Frequently asked questions

If your question is not here, the report link at the foot of any page reaches the person who builds this.

Is CricIntelligence free?

Yes, entirely. There is no sign-up, no subscription and no paywall. The live predictions, the ground records and the accuracy page are all open.

How accurate are the predictions?

81.5% across 19,340 predictions on 2,546 matches the model never saw during training. The full method and the calibration table are published on the accuracy page.

Do you give betting tips?

No. We publish a live win probability and the record behind it. There are no tips, no pre-match selections, and nothing is sold.

Which competitions are covered?

T20 cricket worldwide — the IPL, Big Bash, PSL, CPL, SA20, ILT20, LPL, BPL, The Hundred, the Vitality Blast and international T20s, plus a number of domestic and women's competitions.

Why is there no prediction before the match starts?

Because the model has little worth saying before a ball is bowled. It reads live match state; without one, a confident-looking number would be decoration.

Why did the win probability move so much after one over?

Because T20 matches do. A model that held still through a 20-run over would be wrong more often. What it avoids is reacting to noise — each over is weighed against what was expected at that stage of the innings.

The score looks behind the live match. Why?

It should not any more. The site reads the score from two feeds that update at different speeds and now always takes whichever is further into the innings. If you still see it lag, please tell us using the report link at the bottom of any page — a reader is how we found that bug.

What data is the model trained on?

Ball-by-ball records from a decade of T20 cricket, 2017 to 2026, together with per-ground scoring records across 335 tracked venues.

Do you use ball-tracking data?

No. Speed, swing and spin measurements are not available to us at this scale. The model works from delivery outcomes only, and we would rather state that limit than imply a precision we do not have.

Can I see whether the predictions were right?

Yes. The accuracy page carries the full holdout result and calibration table, and live predictions are separately recorded at overs 6, 10 and 15 before the result is known, then scored afterwards.

How do I report something that looks wrong?

There is a report link at the foot of every page. A rough note is more useful than a rating — “the score was stuck two overs behind” names something that can be fixed.

Is this suitable for under-18s?

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