Match workflows

Use match commands when you want the current cricket slate or a detailed view of one fixture.

Discover live and recent matches

cricinfo matches list
cricinfo matches live
cricinfo matches list --format jsonl

Use JSONL when you want a list that can be piped into other tools.

Inspect one match

cricinfo matches show 1529474
cricinfo matches status 1529474
cricinfo matches live-view 1529474

live-view is the fan-first snapshot: batters, bowlers, figures, recent balls, and the most useful current-match state.

Scorecard and innings detail

cricinfo matches scorecard 1529474
cricinfo matches innings 1529474
cricinfo matches lineup 1529474

Use these when you need batting, bowling, partnerships, innings summaries, and starting lineups.

Delivery and phase views

cricinfo matches plays 1529474
cricinfo matches details 1529474
cricinfo matches deliveries 1529474
cricinfo matches phases 1529474
cricinfo matches pitch-map 1529474

These commands are useful when you need ball-by-ball inspection, coordinate-aware views, or powerplay/middle/death-over splits.

Partnership and wicket views

cricinfo matches partnerships 1529474
cricinfo matches fow 1529474

Use them to summarize stand-building and fall-of-wicket flow without manually parsing a full scorecard.

Batter versus bowler views

cricinfo matches duel 1529474
cricinfo matches matchup-history 1529474

duel focuses on a single-match matchup summary. matchup-history aggregates a historical batter-vs-bowler view when the required data can be hydrated.