For Cricket Captains
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Cricket Captaincy Tactics
Real scenarios. Tactical decisions. No right or wrong — just how well you read the game.
How It Works
Choose Your Scenario
Each scenario tests a different dimension of captaincy. There are no easy answers.
Death Bowling
Death Over Dilemma
Chasing 178. Opposition: 147/5 off 18 overs. Need 31 off 12 balls.
Test Patience
The Tired Spinner
You set 310 to win. Opposition: 134/3. Need 176 more. 45 overs left today.
Powerplay
Powerplay Trap
World Cup group match. You're bowling first. Opposition: 42/0 off 3 overs — their openers have taken you apart from ball one.
Breaking Partnerships
Breaking The Stand
T20 World Cup semi-final. Opposition chasing 165. Score: 98/2. 67-run partnership off 42 balls — the game is slipping away.
Death Bowling
The Left-Hand Switch
Bilateral T20I series decider. Defending 152. Opposition: 118/5 off 16. Need 35 off 24.
Reading Conditions
Morning Session Call
You batted first: 287 all out. Opposition starts Day 2: 0/0.
Pressure Moments
Defend 9 Off 2
T20 World Cup final. Defending 141. Opposition: 133/7 off 18. Need 9 off 12 balls.
The Set Batter
The Set Batter Problem
World Cup group match, must-win. You set 271. Opposition chasing: 176/2 off 31 overs. Need 96 off 114.
DRS Review
The Drs Gamble
Defending 168. Opposition: 96/3 off 13.4. Your part-timer just struck the pad.
DLS Strategy
The Rain Forecast
Batting first. Currently 142/2 off 28 overs. Forecast shows heavy rain arriving in roughly 45 minutes.
Run Chase Tactics
Picking Your Matchup
World Cup semi-final. Chasing 312. Score: 241/3 off 40. Need 71 off 60.
Super Over
The Super Over
World Cup final. Scores level after 20 overs each — 178 apiece. One over each side to decide the champion.
Declaration Tactics
The Declaration
Second innings. You're 340 runs ahead with 6 wickets in hand. Weather forecast is clear for the rest of the match — no interruptions expected.
Test Captaincy
The Nightwatchman Call
Batting first, 4 wickets down. A wicket has just fallen with 3 overs of daylight left before stumps.
Follow-On
The Follow-On Decision
You've bowled them out for 178 in reply to your 542. A lead of 364 — comfortably past the follow-on mark.
Batting Recovery
The Collapse Response
Chasing 268. You're 41/3 after 14 overs — three wickets down to the new ball, the chase already wobbling.
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