News & Analysis: daily fantasy-cricket reporting on the IPL, ICC events and bilateral series — written by analysts, not affiliate farms.
Our desk covers franchise retentions, auction moves, injury watch, captaincy churn and post-match tactical reads. We avoid press-release rewriting and editorialise where the tactical story actually is. Each story carries a captaincy impact line and a fantasy implication for the next fixture.
Top stories from the desk
Match-day reads that move captaincy picks and salary-cap math.
MI vs RR Match 69 IPL 2026: Wankhede captaincy math — why Jaiswal earns the armband and Hardik Pandya earns the vice
IPL 2026 Match 69 between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at Wankhede Stadium, with the Royals needing a win to seal a playoff spot. Full captain, vice-captain, Dream11 squad and the toss window.
West Delhi Lions vs New Delhi Tigers: DPL 2026 third T20 at Arun Jaitley Stadium
Defending champions West Delhi Lions meet New Delhi Tigers in DPL 2026's third T20 on 1 August at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Squad form, pitch notes and fantasy reads.
Black day in Indian cricket — Ireland's T20I sweep and Australia's Lord's exit, one month on
A month on from the 27–28 June weekend, the three durable fantasy reads our desk still leans on from Belfast and Lord's.
Kolhapur's new international cricket stadium — what it means for fantasy
Maharashtra signs an MoU with the KDCA for a 35,000-seat BCCI- and ICC-compliant arena. Captaincy and salary-cap read inside.
RCB's 2026 retention window — three names that move the captaincy column
A returning top-order pacer, a fresh powerplay approach and a dew window in Bengaluru.
Mumbai Indians' powerplay rebuild — what changes for fantasy
Slower-over rates and a younger top order. New differential slots open for 8.5-credit openers.
Lucknow Super Giants middle-order shuffle — spinners hold the captaincy edge
A four-spinner attack on a slow Lucknow turner. Differential read inside.
M. Chinnaswamy — boundary dimensions and what they mean for captain picks
Short square boundaries push the captain slot toward top-order batters who bat in the powerplay.
Why the 19:30 IST toss window changes the captain slot — every night
Dew after 18:30 compresses second-innings captaincy. Ten-minute guide on which slots to flip.
Test middle-order value — what the red-ball captaincy column looks like
Lower strike rates, but longer innings. A different kind of differential, with a different reading framework.