Masterstroke20 overs
T20
Powerplay, middle overs, death. Impact substitutes, four over spells and a chase equation the batters actually read.
Club & country
MasterstrokeCricket Manager
Buy your squad at the auction. Set the field, pick the plan, and call every ball of the chase. Win enough and a country comes calling.
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AndroidNo account neededCareers saved on device
- 5Leagues
- 40Clubs
- 11Nations
- 735Players
- 4Formats
- 54Achievements
Match day
Every ball is a decision
Matches play out delivery by delivery on a live field, in conditions the ground and the date decide. You are not watching a result appear. You are choosing the plan that produces it.
- BATTell the batter how to playDefend, build, attack or swing. A gun striker slogs hard and gets away with it. A number eleven holing out is the same decision, badly made.
- BOWLSet the plan, not just the bowlerYorker, stock ball, bouncer or wide line, then the intent and the effort behind it. Ask a spinner for a bouncer and the commentary will tell you why it went for four.
- FLDDrag all nine fieldersPack the ring and they hit over the top. Load the rope and they milk you for ones. Green zones are their scoring areas, amber are the shots they mistime.
Squad building
The auction is the season
Ten purses in one room. The other nine belong to managers who budget by role, know what a player is worth and will not let you have him cheaply. Miss out, and there is still the trade window.
- LOTBest player first, every setPlatinum, diamond, gold, silver. When the premier bowler is on the block, everyone knows the next one is worse. Bid accordingly.
- RTMRetentions, releases and right to matchMega auctions tear the league up every third season. Mini auctions between them are about the one signing that fixes your middle order.
- DRFOr a snake draftThe Australian league does not use money at all. Pick order reverses each round and the board is all that matters.
Between matches
Players who actually change
Attributes move, injuries are counted in days, and a teenager you back for three seasons becomes the player you build around while the veteran you overpaid slides past his peak.
- XPTraining with a costPick a focus and an intensity for each session. Hard weeks lift ratings and drain the legs, and tired players get hurt.
- FORMForm and morale you can readBoth move the odds on the field, and the commentary says so out loud when a batter in touch middles one or a slump gets exposed.
- POTYouth, ceilings and retirementEvery player has a ceiling. Retirees are replaced by academy prospects, and some of them are worth waiting for.
The international game
Win a trophy, get a country
Build a reputation at your club and national boards come to you. Name your sixteen for each format, pick a captain, and answer to a board with its own opinion about the result.
- FTPA full year of touringTours, tri-series, the Asia Cup and the Crown Series, a T20 World Cup, an ODI World Cup and the Champions Trophy across the calendar.
- WTCA two year Test championshipEvery Test on the schedule feeds the table. Finish top two and you meet at a neutral venue for the mace.
- RNKWorld rankings that moveBatting, bowling and all-rounder ratings built from real innings, with separate T20I, ODI and Test tables. Beat a stronger side and you climb faster.
Four formats, one engine
Same players. Different game.
50 overs
One day
Two new balls, three field restriction phases and a rebuilt tempo model, so setting one down and cashing in later is the plan it should be.
5 days
Test
Sessions, stumps and a pitch that wears in front of you. Declare, enforce the follow on, or bat out the draw. Day night Tests come with a pink ball under lights.
100 balls
City 100
Five ball sets, ten ball ends and a balls first scoreboard, played by eight city sides across England and Wales.
A career, in order
How a season runs
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Take the job
Pick a club in any of the five leagues, or build a custom league in the roster editor first.
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Buy the squad
Retain, release and bid. The board sets your target the morning after, so what you built is what you are judged on.
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Play the campaign
Train between fixtures, manage injuries and rotation, and coach every match ball by ball or simulate it.
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Chase the trophy
Top four, playoffs, final. Then the board review that decides whether you keep the job.
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Go international
Take a national side through the touring year, then come back for the next auction with a bigger reputation.
In the app
Built to be read at a glance
Tables, tactics and player cards laid out like a broadcast scorecard, so you can find the number you want mid over.
Questions
Before you download
Is Masterstroke free?
Yes. It is free to download on Google Play and the whole career mode is included, from the auction to the World Cup.
Do I need an account or a connection?
No account, ever. Careers are saved on your device, so your squads, records and hall of fame stay with you between updates.
Is there an iPhone version?
Android is where Masterstroke lives today. Follow the Discord for news on anything else.
Do I have to play every ball?
Only if you want to. Any match can be simulated instantly, and inside a live match you can simulate the rest of an over, a session or the whole innings and step back in when it matters.
Can I edit teams and players?
Yes. The roster editor lets you rename and re-colour every club, edit any player's attributes, move players between squads, create your own, and export or import a roster file to share.
Does it play Test cricket properly?
Five days, three sessions a day, stumps and overnight recovery. Declarations, the follow on, a pitch that cracks and wears, draws that are worth playing for, and a two year World Test Championship on top.
How long does a season take?
As long as you want it to. A league campaign is fourteen matches you can simulate in a sitting, or coach one at a time across a week of commutes.
First ball is yours
Take the job
Free on Google Play. Bring your own tactics.