# cricket-data

Fetches live cricket scores, tournament tables, and ball-by-ball history without API keys. Useful for analyzing IPL, BBL, or bilateral series data.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 406 installs · ★ 258
- Author: machina-sports
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/machina-sports/sports-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/cricket-data/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cricket-data

## What it does

This skill connects two data providers: ESPN public endpoints for live match data and Cricsheet for historical records. It operates via the `sports-skills cricket` CLI with zero setup. Live workflows start with `get_series` to discover current tournament IDs, followed by scoreboards, news, and match summaries.

The historical Cricsheet backend covers completed games with a one-day delay. It provides ball-by-ball deliveries and career metrics for players. The first query for a tournament downloads an archive up to tens of megabytes, which stays cached for 24 hours in `~/.cache/sports-skills/cricsheet/`.

ESPN series IDs change each season and cannot be hardcoded into scripts. ICC rankings are unavailable because no free public feed exists.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add machina-sports/sports-skills --skill cricket-data -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/cricket-data/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/cricket-data/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add machina-sports/sports-skills --skill cricket-data -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/cricket-data/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add machina-sports/sports-skills --skill cricket-data -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/cricket-data/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install machina-sports/sports-skills cricket-data
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/cricket-data/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add machina-sports/sports-skills --skill cricket-data -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/machina-sports/sports-skills --path skills/cricket-data
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/cricket-data/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add machina-sports/sports-skills --skill cricket-data -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/machina-sports/sports-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/cricket-data/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Track scores and game statuses for active cricket tournaments
- Fetch ball-by-ball delivery breakdowns for completed games
- Look up aggregate batting and bowling player statistics
- Pull points tables for league competitions like IPL or PSL

## Example prompts
- Check active cricket tournaments using sports-skills cricket get_series
- Find the exact registry spelling for player kohli and show their stats in ipl
- Retrieve all deliveries for match ID 1473508 in the ipl tournament

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: cricket-data
description: |
  Cricket data via ESPN public endpoints and Cricsheet open data — live-ish series scoreboards, standings, match summaries and news (ESPN), plus historical ball-by-ball, player stats, and player registry (Cricsheet, ODC-BY 1.0). Zero config, no API keys.

  Use when: user asks about cricket scores, IPL/BBL/PSL/international series, points tables, match details, cricket news, ball-by-ball history, or player career stats.
  Don't use when: user asks about other sports — use football-data (soccer), nfl-data (NFL), nba-data (NBA), wnba-data (WNBA), nhl-data (NHL), mlb-data (MLB), tennis-data (tennis), golf-data (golf), cfb-data (college football), cbb-data (college basketball), or fastf1 (F1). For betting odds use polymarket or kalshi. For general news use sports-news. Don't use for ICC rankings — no free source exists (v1 limitation).
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: machina-sports
  version: "0.1.0"
---

# Cricket Data (ESPN + Cricsheet)

Before writing queries, consult `references/api-reference.md` for endpoints, ID conventions, and data shapes. See `references/competitions.md` for the Cricsheet competition codes.

## Quick Start

Prefer the CLI — it avoids Python import path issues. There are two backends: ESPN (live-ish) and Cricsheet (historical).

```bash
# ESPN backend (live-ish) — discover series first, then use its numeric ID
sports-skills cricket get_series
sports-skills cricket get_scoreboard --series_id=8048
sports-skills cricket get_standings --series_id=8048
sports-skills cricket get_game_summary --series_id=8048 --event_id=1535465
sports-skills cricket get_news --series_id=8048

# Cricsheet backend (historical, completed matches) — uses letter codes
sports-skills cricket get_competitions
sports-skills cricket get_matches --competition=ipl --season=2026
sports-skills cricket get_match_deliveries --competition=ipl --match_id=1473508
sports-skills cricket get_player_stats --competition=ipl --player="V Kohli"
sports-skills cricket find_player --name=kohli
```

## CRITICAL: Before Any Query

CRITICAL: Before calling any data endpoint, verify:

- **ESPN series IDs are per-series, not per-league.** Always discover them with `get_series` first. IDs change every season for recurring tournaments (e.g. each IPL season has a different ID). Never hardcode them — the `8048` in the examples is illustrative, not permanent.
- **Two ID spaces.** `get_series` returns ESPN IDs (live, numeric, e.g. `8048`). `get_competitions` returns Cricsheet codes (historical, letter codes, e.g. `ipl`). They are unrelated except at the match level: a Cricsheet `match_id` equals the ESPNcricinfo match ID, so it bridges the two backends.
- **Cricsheet covers completed matches only** (~1-day lag after a match finishes). For anything live or upcoming, use the ESPN commands (`get_scoreboard`, `get_series`).
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