Each player in fantasy cricket gets 4 points each for being a part of team 11.
Captain gets 2X points
Vice-captain gets 1.5X points
No points are allocated to a player during a Super Over
If a player converts his half-century to a complete century, then points are allocated for full century only.
Points are deducted when:
Player’s strike rate is below 50 in ODI and 70 in T20
Player’s economy rate is above 7 RPO in ODI and 10 in T20
A wicketkeeper, batter, or all-rounder gets out for 0 (not applicable for bowlers)
To understand the points scoring in detail, you can visit the Points System section.
Understanding the Points System in Fantasy Cricket
New Points System
(Applicable from 17th April, 2025)
Let’s take the example of the First T20 between India and Sri Lanka that was played on January 3, 2023 to understand the new points system:
Player
Points
Ishan Kishan (VC)
124.5
Shubhman Gill
15
Deepak Hooda (C)
190
Wanindu Hasaranga
86
Ishan Kishan, assigned as the vice-captain, earned 1.5x his points (83). He got 37 points for scoring 37 runs, along with 12 bonus points for three fours and another 12 for two sixes. He got 4 points for scoring 25+. His strike rate was 127.59, so he got no additional points. He got 8 points for a catch and 6 points for an indirect run-out. Additionally, he received 4 points for playing the match, bringing his total to 83 points.
Deepak Hooda, is assigned as the Captain, meaning his points (95) are counted as 2x. He scored 41 runs, earning 41 points, with 1 four and 4 sixes earning 4 and 24 bonus points respectively. He got 4 bonus points for scoring 25+. His strike rate was 178.26, earning him an additional 6 points. He was involved in two run-outs with other players, earning a bonus of 12 points. Additionally, he received 4 points for playing the match, bringing his total to 95 points.
The 11 players should include Goalkeeper, Defenders, Midfielders and Forwards. Assign a captain and vice-captain for your team. Choose them wisely: they multiply your points, thus increasing your score.
What are the rules to create a playing 11?
You need to create your fantasy team using 100 credit points
You cannot choose more than 7 players from a team
You have to pick all the skills (Defender, Midfielder and Forward) for a team
After selecting a team of 11, you have to choose a Captain and Vice-captain
What is the importance of a captain and vice-captain?
Choose the best players as the captain and vice-captain for your team. While the captain bags 2X score (twice the points earned) of his performance, the vice-captain earns 1.5X score. Select players you think will perform well and gain you bonus points.
How to calculate the points in Fantasy Football
Each player in Fantasy Football gets 4 points for playing at least 55 minutes
Captain gets 2X points.
Vice-captain gets 1.5X points
No points are allotted to a player during a penalty shoot-out
Points are awarded on:
Goals scored
Assists
Passes
Tackles
Saves
Clean sheet
Penalty earned
Penalty saved
Points are deducted on:
Red card
Yellow card
Penalty miss
Own goal
Goal conceded
Penalty Conceded
To understand the points scoring in detail, you can visit the Points Scoring section.
Understanding the Points System
In Fantasy Football, points are scored by each player as per their performances in the live match. Let’s take an example of the match between Liverpool and Manchester United:
Player
Points
GK - Alisson (C)
172 pts
DEF - Trent Alexander-Arnold
16 pts
DEF - Virgil Van Dijk
20.5 pts
DEF - Luke Shaw
2.5 pts
MID - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
5.5 pts
MID - Nemanja Matic
4.5 pts
MID - Jordan Henderson
8.5 pts
MID - Fred
26 pts
FWD - Mohamed Salah (VC)
102 pts
FWD - Anthony Martial
4 pts
FWD - Sadio Mane
5.5 pts
Alisson is assigned as a captain, meaning his points (86) are doubled:
He played for 90 mins → 4 pts.
He had 1 assist → 20 pts.
He completed 30 passes → 6 pts.
He did not concede any goal and got a clean sheet → 20 pts.
He made 6 crucial saves → 36 pts.
Salah is assigned as a vice-captain, meaning his points (68) are multiplied 1.5 times:
He played for 90 mins → 4 pts
He scored 1 goal → 40 pts
He completed 20 passes → 4 pts
He got a Yellow Card → -4 pts
He had 4 shots on goal in total → 24 pts
Fred is neither a captain nor a vice-captain, so his points remain the same as his actual score:
He played for 54 mins → 2 pts
Completed 60 passes → 12 pts
He had 2 shots on goal → 12 pts
The 7 players should include defenders, all-rounders and raiders. Pick two players to be the captain and vice-captain of your team. Choose them wisely - they can multiply your points, increasing your score.
What are the rules to create a playing 7?
You need to create your fantasy team using 100 credit points only
You cannot choose more than 6 players from a team
You can only choose anywhere between 1-5 Defenders, 1-5 All-rounders and 1-5 Raiders
You have to pick all the skills (defender, all-rounder and raider) for a team
After selecting a team of 7, you have to choose a Captain and Vice-Captain
What is the importance of a captain and vice-captain?
Choose the best players as the captain and vice-captain for your team. While the captain bags 2X score (twice the points earned) of his performance, the vice-captain earns 1.5X score (one and a half times the points earned). Select players you think will perform well and gain you bonus points.
How to calculate the points in Fantasy Kabaddi
Each player in fantasy kabaddi gets 8 points each for being a part of Starting 7 and 2 points for a substitute appearance.
Captain gets 2X points.
Vice-captain gets 1.5X points
Points are awarded on:
Successful raid touchpoint (raid touch)
Super raid
Raid Bonus
Getting opposition all out
Successful tackle
Super tackle
Bonus points are awarded on:
Super 10
High 5
Double
Points are deducted when:
Unsuccessful raid
Unsuccessful tackle
Green card
Yellow card
Red card
Getting all out
To understand the points scoring in detail, you can visit the Points System section.
Understanding the Points System in Fantasy Kabaddi
In Fantasy Kabaddi, points are scored by each player as per their performance in the live match. Let’s take the example of a match, Mumbai vs Haryana:
Player
Points
Abhishek Singh (C)
164
Arjun Deshwal
43
Fazel Atrachali
54
Vikas Kandola (VC)
114
Prashanth Kumar Rai
65
Vinay
21
Vikas Kale
34
Abhishek Singh earned a total of 82 points and since he was selected as captain, his score became 164 points (2x). He earned 8 points for being in the playing 7, 64 points for scoring 8 successful raid touchpoints, 16 points as raid bonus, 4 points for one super raid, -8 points for four unsuccessful raids and -2 for a green card.
Vikas Khandola earned a total of 76 points and since he was selected as vice-captain, his score became 114 points (1.5x). He earned 8 points for being in the playing 7, 48 points for scoring 6 successful raid touchpoints, 12 points as raid bonus, 12 points for 3 super raids, -4 points for 2 unsuccessful raids, 4 points for a super 10 and -4 points for a yellow card.
The 8 selected players should include Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Power Forward, Small Forward, Center. Pick two players to be the captain and vice-captain of your team. Choose them wisely - they can multiply your points and thereby increase your score.
What are the rules to create a playing 8?
Create your fantasy team using 100 credit points only
You can choose more than 5 players from a team
Select between 1-4 players from each skill
Pick all the skills (Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Power Forward, Small Forward, Center) for a team
After selecting a team of 8, you have to choose a Captain and Vice-Captain
What is the importance of a captain and vice-captain?
Choose the best players as the captain and vice-captain for your team. While the captain bags 2x score (twice the points earned) of his performance, the vice-captain earns 1.5x score (one and a half times the points earned). Select players you think will perform well and gain you bonus points.
Points are awarded for:
Points scored
Assists
Blocks
Rebounds
Steal
3 Pointer
Points are deducted for:
Turnover
Personal Foul
To understand the points scoring in detail, visit the Points Scoring section for Basketball.
Understanding the Points System in fantasy Basketball
In Fantasy Basketball, points are scored by each player as per their performances in the live match. Let’s take an example of the match between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics
Player
Points
Stephen Curry (C)
357
Andrew Wiggins
114.5
Klay Thompson
69
Otto porter Jr
72
Jaylene Brown (VC)
216.7
Al Horford
124
Derrick White
79.5
Marcus Smart
114.5
Stephen Curry is assigned as a captain, meaning his points (178.5) are doubled (357).
He Scored 34 points → 102 pts.
He had 4 rebounds → 17.5 pts.
He made 5 assists → 25 pts.
He had 3 steals → 30 pts.
He made zero successful blocks → 0 pts.
He had zero turnovers → 0 pts.
He had 3 personal fouls → -3 pts.
He made 7 3-pointers → 7 pts.
Jaylene is assigned as a vice-captain, meaning his points (114.5) are multiplied 1.5 times:
He Scored 24 points → 72 pts.
He had 7 rebounds → 24.5 pts.
He made 5 assists → 25 pts.
He had 2 steals → 20 pts.
He made 1 successful blocks → 10 pts.
He had 4 turnovers → -8 pts.
He had 1 personal fouls → -1 pts.
He made 2 3-pointers → 2 pts.
Klay Thompson is neither a captain nor a vice-captain, so his points remain the same as his actual score:
He Scored 15 points → 45 pts.
He had 2 rebounds → 7 pts.
He made 3 assists → 15 pts.
He had 0 steals → 0 pts.
He made 0 successful blocks → 0 pts.
He had 0 turnovers → 0 pts.
He had 0 personal fouls → 0 pts.
He made 2 3-pointers → 2 pts.
After the Match Ends
You will find the final score and rank of your team in the Completed tab. The winning positions are announced as per the ranks of different teams. These ranks are finalised based on the points accumulated by the joined teams as per the player's performances in live matches. Let’s understand this better with an example:
Consider the following contest details:
Total winnings - ₹3,00,000
Contest Size - ₹ 200
Winners - ₹ 100
Entry Fee - ₹ 2000
Prize break-up:
Rank 1: ₹ 1,00,000
Rank 2: ₹ 60,000
Rank 3: ₹ 20,000
Rank 4-10: ₹ 5,000
Rank 11-100: ₹ 1,000
Once the deadline for joining for a contest is over, the prize break-up is calculated again. This calculation is based on the actual number of teams who joined the contest. These teams will have a fixed rank on the basis of the points accumulated.
So, if you participated in the contest and your team achieved a rank between 1 and 100, you win. The amount corresponding to your rank is your winning amount. The cash prizes, however, are different for different contests. The amount you win will reflect in your account after 4 hours.
Step 7. Withdraw Cash
To withdraw your winnings, go to your account on My11Circle and withdraw your cash directly into your bank account.
Please note:
The platform has no role in forming "Expert Teams"; review the Terms and Conditions.
For the best experience with 1st Prize Guaranteed Plus and Prize Pool Plus contests, please update to the latest app version. To learn more, click here.
We will use the T20 point scoring system for the Legends 90 League, which features 15 overs per side.
FAQs
What is the maximum number of teams can you form in a match?
The maximum number of teams you can create in a match is 20. However, the maximum number of teams with which you can join a contest is 6 or less (subject to change), which in turn depends on the contest size of the match.
Can you join multiple contests?
Yes! You can join multiple contests. There are two ways to do it:
You can join as many contests as you want, with the same team or with different teams as well. You just need to pay the Entry Fee every time you join a contest.
You can join any contest with one or more teams, depending on the maximum teams allowed to join a contest. For example, you can join Mega contests with upto 6 different teams.
Can I participate in more than one match simultaneously?
Yes! You can participate in multiple matches at any given time.
What happens if I make changes just when the match starts?
The changes will not be saved as the contest freezes when the match starts.
What happens if a match is canceled?
If a match is cancelled or abandoned, we refund any entry fee the user paid to join a contest. This will happen the moment we receive a confirmation that the match had been abandoned or cancelled.
If a match is delayed, can I make changes to the team?
Yes! You can make as many changes in your team before the scheduled match start time on our app. If there’s a delay, we ensure that we postpone the match start time on our app basis the information available on public domains.
If rains interrupt a match, will I get a refund?
Yes! You will get a refund, but only for incomplete “limited-over” matches.
If rains interrupt a match and it continues the next day from the same over, then what happens?
You cannot make changes to your team and the score of the players continues keeping up with the match.
Glossary:
Total winnings
Total winnings for a particular contest is the total pool amount that is distributed among the winners who are finalised on the basis of their rankings.
Winners
This is the total number of proposed winners in a contest.
Entry fee
This is the entry fee which needs to be paid to join a contest. The entry fee can be cash, ticket, or free.
Prize breakup
This is the prize that is distributed depending on the ranks achieved by the teams. Once a match goes live, the prize breakup is updated based on the number of teams that have joined the contest.
Teams joined/Contest size
This indicates the number of teams that have joined the contest on a real time basis, also displaying the maximum number of teams allowed to join the contest.
'G' - Guaranteed symbol
This symbol indicates whether a contest is guaranteed or not. If a contest is guaranteed, it means that the prize for a particular rank is guaranteed, although the number of prizes vary as and when more teams join the contest.
Beat the Expert Contest:
My11Circle has taken on board Sourav Ganguly, the Dada of Indian Cricket and Shane Watson, former Australian captain. They invite you to challenge them in the Beat The Expert (BTE) contest. And if you beat them, you win X times the entry fee. This X multiplier value might change from league to league or match to match. For example, during The Cricket World Cup 2019, we paid 5 times the entry fee as prizes to everyone who beat Dada in the Beat the Expert contest in every match.
Head to Head (H2H) Contest:
There are particular tournaments where you can compete with other like-minded Fantasy Sports fans on a one-on-one basis. Pick the prize amount you prefer and join the contest by paying the entry fee. This is a great way to challenge your opponent in a small, limited setup.
Abandoned Match:
If weather conditions or unforeseen events prevent a Cricket or Football match from starting, then it is termed as abandoned. In Cricket, when a bowler has not started his run up and the officials call for the game to be abandoned then it is called 'abandoned without a ball being bowled'.
Duck:
When a batsman gets out for zero runs, it is called a duck.
Maiden Over:
It refers to an over that has six deliveries and zero runs.
Decision Review System (DRS):
It is the technology used to assist the match officials such as the third umpire in making the right decision.
Washout Match:
If a match is cancelled due to the weather such as rain, after playing for a short while or no play then it is known as a washout match.
